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  1. Baron von Marlon

    Lucky Breathes Easy

    So, in theory, the shape and size of the inlet helps pressurise the filter canister? In that case perhaps, as you say, it's more beneficial at lower revs and might only be a restriction at the top end.
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    New Project begins, 1974 P6 3500 V8

    I think it's unlikely to be the gearbox bearings - if it was bad enough to be causing that kind of problem then it would be making a terrible racket as soon as you released the clutch. I had a noisy one in at one point and it never caused any problems in that way. That's why I thought it could...
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    New Project begins, 1974 P6 3500 V8

    Yep, shouldn't be the slipper pads then. How odd - with all of those new parts, nothing else springs to mind. Hope you manage to get it sorted!
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    Diff plug-any ideas?

    Must be something that happens with these - mine is also seized solid, but luckily didn't shear when I tried to remove it.
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    New Project begins, 1974 P6 3500 V8

    You've been busy! That's looking great and that's a lovely finish on the valence and the other parts you've painted. Cellulose again? For the clutch issue, it could be the slipper pads. I had trouble getting the clutch to disengage fully when warm and the worn slipper pads were allowing the...
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    Thanks for the info. I might just try enlarging the intake of the P6 one later in the year.
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    Ex-Met Police 3500 P6 sold at Historics Auction, Ascot

    Again, for something that unique, that appears to be in good condition, I don't think that's too bad at all! I doubt it would have made quite that much if it didn't have all of the police equipment still.
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    Neatening the boot lining

    That's looking great. I might have to add something similar to the to do list for mine!
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    Thanks for the link to that thread, there's some really interesting info in there. Looks like I should think about enlarging the intake pipe.
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    I guess one school of thought is that the smaller intake will increase the ram effect into the filter canister, which might speed up the flow. However, the smaller intake could restrict the overall volume of air entering.
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    Thanks for the pic, I can confirm that mine is the standard P6 filter canister with the smaller size intake.
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    I think it's the P6 one, but I'm not sure, it was fitted to the car when I bought it, but I also know that the engine block is from an SD1. Is there any way of telling the SD1 and P6 filter canisters apart?
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    My '72 P6 V8 is back in use on UK roads and once again wearing its silver on black 'K' plates!

    At a guess, output shaft. They have a reputation for being quite fragile.
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    Ignition Switch won’t stop Engine

    I had a Mk4 Ford Escort that developed a similar fault, in my case I had to turn the headlights off to stop the engine! I suspect that something was somehow feeding back through the rear lights but I just lived with it.
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    1972 P6 V8 - The Lush

    I can't quantify it, but the throttle just seems that bit more responsive, which I guess could be the needle change too. It's probably a combination of the two, but it would have been running really lean on the original needles. That explains why an M6 tap ran through it so nicely!
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