Now we'll see if the mods "over there" read PM's as well.
Some bloke who's just bought a '38 in the Philippines was asking about having a spare BECM, and apart from being lambasted for having such a stupid idea, was pointed towards the good doctor.
I've PM'd him pointing him in the opposite direction!
Will I burn in hell?
Thanks guys.
The plan now is to do rears and modulator, and just let the remainder use gravity when I do the front hoses. However, we've hit a teeny snag.
Some time ago, I'd spotted and grabbed some tubing thinking, "This'll be ideal for brake bleeding" - poor misguided fool.
I go to my "stores" cupboard this morning and what's missing? Yup, you guessed it.
Upon enquiring of Madam if she had any ideas where it may have gone, I got a rather sheepish look. A few months back she was having all new kit and caboodle fitted in the water purification shop she has when, apparently, the guy doing the work lamented that he was short some tubing.
So whilst I no longer have anything to bleed the brakes with, at least I know that the tube I did have is helping control the spread of cholera, plague and whatever else the populace of Tondo would get from drinking out of the mighty Pasig River!
Good luck!
Sooo, whilst I'm waiting for a bit to arrive, I'm going to start the brake overhaul. Pads were done last year and have hardly any kms on them, so they're fine, but replacing rubber flexis with braided, doing the modulator modification, replacing the accumulator and doing the rear brake bias thingy (can't remember its name!) mod as well. This'll all be over a few days.
What I'd like to do is drain off as much fluid as possible before I get started, so I've got an empty reservoir, etc.
Crack a rear nipple and run engine?
Just undo each hose at the wheel cylinder and stick a jar under each while I go and have a few beers?
Time is not of the essence, so what's the best way to drain the system?
Note, I'll be working in an apartment car park (hence trying to drain now and minimise mess on dismantling) and on my own (although I can get someone to assist for the final re-fill/bleeding part), so the easier the better.
Ta ever so.
Actually, looking at the weather this morning, if it was 27 degrees colder, we'd have a white Boxing Day!
Be a good idea, but I think there are only three roundabouts (or circles as they are called here) in the country and they are all full of parked up Jeepneys looking for punters.
I can't play the snow pictures game but, I'm guessing I'm pretty well ahead on the Christmas bottle stakes, so best wishes to all and have a great day.
On the Panhard rod bushes on mine (after it had pulled sharply to the left, no warning!) underneath I could find no play, stuck it in the air and found no play. Eventually set up a torch and phone to video what was going on down there when the steering was turned. Then I found the play!
BBS-GUY wrote:
I consider that a definate upgrade over some gordonjcp ;-)
Agreed. At least here they are Brit barstewards!
Gilbertd wrote:
As preparation is 90% of the job, they've done a good job on it though.
Should look good when it's finished.
I keep thinking about getting the roof done on mine as it's sun damaged (the rest has had a quality re-spray at some point - but they obviously couldn't reach up there) but figure that only people who ever see it are bus passengers and wagon drivers, so no rush.
rayodunne wrote:
Everything is sorted and running great.
Idle issue was caused by the cruise cable tightening up somehow. I cleaned throttle body anyway.
The truck drives like it never did in my ownership. Nice power at 3500 to 4500 rpm. Economy should be better now too.
Got to admit I was surprised the difference setting up the cables to proper spec made. ran better, changes were crisper. Results were way more than you'd expect from a bit of adjustment fiddling.
Orangebean wrote:
Welcome Colin. Great product the Evo- makes it possible to keep our NQD's on the road and out of the dealerships, not that main dealers like to touch them anyway!
The only main dealer here doesn't even acknowledge their existence!
Orangebean wrote:
Don't forget mine's only on a promise
And I guess we've all been on a promise before?
Good stuff, welcome!
And cleaning them's a great way of filling your armpits with wet detritus!
Not a problem here.
mrabody wrote:
You bought a P38 without possessing any mechanical skills? Something tells me this thread is going to be EPIC!
He will have by the time he's finished!
Welcome. See you found us okay.
They had one that colour at the place I got my white one back in the UK and I wanted it badly. Unfortunately it was just out of my price range then.
Gilbertd wrote:
An accumulator that has lost it's Nitrogen usually means that the pump only runs for a very short time as there's no capacity left for it to fill. Running for ages would suggest the pump isn't pumping as well as it should but I hate to imagine how much a pump would cost you over there.....
This really isn't the sort of post I'm looking for! :-)
If it was the pump, and it's no noisier than before, Wouldn't I have seen a gradual deterioration, similar to an EAS pump, rather than two days?
You know the right answer here!
Morat wrote:
You are kidding!!!
How much is postage to you from the UK?
Getting one from the UK is easy, except for one problem.
HSBC Malaysia allowed a GBP10,000 fraudulent transfer to go through on my credit card (they knew this as they rang me at the time to ask if it was me - it wasn't) and then demanded I repaid it. After seven months, we got that sorted and I then took great pleasure in telling them where to stick their accounts. Whilst this was a source of enormous satisfaction, I've got two weeks whilst I wait for my local card to be ready. Hence looking local.