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Everything is crossed here mate!!! If this works I'l start saving for a new block and build an engine up on the bench and when the time comes I'll fit that. I love the P38's, I just can't give up on it so easily.

Today, I sat in my RR waiting for a jump stat AGAIN!

Hey people, I'm posting from jail due to having had to ROB A BANK to run this beast on petrol!! :violent: Anyway, I'm up to 230 miles and today I am going to drop and flush the coolant and reconnect my heater matrix and LPG components. In this mileage I have encountered several different things...

Is there a way to test it? And where is it located? ;)

Morning campers! Most of you know that I'm knee deep in a cracked block sealer running session but I have another problem which was present before I did the heads or the block. What controls the idle speed? My idle can be at 900 one minute 200 the next, almost stalling, and then up to 1100...

Let's hope so! I've done 50 miles now and have only used a tiny amount of water so far. Looking good. The misfire on cylinder 4 has been reduced from a constant miss to an occasional splutter, so that is good news. There is no longer and hesitance in starting and there ahve been no instances of...

UPDATE Before I do anything I have to say that I am in no way affiliated to anyone or anything to do with Irontite or the company that manufacture it. I simply want to try it as a last resort. So i've rebuilt the top end using new stuff and spent all day with my new items... It...

I haven't received the product yet, plus I'm replacing the valley gasket which I'm waiting for. Should arrive tomorrow or wed so ill let you know. I have to drive the truck with the sealer in for three days so ill keep you informed as I go on. Head back on now too so just a waiting game. :D

I've just looked for it and it isn't in my list of previously started threads so I've either made it all up and lost the plot, or its vanished. :confused:

What are the very good fixes you refer to? I guess you mean the top hat liners and rebuilds etc?! The way my head had banana'd was exactly how you describe, so the skimming was an interesting watch! I'll get on it tomorrow and let you know how things go. Fingers crossed.

Actually no, it didn't overheat, it's in another of my posts what happened. The reason i did the other head gasket was that it failed between cylinders 1 and 3 so there was no overheating or pressurising going on. The head gasket on this side didn't cause it to overheat either, the gauge didn't...

Well theres a reason behind that. K-seal uses a fibrous compound with copper and wet glass. Sticks to everything, even that all important hole in your thermostat. Don't use it in a 38a, you'll have head gasket failure in no time after it blocks up the rad and the matrix. Oh yes, a point with...

Well I think it's time to update. Did a compression test before I stripped it and all cylinders at 140 psi. Good but equally not good. Stripped it and something previously has gone thru cylinder 4, looks like a spark plug electrode has gone thru it at some point. But no swarf so its an old...

Nice colour, just googled it! :) Certainly one to think about, thank you very much

Yup! You get what you pay for. My definition of a blow over is strip the car, glass out, do all the shuts, panels front and rear. A proper re-spray. Other shops definition of a blow over is shut all the doors, mask it up, don't take anything off and throw some paint at it for £700. Which...

Marvellous :doh: Right, well thanks for the advice. I'll see how it goes but it sounds like I'll be selling them on fairly smartish!

Again thanks for the words of wisdom!! Well like I said, ill put good rubber on them (used to the prices of big tyres as my Ram had stock 22" rims) and see how it goes. I don't drive like a maniac and I'm not off roading with them on so ill take a constructive look at how the truck performs with...

Got it!! Thanks for the info! I'm probably looking at 285/35 or 295/35 to keep the rolling radius almost the same. It's all in the future anyway, there are plenty of other things to keep me going before I worry about these wheels. Just glad I got them cheaper than the usual outrageous...

Ouch! Put your claws away boys, you might hurt yourself! ;) Like I said, summer wheels. I'm taking the time to sort my 38a out properly and give it new paint and whatever else it needs. I got the wheels cheap so I'm giving it a go. What is it with people who run 18's saying 22's will shake...

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