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Hello again peoples I've been researching winch bumpers for the P38 and can't seem to find to much info on where to buy them, I've found a couple on the bay but there isn't much choice of design. There are so many options for the Defenders and even the classics but the 38 seems to have been forgotten. I've seen some great looking ones on google images and I'm wondering if they are home designed and/or made. So I was wondering, what has everyone else done? Let the pictures begin... Thanks in advance Great forum by the way, so many helpful and knowledgable people.

Thant's very kind of you Filip, thank you. I'm not great with tech stuff so may need my younglings to help..... I'll let you know how I get on. Thanks again

Hi Filip Thanks so much for the advice, it is very much appreciated. I'll google it, but where is best to get the software and cable from? As said, I'll do a quick search now and see what I can find. Thanks again

Thank you David, that's brilliant. I've not got a copy of RAVE, I'll look in to finding one. I have a Delphi diagnostic reader but not plugged it in the 38 yet, it's been messed around with so much that I almost feel that I need to undo some of the "modifications" first. I hope to get the car in to my workshop week after next, work can really begin then. Hopefully I will get some time tomorrow to have a little look.

I removed the compressor pipe this afternoon and jumped the relay, it feels that it's making pretty good pressure, does anyone know what psi it should be making? Am I right in thinking that genuine pumps are all Dunlop? I think my one may be an aftermarket pump, it's model no. E312700012. Thinking I will rebuild the pump and valve block as suggested regardless, makes sense to me. What are peoples thoughts on removing the wooden blocks and box section that's been put between the axels and body? Could this be confusing the ecu? I'm not sure why someone would put them there to be honest, I'm assuming that the car will still be able to be moved while on it's bump stops? Also, is there any danger in raising the air bags via a home compressor by counting straight to the compressor pipe? If I was to have the compressor set at a low pressure and filled the tank slowly??? Thanks for all your help so peoples, it's very much appreciated. T

Hi Blanco, isn't the 4hp22 an auto transmission? This is manual and I'm assuming a r380, haven't been underneath yet to confirm which manual it is

Thanks so much SteveG and Northwoods, I really appreciate you taking the time. I'll have a look at the suggested rebuild kit and get one ordered. Northwards, again, thank you for the warning light info, it does make me wonder what you typed in to google though to get the answer Thanks again peeps

P38a.......... Hence the title. A little history. Back in 2002 I bought a 3 year old P38a, up to that point I had owned 8 or 9 RRClassics from very early 2 doors to 2 x LSE's and various ones in-between, most were petrols but 2 of them had the 6.2 GMC conversion which I loved, should never have sold them, ANY of them....... So anyway, along comes 2002 and a friend of mine said that his boss was selling his 4.6 38a and would I be interested, of course, why wouldn't I be? It was the next great Range Rover and Land Rover/BMW would have surly sorted out all the niggling small issues that the later classics started to have........... How wrong I was. I can't remember what I paid for the car but I can tell you what it cost me in the 13 months of my ownership, £11000!!!!! Gearbox failure, electrical failure, air suspension failure, more electrical failure.... and eventually, engine failure... I got sucked in to thinking "everything has been replaced, what else can go wrong"?......... I ended up chopping it in for a new Grand Voyager as the kids were young and we needed something reliable. As I watched a Chrysler employee drive the 38 off to the lot parking area I actually said "I will NEVER buy another Range Rover ever again", especially a P30 bloody 8A (that wasn't a classic that is)..... ............... Anyway, I've just bought a P38a, apparently, I'm a man of my word!! Between then and now, I've had a couple of Defenders, a series 2 and a 2a, then back in 2019 I bought a L322 which I have to say I love. I was actually looking for RRC again to take to Italy with me, I did actually buy one on the dealers description.... I affectionally called it rubbish, because that's what I said when it arrived, normally I would go and look at the car but obviously that wasn't possible with current restrictions, it turned out to be a complete rust bucket (And I mean RUST BUCKET!), oh well, my fault for believing an unknown I guess, I then looked around the car and found that the chassis numbers were missing...... It's now back with the dealer after a lot of back and forth.... Anyway, this 38. She looks tidy enough, been sat for a few years so the interior has it's own biodiversity but nothing to bad, bodywork is ok, tyres are shot etc etc etc... But someone has done a 6.2 GMC conversion, which as mentioned before, I love. I really only bought it for the engine and conversion plate but thinking I may just finish the conversion and give the car a chance. There is plenty still to do, she starts, drives and stops, it's a manual and it seems to be a fairly decent conversion to be truthful, but I have only had it a few days. They've fitted a larger rad but this is still way to small, the engine loom is just chucked to one side, the wires to make the GMC run have literally been laid over the motor and not routed, there are blocks of wood between the rear axel and body and someone has welded box section on the from axel which the bump stops rest on. The EAS lights are all on which I assume is due to the afore mentioned blocks of wood and box section. Now I've never really worked on a P38 so I'm hoping that you knowledgable people may be able to help me make sense of what's needed.. With this in mind, I have a few questions below if anyone can help: 1. Considering the above, where would you start with the air ride? I removed the relay and jumped the pins, the compressor does work but it's not giving a huge amount of pressure (I've yet to check pressure). I'm thinking of removing the blocks and box section to let it drop, would this rule out/confirm the height sensors are or are not working? Would prefer to not go the coil route. 2. The engine loom is just chucked to the side and floating in the wind, would this have any bearing on any other component? I should mention that it was originally a disease-el car. 3. There is an orange light on the dash (actually, there are many orange lights on the dash) which looks like a 2 pronged fork sticking up, never seen this before, any ideas? 4. Should I delete my account and stop asking stupid questions? Thanks so much in advance peoples, there will be many more questions I'm sure. Stay safe Tony

So the RR turned up today.... It's a little (read that as A LOT) worse then I had hoped for but I bought it blind so can't really moan.. I had a quick look at the engine and I found the hex plugs you said about Taurion, the rear one does indeed have a temp sender already fitted so assume that this feeds the original dash temp gauge. My question is, should I move the original back to the thermostat housing and feed a second gauge from the rear cylinder? Sorry for all the questions............

Thank you Taurion, I really appreciate you taking the time. Stay safe

That's great Taution thank you.. Soooo..... I'll google this... but how do you fit a gauge to just one cylinder? Thanks so much for the info, really appreciate your help.

Thank you Steve, would love to see some more photos of the build, looks a fantastic job.

I don't mind them to be honest, can I ask where you got them from? Love the whole front end to be honest......

Hello peoples Just come across this page, seems like there's lots of knowledgable minds here. I've just bought my first VM powered RRC and not quite sure what to expect from it, previously all my RRC have been either 3.5's, 3.9's or 4.2's, also had a 6.2 D which I never should have sold... So these VM's seem to be a marmite engine. Mine is in a 92 car and seems fairly healthy, will be ordering a full service kit for it on Monday, anything else I should be looking at replacing/servicing as a matter of course? Where does everyone get their service items from? This one will be heading down to southern Italy (once allowed) while towing a reasonable weight, looking at the above comments it seem a good idea to increase the size of the radiator, can anyone point me in the right direction and advise on what other members have found a good replacement? Many thanks in advance Keep safe Tony