P38A A series of faults

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kurtjohnson10 said:
I know mate ;),
It was a comment someone made to someone that i was expensive and that i must be making a fortune on what i sell :eek:
I do not charge enough to cover postage half the time :D:D:D
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Old saying You can please some of the people some of the time BUT you can't please all of the people all of the time. There's always some ungrateful so and so
 
Rubberknees said:
Old saying You can please some of the people some of the time BUT you can't please all of the people all of the time. There's always some ungrateful so and so
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Very true, i have even thrown in extra bits or done less than cost to regulars on here. :):)
I am quite thick skinned but i have to say it did hurt me a little that people thought i was making money off them. :(
 
kurtjohnson10 said:
Very true, i have even thrown in extra bits or done less than cost to regulars on here. :):)
I am quite thick skinned but i have to say it did hurt me a little that people thought i was making money off them. :(
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Don't worry mate when I need help you'll be the first on my call list.
Just sod em and feel good for the majority who appreciate you
 
kurtjohnson10 said:
I do not charge enough to cover postage half the time :D:D:D
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Oh I see, do you offer an EAS rebuilding/diagnostic service then?

I've been quite enjoying methodically going through the system and replacing all the O rings and then trying to figure out how to 'fix' the plungers in the solenoids. Being able to sit at a work bench and just do stuff while catching up on Smiff and Sniff is quite relaxing. Also being a tight so and so with OCD tendencies I like to repair (aka fix them till they are really broken) things rather than replace them all the time.
 
Slooby said:
Oh I see, do you offer an EAS rebuilding/diagnostic service then?

I've been quite enjoying methodically going through the system and replacing all the O rings and then trying to figure out how to 'fix' the plungers in the solenoids. Being able to sit at a work bench and just do stuff while catching up on Smiff and Sniff is quite relaxing. Also being a tight so and so with OCD tendencies I like to repair (aka fix them till they are really broken) things rather than replace them all the time.
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Slooby said:
Oh I see, do you offer an EAS rebuilding/diagnostic service then?

Not really these days , i mainly like to rebuild valve blocks for people these days.
i like that you are doing it yourself.;)
That's why i joined this forum for :),
I see this site as give and take. I have said thousands using the knowledge of others on here and that's why I like to give a little back.
A kind of karma and its great feeling to know you get peoples EAS back up and running ;)
Keep up the good work ;)
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I should probably add a sig with my list of things/projects...

But suffice to say I do have a bit of previous when it comes to spanners ; got my first car at 13 back in 1987, and we still have it, spent 3 1/2 years restoring it with my dad (marine engineer by training, former blacksmith and panel beater) teaching me, then went to uni to study mechanical engineering, now 22 years as A development engineer/scientist in NDT specialising in X-ray CT. During a career break my hobby tinkering with Subarus (hence the profile pic and user name) became the day job building road to race engines and fettling them at a mates tuning business. Basically if it has wheels and some form of motive power source utilising mechanical advantage then I'm interested...
 
Slooby said:
I should probably add a sig with my list of things/projects...

But suffice to say I do have a bit of previous when it comes to spanners ; got my first car at 13 back in 1987, and we still have it, spent 3 1/2 years restoring it with my dad (marine engineer by training, former blacksmith and panel beater) teaching me, then went to uni to study mechanical engineering, now 22 years as A development engineer/scientist in NDT specialising in X-ray CT. During a career break my hobby tinkering with Subarus (hence the profile pic and user name) became the day job building road to race engines and fettling them at a mates tuning business. Basically if it has wheels and some form of motive power source utilising mechanical advantage then I'm interested...
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And then there's working on a Range Rover:D:rolleyes::D
 
Lol yeah, one that was bought because I know it has the towing capacity to recover my 3 Series projects, VW T25 Camper, motorbike, 4 post ramp, lathe, a selection of engines, rather a lot of birmabright and wheels back from near Basingstoke to down here near Tonbridge. I also went for the diesel as I used to run an E39 BMW 530d with the later M57 engine so know what BM diesels are like to work on plus know my Land Rover products quite well. The nearest I've come to owning a Range Rover before would be the Disco 300tdi I bought for its engine.
 
Slooby said:
Lol yeah, one that was bought because I know it has the towing capacity to recover my 3 Series projects, VW T25 Camper, motorbike, 4 post ramp, lathe, a selection of engines, rather a lot of birmabright and wheels back from near Basingstoke to down here near Tonbridge. I also went for the diesel as I used to run an E39 BMW 530d with the later M57 engine so know what BM diesels are like to work on plus know my Land Rover products quite well. The nearest I've come to owning a Range Rover before would be the Disco 300tdi I bought for its engine.
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Had a Disco 300tdi for 12yrs. Was the dreaded rust worm that got it in the end
 
Slooby said:
Lol yeah, one that was bought because I know it has the towing capacity to recover my 3 Series projects, VW T25 Camper, motorbike, 4 post ramp, lathe, a selection of engines, rather a lot of birmabright and wheels back from near Basingstoke to down here near Tonbridge. I also went for the diesel as I used to run an E39 BMW 530d with the later M57 engine so know what BM diesels are like to work on plus know my Land Rover products quite well. The nearest I've come to owning a Range Rover before would be the Disco 300tdi I bought for its engine.
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I always buy a P38 that has been serviced regularly and maintained.
I have never worried too much about interior and paintwork as they are cheap as chips to replace these days . I also learnt not to change the interior till i had the thing running correctly otherwise the new interior ends up looking like the old interior after getting in and out of it with oily and dirty overalls on .
I then sell the old shabby interior after giving it a right good jet wash and clean and let it dry in the heated garage.
There is always someone who wants one seat or just a back seat so i recoup some money.
 
kurtjohnson10 said:
That is an endless task :D
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I think everything I own is an endless task...besides the bits I've got to recover back here, there's also an '87 JCB 3CX I got last summer to maintain and slowly improve, along with the MF65 tractor and Thwaites Nimline Dumper, plus the '68 Mini (the first car) to re-restore, my fast car tuning itch has started again with my daily, the house and 20 acres of field to look after together with keeping an eye on the age'd 'P's (granted my sister and her family live here too so there is a little sharing of load) and raising a 3 year old part time...apparently I also have to fit in something called 'work' on top of trying to get my ex-wife to agree to a settlement and sell my old house after doing it up a bit to pay the settlement
 
Slooby said:
I think everything I own is an endless task...besides the bits I've got to recover back here, there's also an '87 JCB 3CX I got last summer to maintain and slowly improve, along with the MF65 tractor and Thwaites Nimline Dumper, plus the '68 Mini (the first car) to re-restore, my fast car tuning itch has started again with my daily, the house and 20 acres of field to look after together with keeping an eye on the age'd 'P's (granted my sister and her family live here too so there is a little sharing of load) and raising a 3 year old part time...apparently I also have to fit in something called 'work' on top of trying to get my ex-wife to agree to a settlement and sell my old house after doing it up a bit to pay the settlement
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Dear Lord when do you get time to sleep :D
 
kurtjohnson10 said:
Its a shame that they suffer with this issue :(,
I had a mate who repanelled all of his, made a lot of the panels himself. Clever so and so he was :D
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Took us to Europe 4times all over Britain. Was a fantastic beast on and off road, Still miss it. But then again I've always been biased towards a Land Rover
 
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