mummy, I'm scared :(

Yes Please! Interior is Lightstone, closest to OEM please :)
(unless the suede is really nice)

I'll bring the BBQ again, and some extra charcoal. Saturday night and Sunday lunch? Not that I'd want to rule out a pub outing if people would rather....

That's.... not something I would have thought of! Thanks Marty :)

What a mess! but like you say - easy to take apart :)
I hope your diff is OK.

Hmmm, logical when you think about it! Thank's Gilbert. I'll see what I can do.

Folks,
The Duchess is whining! It's not terrible, but it does sound like it might be expensive later on. Under power, the transmission is very quiet. When coasting, not so much. There's a whine which sounds diff like and is the same whether running straight or turning. The front diff is new/recon and the whine started well after it was replaced. Where should I be looking and is there a way to narrow down the source?
All answers gratefully received :)

gordonjcp wrote:

Jeez, considering how hard a time I had keeping up with you when you bought it, what sort of nick is my engine in... :-/

Unrestored, with original patina?

and with 500 cu in you only need one gear for uphill, one for downhill and one for on the flat :)

Yeah - it took me a while to spot it....

Jesus, why????

Actually, what's the real point of 400bhp in a P38? It'll still be slower than a 135i or a Golf R32/Golf R. I think you'd be better off buying an old Bentley if you really want to have a high speed drawing room :)

Very true. Although I haven't had to crack the engine open yet (or more likey, have the engine cracked open by someone competent), The Duchess has had a fair number of bits changed in the first year. Most of them have been rolling maintainance but a totally collapsed wheel bearing and the failed front diff were definite show stoppers.

My experience of LPG is that if you like fidding with stuff and tend to obsess over whether probably nearly perfect can ever be quite good enough, then an LPG kit is the ideal birthday present. If you've got a car that needs to just work* then get a professional to do it.

*or someone else drives it, especially someone who isn't going to listen to lengthy theories about ambient air temp or O2 sensors.

I guess I have no mates :(

I find them powerful and progressive, with good feel. Good feel is, of course, subjective and the pedal is stiffer than modern overservoed shopping trolleys.

Bob changed mine and he's 75!

hahaha, yeah. Or if you polish it so much the door outstation gets flooded ;)

All sorted and back together.
Thanks for the help everyone! Another win for the forum :)

mymysteri wrote:

Ba-ha. If I were closer to any of you, I would already be knocking on your door to get this resolved. As it is, I am still trying to find someone with a nanocom near Paris - that might be able to make a housecall. The mechanic that had it in the fall when Marty fixed the BECM figured anyone that had something to fix that was a "computer nerd" (not sure of the exact term since it was said in French). I would have thought he would have a nanocom being that Land Rover directed us to him as a certified LR mechanic. Welcome to France.

A certified LR mechanic without the correct tools (Testbook)
Well, I don't work for BlackBox but I think you should buy a Nanocom and get your problem fixed asap. Firstly because it's worth the money to get your car running and secondly because every time you ask someone to run diagnostics they're going to to charge you £50 and only use a useless Snap-On generic ODBII decoder which won't tell you anything useful. You may as well get Torque for your phone if you're using plain ODBII and save the hassle of calling up the garage.

In the bigger picture of P38 ownership, the price of a Nanocom is just the ante.

Which is competitive if you don't have a Nanocom :)

Well, I quickly came to the conclusion that it was money well spent. The moment those door pins clunked up was worth £300.

Where in France? I'll be out in August :)