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The problem resolved itself in the end. I drove the vehicle to the end of the drive, turned it around, reversed it back into the garage. When I got it there I noticed the radiator was warming up and the temperature was reading normal. It's worked perfectly ever since. I can only assume that...

The thermostat has been removed completely - the Landy will be used for expedition work in North Africa so isn't likely to need one ! Cooling, or lack of it, will be a big issue though. If the lid is removed from the expansion tank then it does indeed bubble - though only a little - and then...

There now seems to be a hint of a vibration at around 55 mph - vanishing again by 60 mph. Almost as if the wheels are out of balance - which, according to both Kwik Fit and Hi-Q, they aren't....

No steam, and no airlock. The system has been filled slowly, from the bottom, several times. Water flows freely through the radiator and the engine block when a hosepipe is connected to either. When the system is closed and the (fully functioning) water pump is relied upon to provide the...

I have a 3.9 litre normally aspirated V8 in a short wheelbase Land Rover. It's fitted with an Edelbrock manifold and Holly carb. The engine has just been stripped, rebuilt and put back in the vehicle, but now has a heating problem. After a couple of minutes of running the top hose is...

The saga continues ! The dreaded Wobble of Death struck again today despite all the chages made thus far. To recap, those changes are: * All wheels balanced * Wheels swapped from front to rear and vice versa of course * New bushes * New steering damper * New Panhard rod * Steering box...

Well, some progress has been made. A complete new set of bushes and adjustments of the steering box and swivels has tamed the worst of the judder. Now, if I hit a slight sinusoidal bump - subsidence on a motorway is a good example then a judder sets in right away in the suspension but that only...

Well 'oomans, the next stage in the investigation was undertaken today. The rear wheels were re-balanced and swapped to the front. The front wheels were re-checked and found to be still properly balanced though the observation was made that there was close to 980 g of lead weights on one of them...

I suspect the steering box will be up amongst the first things checked come the weekend. Does anyone have any thought sre tyre sizes if I change to 16" rims ? There are plenty of tyres for 235 x 55 x R16 but rather fewer 255 x 65 - is there anything to be gained by going to the larger size ...

Envirogas in Tamworth are no longer trading - they closed about a month ago. That's a real shame, their work was superb and well priced, and Dave Turner, the owner, a true gentleman. I had a couple of conversions done there and couldn't fault them.

That's a few more things to check out. I was contemplating changing the shocks and springs anyway, just in case I ever ventured off road in the P38. Unlikely, as that's why I own a Series IV, but maybe, just maybe, one day.... Any suggestions as to what would be a good shock / spring...

I'll give that a check over next. I've just scared myself silly reading various online fora and finding a known problem called "P38 Death Wobble". It seems to afflict P38s shod with 18" wheels in particular. Guess what mine has. There doesn't seem to be a definitive cure.

Can anyone suggest what the problem might be *other* than the suspension ? If there isn't a suspension problem - and neither myself nor three garages can find one - what else might be to blame ? There doesn't seem to be a problem in the drivetrain, but I'm open to suggestions. The VCU has been...

It happened three times today - and that's after the new steering damper had been fitted and both myself and a garage had checked out the rest of the suspension. The first time I was doing about 55-60 mph on a flat, smooth dual carriageway with no obvious surface defect. The vibration started...

The steering damper has been changed (the old one was found to be fine when removed, but replacement was cheap enough), and all the bushes are sound. There's no play anywhere in the suspension, back or front, and the propshafts have no play in the either. All the brake assemblies are fine and...