Right, that's my car loaded. As well as a 2 tonne trolley jack and all of the other tools I carry normally (which is basically everything I need to do anything on the car), I've got a roll of Kunifer and a pipe flaring kit, a wirebrush for cleaning headlining shells, a foam roller for rolling the new headlining material down, a decent pair of scissors, a couple of Stanley knives and pack of replacement blades, can of contact cleaner spray, set of trim removal tools, a disposable barbecue in case Miles needs more cooking space, a load of paper plates and some polystyrene coffee cups. Then there's the Nanocom in the car along with an old Panasonic Toughbook with the EASUnlock software on it and a cable to connect (which I actually prefer to use to the Nano for the EAS) and I'll also have this laptop with me with RAVE on it. In the fridge there's burgers and sausages which will be transferred to the fridge in the car tomorrow morning before we set off.

Anything else I need to bung in the boot?

I had no faults showing either when I swapped the block back into the SE, it just sat there and did nothing.

France is much the same too, everything will be ready tomorrow but by the time tomorrow arrives, it's today.

But, why is the country, The Philippines, spelt with a Ph but a native is a Filipino with an F (and only one p)?

I swapped a perfectly working block from one car to another for testing purposes and it was fine. Then swapped it back into the original car and it did all sorts of weird things. It had been working perfectly before and on the other car but didn't want to know when put back in it's original home. Gave the big multi plug a squirt of contact cleaner, plugged it back in and it all worked perfectly again. They obviously don't like being disturbed.

Anyone else seen this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-Vogue-P38-Ascot-Edition-with-LPG/272743775017

An early car but looks very tidy and the faults all look stupidly simple.
Brakes, tied in with the ABS light on will be either pump or modulator, parking brake means it needs adjusting or was tested on a roller by an MoT tester not knowing what he was doing, a pair of wipers and a washer pump needed and the fact that the emissions show a lambda fail mean it was tested on petrol even though it's got an AEB LPG system fitted (from the switch, almost certainly a Leonardo like on mine, dead simple and cheap even if the lot needs replacing). Then it just needs a couple of ball joints.

If I didn't already have the SE, I'd be whacking a cheeky bidnapper bid on it myself as the auction will end when we're on the way home from Summer Camp (shame it doesn't end a bit sooner so it could be at summer camp, it'd all be sorted in a matter of minutes if everyone descended on it like vultures and did a job each). .

mace wrote:

One suggestion I found online was to figure out which wire on the back of the HEVAC drives the clutch, and put 12 volts down it to check whether it does anything. Not had time to do this yet. Any other thoughts on where to look?

The feed from the HEVAC to the compressor clutch goes via the multiway connector in the RH footwell, behind the panel where the fuel shut off switch lives. When mine was only working intermittently, I found it was dropping volts due to a corroded connection in there so bypassed it. I also had a too large air gap on the compressor clutch (needs to be between 17 and 30 thou but closer to the lower figure if possible) so took the shim out from behind it and it's worked perfectly ever since.

My 4.6 gems sounds significantly more tractor like - is this normal between the two generations, or is my engine still not right?

Don't forget your engine is still tight. Mine didn't sound good when I first fired it up and didn't really want to rev either. Wait until after you've done the 1,000 miles with cheapo oil and done a change before getting too worried. As said, valvegear is the main source of rattles and that hasn't been changed.

If my experience with my Land Rover dealer is anything to go by, you will need to go in with a V5 in your name and your driving licence to prove it is your car. Although some might, they won't normally give it to you over the phone.

Might be as simple as wheel balance, could be shocks, steering damper, ball joints, really anything on the front end. You just need to give it a good look with a crowbar and see if you can find anything with any play in it.

Another £25 ish each for a rebuild kit for both and you've got a complete spare system for around a ton. Got to be worth having. If they are any good you can stick them on yours and then have another go at doing a rebuild at your leisure.

You're right, clicking the faults box appears to do nothing but if you had faults showing it will have cleared them.

Shame you're not coming to the Summer Camp, there's a geriatric Panasonic Toughbook (with a serial port) and EAS cable that live in my car.

Are you using the USB to serial adapter as that is usually what causes comms to drop, ideally you need a computer with a serial port but there aren't many of those about these days. The button marked Faults (the one that just looks like a box rather than a button) should clear any even if you haven't read them first. You'll probably need to click the Unlock EAS button, then Faults. Clicking on the Stop button and then shutting the program down is the proper way to exit it although I had a fault once that kept re-appearing if I did that. I found that if I just unplugged that cable, the fault stayed gone. It's got to be worth a try as RSW EASUnlock is the only stand alone software that exists, the only alternatives are A Nanocom, Faultmate, etc which cost considerably more.

We'll be there for the Morat gastronomic treats. We'll also bring some plastic or card plates (depending on what my local Tesco Extra has on the shelf), a couple of disposable barbecues (in case you run out of cooking space) and a few burgers and sausages to add to the feast.

I would think someone will have time to drive your car and there's no shortage of poor surfaces. In fact, there's a distinct lack of decent ones......

Normally the largest tank that will fit in a P38 wheelwell is a 90 litre, 4 hole, filled toroidal so it would be interesting to know what you actually have. I've not known any tank to not shut off with a clunk, I suppose how well soundproofed it is would make a difference to how loud it is. If they don't and the pump just slows down and stops, that normally is a sign that the level stop valve isn't working. Multi tank installations will often 'machine gun' when they are full as the valves will chatter as the pressure between tanks is equalising. I believe you have a Disco Brian and they are often fitted with twin tanks due to the lack of a wheelwell so that might explain why one of yours is noisy.

That tank should have a plate welded to it with the makers name, water capacity (the maximum that will fit in to fill it completely) and date of manufacture. There may be other information on the plate but the only other thing you would be expected to need to know is if it is a 0 or 30 degree tank as that will dictate what multivalve it requires.

Smiler wrote:

Do we need sharp scissors for the headlining?

Yes, I'm planning on digging them out this evening, I know I've got a big pair of dressmaking scissors somewhere. But if you bring some along too, many hands make light work and all that. A Stanley knife is also needed for cutting the smaller holes (for the sunvisor mounts and the like) but I've got that and a pack of new blades.

Get the headlining shells lined up for us then. Dina has been working early shift this week so been having to get up at 04:30 every day and claims she wants a bit of a lie in on Saturday. That means we won't get there until around 11:00 so if there's two or three cleaned up and ready to go, we can get stuck in as soon as we get there.

But tomorrow is Friday? Are you pair having a private session before the rest of us get there?

For the brake pipes I'll bung a roll of Kunifer and pipe flaring tool in the boot.

Looks like a long list but most of it can be sorted over the weekend I would think. Your headlining is already on the list, diagnostics only take a couple of minutes and I'm sure Marty will be able to sort out the setting on the sunroof while the headlining is out.

gordonjcp wrote:

I need to do the headlining in both my P38 and the CX ;-)

Get yourself down to Swindon this weekend then........

The O ring is definitely 2mm but the recess it sits in is slightly deeper. It's a nice fit on the motor though.