LZ Rescue... Help!

My P38 has died - I think it's the lift pump, doesn't seem to be much, if any fuel getting through. It dies whilst driving along, and will eventually start again after about 30s of cranking, run for a few seconds, then die again. No clouds of white smoke out the exhaust when it fires up, suggesting no fuel getting through..?

It's not hugely urgent, as I managed to scrounge a lift home and my Disco is still (just) driveable. But I could do with a hand towing it home sometime today, if anyone is in the area (nr Chippenham, Wilts)?

Update - following some advice on here (awesome, as always ) I'm going to try putting more fuel in the tank and see if there's enough in the lift pump to get it running and drive it home for repair...

In contact with mhm via text atm...

texted a few of the yokels (oops locals) they might be in contact.

I can't move my landy until the missus gets home around 1pm ish otherwise i'll lose the parking for the weekend but can give you a tow later this afternoon if yer still stuck then.

Nice one Ratty, cheers! Just putting a seat back in the Disco so I can drive it, go back to the P38 with a jerry can and top up the tank a bit, see if she runs...

If you have no luck, and no one closer is avaliable I can be with you about 5ish.

Thanks for the offers, gents... I will update in about an hour or so...

Im djing tonight but could possibly help sat morn if u cant get it towed back

On p38 the tank does not have a fuel pump inspection hatch, don't go mad and fill it up as the tank needs dropping to change pump, unless you cut the floor

What's this?..... Time drop rescue where the one who quotes the longest time wins?

fanatic said:

On p38 the tank does not have a fuel pump inspection hatch, don't in mad and fill it up as the tank needs dropping to change pump, unless you cut the floor

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165mm drill bit styleeee.

ratty said:

What's this?..... Time drop rescue where the one who quotes the longest time wins?

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I will give yu a hand when Tufftee is fixed











I Win!

The Mad Hat Man said:

I will give yu a hand when Tufftee is fixed

I Win!

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Yer sounding optomistic with yer 'when' instead of 'if'.

No "if". Cost me too much now

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No "if". Cost me too much now

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Well if you did some work on it rather than eating biscuits and drinking tea whilst looking at it, the cost wouldn't be nearly so high.

It's not the biscuits - its all the other bloody vehicles .

I must have 2 spare discos in bits spread around Basingstoke, let alone the running cars

ant pikey and beasty up that way !!

UPDATE: Put 10L of diesel in the tank and it fired up and ran... About to drive it home now, but it seems ok...

Also... Not so sure it's the pump anymore... I filled the tank and it took 81 litres... Unless I have a magic expanded tank, or a secret compartment for extra fuel somewhere, it seems that my level sender is duff... And I just ran out of fuel!!!

Clarky130 said:

UPDATE: Put 10L of diesel in the tank and it fired up and ran... About to drive it home now, but it seems ok...

Also... Not so sure it's the pump anymore... I filled the tank and it took 81 litres... Unless I have a magic expanded tank, or a secret compartment for extra fuel somewhere, it seems that my level sender is duff... And I just ran out of fuel!!!

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t**t!!!

Can you let me know when yer home with it so I can stand down.

Pikey int allowed to stop work till 5 but if you have any more problems give us a shout