My P38 is not behaving it self

**old dirt bikes** · 17th January 2022, 04:06 PM

Hi Peter,
well it is all back together and running. I cleared all the faults and none have come back. I reset all the trim values and took it for a bit of a drive. The motor runs really good and was doing about 14.4 lt per 100k around town, and about 15.5 lt per 100k at 120kph. I think I will have to drive it a lot more to get the computer to finish learning the fuel trims. I floored it coming out of a corner at 60kph and I think it may have picked up the left front wheel. I am very happy. I got all this done with a bandaged up right hand. I did fit the fan that I had put more viscous fluid in, and although it is doing a lot better job of keeping the engine cool I know it will make the engine use more fuel. But all in all I am very happy. Now I have to ring the doctor to see if I have to go in for more sugary.
Regards,
Alan Temperley

**old dirt bikes** · 19th January 2022, 09:18 PM

Hi Folks,
I took the P38 for a run to the beach today, about 130klm round trip. It ran really good although I could hear the fan a bit but the engine temp stayed down. I checked the economy on the way home and it was doing about 11.7 per 100 klm. That is the good news, while I was at the beach the doctor rang, they never ring with good news, The 2 biopsy's he did on my right hand are cancer. So I am booked in for a operation on Monday. I hope nothing goes wrong with the Rangie for a while.
Regards,
Alan Temperley

**PeterH** · 20th January 2022, 06:30 AM

Sorry to hear that Alan, not a phone call anyone would want to get, specially while enjoying the beach!
I hope all goes well on Monday and you get over it quickly.
What a tease, you just get the Rangie going well and now you probably won't be driving for a few days.
Keep us posted, good luck with it all.

**old dirt bikes** · 20th January 2022, 11:43 AM

Hi Peter,
Thanks Mate. Yes I was having a good day with my wife, dog and grandson. I am a bit over the operations. But I am on a first name basis with all the nurses, if you can call that a good thing.
Thanks,
Alan

**prelude** · 26th January 2022, 06:57 PM

Alan you legend

That's persistence. I do so hate it when people butcher the electronics of a car, I've had my fair share of "why would you do that" in my P38.

Again, sucks about the biopsy results

I hope you may enjoy your P38 soon!

-P

**old dirt bikes** · 26th January 2022, 09:03 PM

Hi Folks,
The good news is my P38 is running better than ever. Although I haven't been driving far lately, my hand has been too sore. The doctor had to cut from the middle of my middle finger to my wrist. Quite a big cut to get it all out. Once this one heals up he will have to cut out the other one. Then maybe I can get back to some of my projects, The mezzanine floor in my shed ( 6.6mt X 9mt ). Then I will get back to building a bullbar and fitting a winch to my P38. I will then build a roof rack. Then maybe a rear bar with 2 spare wheel mounts. Then I could fit a fuel tank in the spare wheel space. I had plans of going to Cape York and Fraser Island this year. Depending on the rest of the surgery etc.
Regards,
Alan

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