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    1989 3.5 V8 How much is it worth?

    Ha! Cheers mate. It was worth a shot!! Difficult finding a black door that doesn't look like it's been used for banger racing then left on the shores of a salt lake for ten years. My door's in perfect nick apart from where a F***ING van driver strayed to my side of the road and smashed my wing...
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    1989 3.5 V8 How much is it worth?

    Hi Graeme What colour is it? If it's black are you selling the bodywork when you strip it down? I could do with the driver's door if it's black and you're selling it... Oh, and if it's in good nick! Cheers Dave
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    v8 coolant on inlet manifold gasket???

    Well done Chris. Glad you sorted it. I'm off outside now to swap the axles without taking the wheels off...
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    v8 coolant on inlet manifold gasket???

    Hi Chris I hate to say it mate but you'll really have to take the manifold off to do it properly, it'll never work otherwise. The fact you managed to wiggle out the heads without moving the manifold is very impressive, verging on magic in fact! The gas has a safety valve on the tank...
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    v8 coolant on inlet manifold gasket???

    How have you managed to change the head gaskets without taking all the LPG gubbins and inlet manifold off. Please say if I'm being stupid. Inlet manifold gasket, as has been said, is a use once item. Should've been replaced when putting it all back together after changing head gaskets. New...
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    Fuel tank faliure

    True enough busterbus, but i caked the inside of the cradle and the outside of the tank with underbody seal before assembly. Squeezed the two together and then coated the whole lot with more underbody seal. The old one didn't and that lasted since 1989 so I'm fairly confident. The sender just...
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    Fuel tank faliure

    You can re-use your old pump, it's up to you if you think it's ok. Mine was working fine so I just swapped it over. You have to swap the sender unit over as well, all gaskets you need are supplied with the tank. Went very smoothly for me! Good luck with it mate. Did you order a new...
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    Fuel tank faliure

    Anything is possible if you're willing to fiddle long enough! It depends how long you've got to make it work, and how safe you can make it! I bought a new tank from Paddocks, along with a new shield/carrier bit. Got free post on it as it's over £50. Coated it all in waxoil underbody stuff and...
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    Beautiful example of a Classic

    I'd like to see a few pics of underneath and pics of under the front carpets and boot carpets. A few reassuring pics of that sort of thing is far more helpful than 2 million words of guff I can't be arsed to read.
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    3.9 Classic issues.

    Don't forget you have to change the filter and 'O' rings in the auto box when you change the oil! Also the sump gasket... Once drained, undo the bottom of the dipstick/filler tube, undo the 6 sump bolts and drop it off. Straight forward job specified in the manual (definitely download before...
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    i need to make a decision!!!

    Try having a look at RPi Engineering - V8 Engine and Component List Also Rover V8 Engines, Parts and Services from V8 Tuner Will be worth calling them as well.
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    P38 doors on 1990 Vogue

    Poor guy! He is new! No Iain, if you haven't already gathered, they wont fit. Welcome to the forum...
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    93 classic rear suspension bushes +shocks/springs?

    It works out more expensive, not much, but it's worth it. If you're buying polys you need quality ones (£100+ i think) because when you're removing the cheap ones a year later cos they're ****e you'll be kicking yourself! I'm sure you can lose the Boge strut as well. I'm pretty sure if it's...
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    93 classic rear suspension bushes +shocks/springs?

    Don't bother with cheap poly bushes. Like 99.99999% of things that are cheap, they're dog****. Just finished scrapping all my cheap polybushes. Absolute rubbish. Went back to an OE set of original rubber ones from Paddocks.
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    central locking with a mind of it's own!

    Don't think you can input or re sync anything on a '92! My '89 went 'a bit nuts' as you rightly put it and I was well and truly stumped. It seemed to fix itself the next day. One thing I always try with my Classic when the locking goes funny is disconnecting the battery for a while, things...
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    Help, classic has developed starting fault since the floods on Monday

    Could be mate. Hopefully it's something simple. Crack open the WD40 and go from there. Hopefully an electrical person will be along soon who can help further. Good luck with it.
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    Help, classic has developed starting fault since the floods on Monday

    Have you checked under the bonnet yet? Take all electrical connections off one by one and give a squirt of WD40. Leads, coil connections, etc. etc. Clean the earth straps as well, make sure they've got a good connection. ECU is under driver's seat so that should be ok. Fact it was working...
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    Put petrol in my RR Vogue

    I see. Cheers for answering that one mate. Learn something new every day! Don't think i'm going to start my fuel draining service now after all...
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    Put petrol in my RR Vogue

    Just out of curiosity, what do you do with all that 'wrong' fuel?! Do you get first refusal?! I assume that the, er, plank who has put £80 worth of wrong fuel in their truck is so relieved to have it fixed they don't even think about the stuff that's been removed?!
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    front axle Q

    Ah I see. Yes mate, as soon as you loosen those top bolts the whole lot feels loose, even if the bottom ones are still tight, nothing to worry about. Like Irishrover said, you may as well replace the bearings while you're there. Places like Paddocks etc. sell kits with all the bits you need...