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Hi peeps, been reading the above and having a quiet chuckle, not on here too much as you can see but I can say ime totally fed up with the snow and our local "Church" I volunteered to help with transport etc etc, using the P38 home visits and the like, and got a lot of who do you think you are and we have to do a police check etc, well went home draged out my last police check (used to drive coaches and the off chance I did a school run you have to be vetted) and that wasnt any good for them, so I muttered a few un christian words and left, yesterday their mini bus was stuck, usual thing driver didnt have a clue and polished the ice, as I was passing I drove over and towed them onto firm ground, not a thankyou, funny lot peeps can be? Ime still looking to help, but havnt yet made it to any meetings, not through not wanting to but the wife usually has things for me to do, ive lost the P38 the last week as Sharon works in Portsmouth and got stuck in last Tuesdays fall of snow, so all of a sudden the "Tank" as she calls it is usefull, now if I can get her to tow the caravan........................................... .......
I noticed some peeps asked the problems ive had with the P38, well some on here will probably be fed up with the tale of woe from LRBoards, but heres a brief run down.
The engine kept missing not violent but enough to be annoying, so although 2.5 years ago the coil pack and h/t leads were replaced I decided to do them again, It has the later engine that is fitted into the last of what I would call the true Range Rover, is it the L332? it appears mine was a test mule for most of the electrics as well, go to Land Rover for parts and nowt fits :( (with hindsight I should have had it put on a diognostic machine sooner than I did) dont know if we can recomend firms on here but I was recomended to take it to West 4X4 at Bishopstoke one man band but excelent service.
Told you I could talk for England!!
Before it started missing I had changed the spark plugs NGK platinum, done all this still missed, took it after pulling my hair out to west 4X4 he diognosed No 1 cylinder duff plug, he had an NGK in stock we fitted it and it was fine, got to the end of his yard started to miss again, short story another plug, I had a duff set, went to the suppliers got another set fitted them, within a week same thing, decided to phone NGK help desk they knew of the problem, you need a colder running plug here is the part number, well went to buy them £20-00 each, I thought dear me, anyhow we talked and decided to try a set of old Bosch tri electrode plugs WR6DC, infact the owner of the suppliers gave me a set and is sending the other 16 back, well the upshot, works perfectly, bloody Land Rovers, its now got a severe oil leak cant keep water in it but we love it.
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