THE PORTAL HUB - Pinzgauers, Haflingers, Volvo 303s and more!

Surprisingly easy and cheap to fix.

If you remove the entire handle and associated locking mechanism (can I call it that? its just some round plates with a bend) you will find that you can replace the discs, use a little lube on them, replace the parts and it will work fine. I did this having ...

Need way more detail. At engine temp? Is it condensation or gas? Is it above or below the throttle body? What the weather like during the test? Need a lot more detail to understand. I'm wondering if the throttlebody is loose, but could be normal.

I agree with these guys on this. Standard clutch fluid left for such a long time will attract water particles. Probably 1/2 of what is in there now is water. Flush that system until it runs clean and bleed it so there's no air. Once you get it clean, fill it up (Simple DOT3) and try it a few times ...

I remember about 10 years ago I purchased the Pertronix kit from SAV. The rotors are already sanded. Pretty much plug'n'play. Make sure the gap is correct and that all the dust or water is blown out of the dizzy. I've had that same thing in there for 10 years and it has been dependable and runs so ...

rmel pretty much has it 100% correct, I think. It also sounds like you might just be running slightly lean. After checking the timing, and adjusting whatever you can, check you are running a bit rich. What size jets are in the carburetor? If the truck originated from somewhere at higher altitude, it ...

Pinzgauer is about the same, but the maintenance is very specific. Jeeps don't have dust boots or portal axles, but the exhaust manifold on a Pinzgauer rarely cracks. :) The portal axles are just 4 more oil reservoirs to fill up. it also has hydraulic locking hubs contolled with big levers from ...

@rmel ... you're probably right. I decided that since I really rarely do much hard-core 4-wheeling that a regular "inexpensive" battery set might be best. I replace them both, even if only 1 is showing problems. They only cost about $120 a few years ago ... probably closer to $200 now, but the ...

That's a good match. I found that BMW made a perfect match too, but it was about twice the price at $20.

You probably already did it by now ... but ... watch that little ceramic or weird brown plastic piece. What do they call that brown plastic-like stuff? Bakelight? lol It's relatively fragile. If you drop it on the floor it will crack or shatter.

Experience ... lol. I found that standard AGM batteries will work just fine in the Pinzgauer, but you have to handle the imbalance somehow, topping off, balancer, isolator, whatever system you want.

Also, don't expect them to last more than 4 years ... maximum. It happens that sometimes they'll go ...

I'm pretty sure Chickenpinz solution should work. If you pull one plug, the idle changes, then when you pull the hot pipe cylinder I'm betting the change will not be significant because it sounds like you have fuel mixture igniting inside the header. There's not a lot you can do that would be cheap ...

This entire discussion seems a little derailed.

A battery can throw 11.5 volts, or even 12.x, on a standard voltmeter and not be able to crank an engine. It's the amperage that counts most. If the battery is bad, and not showing obvious signs, the only real way to test it is under load. The ...

Exactly what Rmel said. Clean all the battery connections and the connections on the cuttoff switch with a wire brush. Also, the connectors between the batteries and the cutoff switch are made of metal mesh and they do age and corrode. They probably look like dark grey metal mesh. If you buy a $7 ...

I also wish I could help on this, but I have never taken that apart. I need to grease mine as it sounds like it's completely dry from 1st to 2nd and sometimes 2nd to 3rd.

I gave some injured veterans a ride home from the VA car show a number of years ago. They all thought that there was no lubrication in the transmission because it was so noisy. I'm not sure they believed me when I told them I had literally just changed all the fluids about 3 months prior. There's ...