Datatek
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Never missed a bit? Of what??Took my p38 4.6 thor off roadingBut it never missed a bit
Littelwill
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robhew86
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After finding front air bag leaking day before the MOT a few weeks back, ended up having to replace a CV boot, both front suspension air bag/struts, ARB drop links and lower track arms and ball joints.
Took her for MOT today and got 2 advisories;
Chip on windscreen,
And "front brake pads bigger than brake discs"
Only recently replaced front discs and pads and they were like for like.
Anyhoo it 's got it's years ticket... !!
Took her for MOT today and got 2 advisories;
Chip on windscreen,
And "front brake pads bigger than brake discs"
Only recently replaced front discs and pads and they were like for like.
Anyhoo it 's got it's years ticket... !!
Datatek
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Pointless blanking the EGR, just remove and block the rubber vacuum tube which disables it. Nowt to go wrong then.
Why would it work lose?
It was loose when I first got it due to a bolt missing from the flange where the pipe bolts to the manifold.
Just hoping - because that's going to be an easy / cheap fix.
Will let you know what I find when I have look.
EGR valve had already been removed and replaced with 'blanking' pipe, but this has left the metal pipe from the exhaust up to where the EGR used to be.
This was done before I got the old girl by a 'Land Rover' specialist. But seeing the quality of some of his previous work I question the 'specialism'.
Not a bad guess.
The metal EGR pipe had snapped off inside the flange that bolts onto the EGR valve.
The flange top bolt on the exhaust manifold wouldn't budge - air chisel to the rescue. So removed pipe, found a piece of scrap metal that fitted nicely inside the flange. Cut a backing plate out of 9mm steel, a bit of exhaust paste and block off the exit hole in the exhaust manifold.
Hey presto, exhaust not chuffing, turbo working properly again.
Never get bored owning a P38 do you?
The metal EGR pipe had snapped off inside the flange that bolts onto the EGR valve.
The flange top bolt on the exhaust manifold wouldn't budge - air chisel to the rescue. So removed pipe, found a piece of scrap metal that fitted nicely inside the flange. Cut a backing plate out of 9mm steel, a bit of exhaust paste and block off the exit hole in the exhaust manifold.
Hey presto, exhaust not chuffing, turbo working properly again.
Never get bored owning a P38 do you?
tomcat59alan
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Just drove it, but did start the E type engine for the first time after I rebuilt it
Just drove it, but did start the E type engine for the first time after I rebuilt it
What E type have you got Alan? Had a red 3.8 drop head in my youth.
tomcat59alan
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I'm rebuilding a 1970 4.2 convertible. . My friend bought it about 1980 and drove it till it collapsed and he couldn't open the doors. It went from house to house as he moved, in the latter years in boxes. All that was recoverable was the front and rear bulkheads.As he didn't know where to start I took the reins about 3 yrs ago and started the impossible. The light is now showing at the end of the tunnel.
. My friend bought it about 1980 and drove it till it collapsed and he couldn't open the doors. It went from house to house as he moved, in the latter years in boxes. All that was recoverable was the front and rear bulkheads.As he didn't know where to start I took the reins about 3 yrs ago and started the impossible. The light is now showing at the end of the tunnel.Attachments
mozz smith
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that would be the one with solid tyres then "in your youth " ha ha ha how are you wammy ok i hope ,,, talking about e-types , ive finally had my ignition switch fitted this morning and fingers crossed tomorow a.m it will start first time ,after nearly 9 mths so hopeful ,will let you know ,anyway the guys where i had it done are jaguar specialist and they have quite a few e-types and various other vintage jags , quite beautiful motors all of them .. they also have a vintage hudson in there immaculate !!!!! i dont know what it is ?? do you ???
ok mate speak soon ,mozz
tomcat59alan
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tomcat59alan
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I don't know, haven't heard from you for ages then all we get is abuse.
get back to sleep
Datatek
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Hard work but what a reward at the endI'm rebuilding a 1970 4.2 convertible.
tomcat59alan
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Yup, especially when it cracked up first time from a full rebuild. What has happened to our manufacturing base ? the h/c pistons had to come from Israel.Hard work but what a reward at the end
Datatek
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Dunno, used to be able to get pistons made to order for the race engines in small quantities.Yup, especially when it cracked up first time from a full rebuild. What has happened to our manufacturing base ? the h/c pistons had to come from Israel.
