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  1. 15th November 2011, 10:32 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by wayneg View Post
    Would you believe there is a heater core on Gumtree, no idea if its a good price but heres the link

    Range Rover heater core/matrix | Oil & Coolants | Gumtree Darlington
    You got shares in Gumtree Wayne?

    Price seems fair compared to other suppliers I have checked out in the past. Yeah, can pick it up 30-50% cheaper from the UK but then there is the shipping cost and waiting time.

    Gumtree eh? and I thought it was just a scammers hang-out... bought out by eBay or Trading Post as I recall?

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  2. 15th November 2011, 10:41 PM #12
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    No dont have shares but always bang in Range Rover every few days to see what pops up.

    Wazza, forget Gumtree, check this out as Paul pointed out. This will be less than A$150 landed even less if you ask them to drop the 20% Vat as they should.


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    Quote Originally Posted by wazza p38 View Post
    Been copping it hard from all my mates about the white lemon
    Your "non locked diff" Rangie will do things that will make their heads spin ....

    If you intend to do water crossings, Do yourself a favour, where the air intake is located ... passenger wheel well .... relocate it to under the bonnet.
    Get on top of the airbag system and reco the valve block system + the compressor (Paul from Hardrange has all the goodies)

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    Quote Originally Posted by wayneg View Post
    No dont have shares but always bang in Range Rover every few days to see what pops up.
    I used to do that on eBay, but found stuff arriving that I had forgot I had ordered. We should start a thread entitled "Stuff I forgot I bought for my P38 while half-tanked"

    Almost ended up with AMG Merc one night! Am glad the other half-tanked guy beat me in the bidding war Wasn't so tanked that I re-thought bidding on a Suzi Mighty Boy... $5k was too much to pay for an Esky on (small) wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulP38a View Post
    Almost ended up with AMG Merc one night! Am glad the other half-tanked guy beat me in the bidding war Wasn't so tanked that I re-thought bidding on a Suzi Mighty Boy... $5k was too much to pay for an Esky on (small) wheels.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulP38a View Post

    Almost ended up with AMG Merc one night! Am glad the other half-tanked guy beat me in the bidding war

    Cheers, Paul.
    Well I actually bought one in a rash moment.... and you think the P38 is complicated..............
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    That is the one with 26 electric motors>>>>>>>>.. to raise the roof.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    That is the one with 26 electric motors>>>>>>>>.. to raise the roof.

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    No not electric, its Hydraulic, more ecu`s and sensors than you could imagine. Still its a work of art.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wazza p38 View Post
    Hi there guys, ive just bought my first p38 after 10 years of an 80 series landcruiser, trouble free years i might add and ive just got a 1999 hse,
    which is very nice but when i took it iover the pits they found a coolant leak at the back of passenger side head gasket.
    i live in a rural wa town and have one mechanic here who seems to specialise in landys.
    been quoted a fair bit of money to do both gaskets and was just looking for some thoughts from those more experienced.
    also got a heater core coolant leak.
    any advice would be appreciated.

    thanks guys
    G'day Wazza,

    Before you get the heads done just take off the top half of the inlet manifold and tighten up all of the inlet manifold bolts. That will most likely cure the leaks. It only looks like the head gaskets are leaking because that's where the coolant dribbles.

    It had me bothered for months where this coolant was coming from and when I started to disassemble the inlet manifold I found all the bolts loose. Tightened the lot and that was it - no further leakage or problems.

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    Quote Originally Posted by willem

    G'day Wazza,

    Before you get the heads done just take off the top half of the inlet manifold and tighten up all of the inlet manifold bolts. That will most likely cure the leaks. It only looks like the head gaskets are leaking because that's where the coolant dribbles.

    It had me bothered for months where this coolant was coming from and when I started to disassemble the inlet manifold I found all the bolts loose. Tightened the lot and that was it - no further leakage or problems.

    Willem
    Aren't they meant to be re-torqued (after a brief run in) following VRS or head work? Wonder if that's a missed step on some of these examples.
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