No need to remove the ducting, but it has probably pulled apart anyway! It's well worth having a roll of duct tape to hand, even if it's just for the satisfaction of seeing it used for it's intended purpose :)
Pierre3 wrote:
but every P38 buyer outside the UK suddenly had to pay considerably more for parts once the UK left Europe. I suspect that that alone made a big difference to Britcar.
Pierre3.
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Actually that should read "Every P38 owner in the EU".
As Harv points out, the situation hasn't changed for non-EU customers.
Not that this helps Britcar of course :(
Makework shop, I'd say.
That P38 is amazing. Suddenly I want a blue one!
Thanks Brian, maybe it's just something simple.
I know this is the world's most boring thread, but simply popping out for fuel also became a saga because someone had a big crash on the A64 early this morning which closed the dual carriageway in both directions. It was still shut this afternoon which meant Malton effectively went back to its pre-bypass days and was pretty much solid all day :/
So 90 minutes later I've got a fully fueled jeep (minus 15 miles) and a Range Rover standing in the pitch dark. I have postponed!
Well, it looks like something is broken because the headlight now wobbles around a horizontal axis and the top isn't held out against the grill. Time to strip it down. I suspect I'll need to order some bits.... but first I need to fuel up the Jeep so I've got a means to get to work tomorrow.
I hit one on the way to work on Friday. On a narrow bit of road with the estate wall on one side and a verge on the other, the stupid creature decided to take off and try to fly away over the wall. There was oncoming traffic so apart from a bit of braking there wasn't a lot I could do. Impact was on the left headlight which is now wobbly and the main beam bulb has failed/throws a warning.
Grrr.
Day off tomorrow, I'll have to see what needs to be replaced. The glass in the headlight is fine, but I suspect the mountings are toast.
I wasn't banned, I was intercepted by Gilbertd :)
Got an MOT!
She's in good shape but she got an advisory for a slightly perished rear air spring.. .I've got one in the garage with all the clips so... One day soon (ish)
Oh it'll get new seals and go on the shelf ready for next time.
In the meantime, we need to find someone who can machine new NRV valves. At some point we'll all be sagging overnight ;)
This sounds like a great way to knacker the viscous coupling in the transfer case.
There are plenty of magic potions you can get on there. I like Bilt Hamber - their De-Ox Gel looks handy for this sort of location.
https://bilthamber.com/product/deox-gel/
If you can't reach the rust with a paintbrush you can spray it.
Anything is better than nothing - even the old engine oil trick is better than leaving it!
My EAS pump runs more than 50% of the time. I suspect the leak is the NRV for the rear airbags but seeing as there are no replacements I'm a bit stuck. The back sags over a couple of days when the car is parked, and it takes a couple of minutes to get back to normal afterwards.
When I refurbed the valve block I combined the best NRVs from two sets but one was definitely looking second best even with a new o ring.
FWIW, I just replaced the compressor - the old one lasted 4 years.
LPG is getting harder to find in my neck of the woods, although it seems to have stabilised.
I can get LPG at ASDA for ~53ppl or much closer for 75ppl. The difference makes it worthwhile going to ASDA in terms of cost, but it's an hour round trip.
That's ok if combined with a weekly click and collect but a real ballache if I just want to fill up during the week.
I totally get the convenience of being able to charge at home, overnight!
It sounds like a good time for a coolant flush!
I changed the other H4 headlight bulb. The LH bulb must have been pining for it's mate, although I noticed it was marked Lucas so I'm guessing it was truly ancient. I can't imagine anyone but a dealer fitting Lucas.
Dave, you know that and I know that....
I've got one, it really spins the motor like it's nothing and you never get the random EAS/ABS faults that lesser batteries cause when the voltage drops during cranking.
Sadly, my area is turning into an LPG desert. The ASDA (14 miles each way) that was my best option is unreliable as they often don't have enough staff to open the petrol booth and the LPG isn't pay-at-the-pump.
The nearest garage (65ppl) is very often broken/out of gas and that leaves a BATA station that sells me gas at 73ppl (after a 2ppl discount). I can't help noticing that the inspection sticker on their tank is 2012 so I'm wondering if even that one will shut next year.
I can drive to the other side of York for the privilege of paying 79.9ppl at one of two matching independent BP stations on the A64 if I'm really desperate but that's 20 miles each way.
I suspect that an EV is coming my way sooner than 2030.
As I keep explaining over and over to the powers that be at work.
No, we can't just turn the power up on the Wifi units and get signal to the room next door.