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    round thing underneath ??

    will go take a picture ... :)
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    round thing underneath ??

    i thought the steering damper was the shock absorber type thing behind the front bumper ?? this is under the front seats area . and yes , i am trying to find an oil leak !!! only ever seen puddles of water , but ive been told ive left oil in someones garage . but cannot find any drips !!!
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    "red or blue coolant" ?

    last time i bought red , it was cheapest to buy volkswagens own , from the vw or audi dealers . was ages ago though .....
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    round thing underneath ??

    near the front roll bar . donut shaped thing with a wire on the bolt in the middle . it has oil on it , what is it ???
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    fixed my remote/key

    i bought my p38 2 weeks ago now ... met the seller at his work , paid the remainding balance , did the paperwork , went taking the hire car back , got a cab back to the guys works ..... realised i had managed to lose the key :eek: probobly left in the taxi:rolleyes: so , 30 minutes into...
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    applying the brakes .....

    after driving at a steady speed , it seems if i apply the brakes lightly , the car goes faster !!!! :eek: i press a bit more , hear a click , then it starts slowing . not sure if its my imagination or not .....
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    The beeping!! please stop the beeping :-)

    sorry if i stood on your toes by filling in the blanks in your reply .:rolleyes: :D :D :D
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    Is it a 3.9 or not??

    hey col this isnt going to help you , but following eightinavee's post , i googled ..... got you this off the rpi website . 3.5.=89.5mm bore Std 3.5 crank 3.9.=94mm bore Std 3.5 stroke crank 4.2.=94mm (3.9 bore ) plus and 4.2 longer stroke crank 4.0 is the same capacity as 3.9 but uses...
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    Cruise control

    i fixed mine by trimming the cracked bit of the vac pipe (about an inch) then pushing it back on the tee .
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    Is it a 3.9 or not??

    if you have no reason to doubt him , why this thread ?? anyway , you can measure from tdc to bdc through the sparkplug hole .
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    The beeping!! please stop the beeping :-)

    iirc , you have to do it in one continual movement , and also have the ignition on .
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    P38 book symbol

    i managed to get the book again today ... i noticed my ext temp was blank all the time the book was on , never noticed if it does this before . i pressed the button to direct air to face and feet , turned car off , and book had diasappeared when i turned thye car back on .
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    Breaking my P38

    have you got any rear mudflaps ???
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    Load space

    weight will be no problem . you may have to get and adapter made , as most dont fit on swan-neck type towbars . they normally fit buy bolting between the towball and the bracket . theres some really cool ones over here , that lower and lift the bike with ratchetting foot levers etc. but i'd...
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    P38 book symbol

    in that case , you neded to do some button pressing ;) (make sure all the different directions are working etc.)
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    sub not loud enough .....

    sell em on ebay , bout 35 quid . saw oner last night on ebay.co.uk
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    Is it a 3.9 or not??

    im sure someone will have expertise to tell you from the engine number or such ... but in the meantime , you could measure the crank with a measuring stick down a sparkplug hole . (i think the difference between the two will be the stroke) 9
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    Load space

    dont think a bike would fit in the back upright. will fit on the back with a towbar bike rack though ;)
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    sub not loud enough .....

    you can control the sub with the diversity .... its just thast nothing happens !!! i have some high-end gear left over from other projects (i'm into car hifi) but dont really want to do it to this car .
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    Breaking my P38

    i may need parts to fix my sub . will let you know