eiriksmil Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Hey, how are your cars keeping up cooling wise, in the hot Australian air? After doing about 110 m-way km crusing at about 130 km/h the KE70 was almost running hot. Must imagine that's even worse for you guys :hmm: Quote
tas_ae71 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) try driving a little slower, motor would be under a fair bit of load! get some radiator flush, and full with a good coolant... my ke70 used to over heat if i held it flat out on the highway at like 2am. oh and i made it from one end of tassie to the other with a 4ac on 3 cyl and a bad exhaust leak and a problem with the carb. couldnt get up a hill in a residential area even when smashing it back to 1st... reversed back down the hill and got a bit run up. surprisingly on the highway i managed to get it upto 160 haha Edited April 23, 2009 by tas_ae71 Quote
Cantox22 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Hey, excellent trip for a KE70! I did the trip from Newcastle to Adelaide a dodgy Datto 1600 heaps when I was a kid. Regarding KE70s, I picked up my Grandmother's KE70 in the last couple years. I keep it well serviced. I drove this car 120 kays each way each day when I worked in Sydney. It can handle the speed if you are smart. The KE70 is good car, it just doesn't handle high highway speeds in standard trim. It is a suburban car. Having said that, if you have a little mechanical sympathy, you can find slower motorists who you slip behind for the long hauls. I found it was best to pick a car travelling at an OK speed and sit three seconds behind them for a couple hours. Your trip will be OK. BTW I drove from the Far North Coast of NSW to Newcastle many, many times in a KE70. It can handle the long trips. Roh Quote
Stixy Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Mate my baby has been from Adelaide to Woolongong and back to Adelaide and then 2 mnths latter up to Brissie and i plan to drive it back to Adelaide in a few months. so i guess so :hmm: Quote
eiriksmil Posted April 24, 2009 Report Posted April 24, 2009 It's time to follow everyone's advice (including my own) for me too. Tomorrow (Friday) I'm starting on a 1000 km roadtrip to a car show, back on Saturday :hmm: Fingers crossed. Quote
eiriksmil Posted April 26, 2009 Report Posted April 26, 2009 Just wanted to share, we drove almost 1600 km on two days and it didn't miss a beat at all :) Quote
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