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

Thank you for the kind words Vince and Ron
And yes Ron, it is a road/event princess, :D With having had a 710M, 712M and a 716K I did wheel. I've no reason to take it off road to prove anything

If anyone wants to see any videos of the trucks, there is a good walk around , 2005 Pinzgauer 2005
https ...

Justin
The Pinz is titled, registered and insured in Arizona. Cal DMV didn't want anything to do with it. And I expected it. But I didn't care because I had an idea of the rarity of this (and not to the extent to what I learned later). This 718K was ordered by Stewart/Stevenson as their North ...

Because of ongoing health problems, I have reluctantly decided to sell my extremely rare ATL/SS 718K with the VW 2.5TDI and LHD.
I purchased and receive this Pinz in January of 2014 from BAE , Sealy Texas w/ 264 miles when I received it.

This truck was sold to me as an unknown MY, but believed to ...

The adjustments would be on the door side, not the body side.

It's been 22 years since I had a gas pinz, but look on the door half of the hinge, there may be an adjustment there. That's where it is on the front doors.
Also, you may take the door open it a couple inches and lift up and down on the lock end of the door and see if the door rocks. You could have ...

Since 2001, Auto Club of Southern California has insured Pinzgauer. I have had my 710M., 712M, my Halflinger and 716 with them at one time or another, and willing to insure my 718K.
When talking to an agent, you must tell them that the manufacturer is a Steyr, and the model is a Pinzgauer.
That is ...

The Vectors are only a Pinzgauer chassis/drivetrain. The bodies are a totally unique structure for them and almost everything is custom. According to a BAE employee, the panels can be removed but the backbone structure underneath is supposedly to be fairly flimsy without the panels. Another problem ...

Andre,
Actually that truck is not a 712W ( workshop ), rather a command or communication body (I don't remember the exact designation). It lacks the service doors on the side of the workshop body and has a raised roof through the center with Alpine windows for light. A super cool truck and is the ...

The top simply unbolts.
Basically the same I did with my 716k almost 20 years ago with a rusted top and removed it and made it into a 716KM

Hello all. Today is the 10th anniversary of my receipt of my 718K, RHD and 2.5 TDI . (only 7 Pinzes were manufactured by ATL in the UK with the VW 2.5TDI and in right t hand drive, all were 718s, 3 were K and 4 Ms). I had the good fortune to purchase it from BAE in Sealy Texas. The original ...

Check your charging voltage. If something's wrong with the voltage regulator or the alternatorr and gives out over 30 volts that will overheat your coil

I very much doubt that the LEDs are 12 volt only. Usually they have a voltage range of 12 to 32 volts or more.

As for Pinzgauers in 12 volt, there were several made in the late 80s/ early 90s, usually for municipal purposes. My old P80 716K was one of them

Why did you replace the battery relay? It is only a safety feature in case someone opens the main battery switch while the truck is running, it keeps the circuit closed automatically. That is the only reason it is there. Make sure you have the batteries hooked in series and not parallel.

You have two things that play here, voltage and amperage. Typically under 21.5 volts, your Pinz will not start. Usually meaning that you have a bad cell or more in one of the batteries or a short. Cranking amps are what is needed to start the vehicle. The three most power hungry parts on your truck ...

If the heater is off and the engine is off, that relay should be open and no parasitic draw.
Look for a power drain on the positive side.
That is one thing I hated about the gas Pinzes, the negative disconnect. Basically it means that you cannot run any cables directly back to the battery on the ...