Mine leaks oil out of everywhere!
Might be your front cover of Valley gasket.
Mine leaks mainly out the valley..
The fan does blow it everywhere!
Pressure relief valve is part of the oil pump.
No were near the rocker covers ;)
They're Bi hex 8mm..
Mine leaks like a sieve..
Spent most of today doing steering geometry on mine..
New track rod turned up today for the old bus, like everything for this P38 it came from Rimmer Bros, their OEM is MOOG which is nice..
I've not had much luck with cheaper suspension parts on this car!
New one..
Love the look of new parts in the Mornin'!
Wheels off!
Upon clambering underneath and trying to free off the nuts, the joint just turned in the taper, which made getting the nuts out an impossibility
They were all rusted to shit too.
The "big blue spanner" as my sister calls it came out and the POS was liberated
To avoid the tracking going to the dogs, got the rod to the same length as the old one,
In my case it was 54 inches exactly!
New unit fitted an torqued up, no play in these joints!
As you do I took her to work to get an alignment, after a 30min Laser therapy I took her for a good drive to see if there was any improvement, or a new problem!
I'm happy to say it tracks straight and true,
However with every good there must be a bad
On my way home a pheasant decided to cross the road, however because they haven't got a brain it went into mid flight right infront on my car!
The result was it hitting the corner of the bonnet and propelling at great velocity into my mirror, which in turn caused the glass to fly out!
Not only that the bird came in my open window and missing my head by at most 2 CM and landed in the boot
What a fiasco
So i pulled over and got the bird out, was tempted to keep it for sunday but eh
My mirror glass was found in a grass verge and put back in, only downside being it cracked!
Bastard birds are thick as shit..
I had to fill up too, no LPG this time due to the pump at my local doing a vanishing act!
Half a tank of Pez gets around 200mi which ain't bad for this bus...
Thank you very much..
That is perfect!!
Any ideas gents?
My Rave won't load!
And i desperately need the torque for the locking clamp torques!!
Cheers
H
Need to do the tracking on mine!
How does the P38 compare to the L322 in the handling and ride stakes?
Ordered a new track bar, balljoints have some nice freeplay!!!!!!!
How does it drive now compared to the V8?
I'm guessing it is lightyears ahead of the 2.5's!
Time for a "3.0 DHSE" badge for the back
My boring commute was spiced up today with a little hustle with a late L322..
It still amazes me how these P38's handle the bends, he was up my bumper on the straights but had to back off on the twisty bits..
I glanced him in my mirror, never felt so smug!
The old P38's handle the road very well compared to other 4x4's certainly better than their jap counterparts!
Was tempted to get her up to a ton on the straights but refrained..
Love it!
Aircon drains are another!
Yes the covers.
Water can also wick down the screws!
Pollen filter covers more than likely..
I spent a good while looking for a leak in mine water would fill up the cavity near the loom, turned out the Pollen filter covers were leaking, they had warped in the middle..
Dry the water out the cavity and pour coloured water around the covers.
If you pull the covers off you might see water inside!
Great work..
Water is usually the pollen filter covers, they can warp in the middle, and even the oem seals won't work..
Silicone around the covers and some on the screws.
I like your red carpet ;)
The R12 system in my Shadow gets so cold frost appears on the airvents lol
They did it better in the old days ;)
I used steel seal in a M62 V8..
This came out the rad.
Like turkish delight
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Can't wait for the Pics!!
Lucky chap with 2 Alveston red VSE's
I'd love another P38 but don't think i could justify it!
Yep it was me who cut the foam out and placed it between 2 boards.
A 1.8 ton Jag got most of the water out.
Jesus H christ..
You are prepared!
Wish i could trust mine on a 2000+ miles journey!
Added a smelly pot of joy and wonderment...
