P38 already on the slippery slope

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Lee_D

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• Oct 7, 2005

• #1

Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.

Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to
being perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have
sponged vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a
right pigs ear.

Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.

Lee D
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'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
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/\\/ / & E

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• Oct 7, 2005

• #2

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.
>
> Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to
> being perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have
> sponged vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a
> right pigs ear.
>
> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>
> Lee D

They do go around there, but you don't see too many in that bad shape Lee. I
like the P38, it's just too expensive to repair. Odd really, the RRC goes on
the top tailgate & the P38 goes on the bottom!!

I'm defffo gonna buy a RRC LSE if I can find one that is reasonable. P38's,
whilst mega cheapo for what you get, are stupid money to fix for the
slightest bits!

I reckon ££2-2.5k will buy a car that once cost £40k!!! I reckon around £500
worth of sorting & it will be a cracker! Don't want a diesel in a Rangie
now.

I like the simile with your job btw!

 

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Larry

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• Oct 7, 2005

• #3

They all do that sir


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Larry
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"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>

 

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Derek

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• Oct 7, 2005

• #4

"Lee_D" < wrote in message ...
> Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.
Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to being
perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have sponged
vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a right pigs ear.
> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>
> Lee D
> --
>> www.lrproject.com
I reckon as the price comes down what will cause the demise of the older
P38s will be the lack of and necessity for diagnostic software the diehard
DIY spannerist is not going to pay dealers to reset the pooter everytime a
wire falls off - a not unknown situation in LR products
Derek
( I will not but that 110 V8 project till I get the boat finished honest)

 

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beamendsltd

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #5

In message <[email protected]>
Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.
>
> Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to
> being perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have
> sponged vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a
> right pigs ear.
>
> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>

There's a lot of vehicles that are showing the amazing rust production
abilities of the disinfectant(s?) used during the Foot and Mouth outbreak.

Discovery's seem to be suffering particularly badly at body crossmember
(not the chassis one) of the rear of the floor (where there is little
"rinsing" from road spray) - this is over and above the "normal" floor
rust.

Still, the overseas 4x4's affected by the disinfectant are just being
binned as they are not worth fixing - so it could be worse.

> Lee D
> --

Richard
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Paul S. Brown

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• Oct 8, 2005

• #6

beamendsltd wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>
> Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.
>>
>> Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to
>> being perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have
>> sponged vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a
>> right pigs ear.
>>
>> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>>
>
> There's a lot of vehicles that are showing the amazing rust production
> abilities of the disinfectant(s?) used during the Foot and Mouth
> outbreak.
>
> Discovery's seem to be suffering particularly badly at body
> crossmember (not the chassis one) of the rear of the floor (where
> there is little "rinsing" from road spray) - this is over and above
> the "normal" floor rust.
>
> Still, the overseas 4x4's affected by the disinfectant are just being
> binned as they are not worth fixing - so it could be worse.
>

The disinfectant in question is Citric Acid - a fairly mild acid, but
still going to cause major galvanic rot on something like a Disco where
you've got Ally onto various forms of steel.

P.

 

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Huw

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• Oct 9, 2005

• #7

"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> beamendsltd wrote:
>
>> In message <[email protected]>
>> Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Sat behind a P38 at the traffic lights this morning, P reg.
>>>
>>> Rear tailgate along the lower edge was well and truely on it's was to
>>> being perforated. Lots and lots of bubbles I wouln't liked to have
>>> sponged vigorously overit while washing or that would have made it a
>>> right pigs ear.
>>>
>>> Sign I'm getting older... even the young Landies are going rusty.
>>>
>>
>> There's a lot of vehicles that are showing the amazing rust production
>> abilities of the disinfectant(s?) used during the Foot and Mouth
>> outbreak.
>>
>> Discovery's seem to be suffering particularly badly at body
>> crossmember (not the chassis one) of the rear of the floor (where
>> there is little "rinsing" from road spray) - this is over and above
>> the "normal" floor rust.
>>
>> Still, the overseas 4x4's affected by the disinfectant are just being
>> binned as they are not worth fixing - so it could be worse.
>>
>
> The disinfectant in question is Citric Acid - a fairly mild acid, but
> still going to cause major galvanic rot on something like a Disco where
> you've got Ally onto various forms of steel.
>

They also used phosphoric acid. I still have around four gallons of
concentrate in the shed.
FWIW when I washed the car the other week, I used an alloy wheel cleaner
that was particularly effective, Wurth was its brand name, and guess what it
was made of? Yes you've got it, dilute phosphoric acid.
How dilute it is, I haven't a guess but when the Wurth runs out I reckon I
will have enough wheel cleaner to last me and my daughter out even if we
live to a good old age.

Huw

 

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Pete Young

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• Oct 10, 2005

• #8

On 2005-10-07, /\/ / & E <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote:

> like the P38, it's just too expensive to repair. Odd really, the RRC goes on
> the top tailgate & the P38 goes on the bottom!!

Dont wanna disillusion you Nige, but the RRC goes on the bottom
tailgate too, all along the bottom edge!

-- Pete