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    And if the hose has been glued on, as mentioned in the book? Gets a bit difficult?
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    Thanks. Still open in my mind is - does the opening cap assembly come off without cutting or removing the big hoses? The parts book...
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    Care to elaborate on that please? So far all I have been able to confirm is that pouring some water over the filler cap it runs straight...
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    Excellent, hopefully easy and quick!
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    Thanks Bernd! So if I understand you correctly removal of the filler cap will give me access to the grommet? I doubt there is water in...
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    Was out in the wet this morning - probably a first for me and the car. Found some water in the boot on return, and with a bit of...
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    jp928 replied to the thread lower tensioner.
    I have long ago seen a strange rattle up front caused by the lower chain guide breaking its mountings and falling into the sump.
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    jp928 replied to the thread P6B S Project Car.
    I routed the flex pipe down to the area behind the LHS lights and windscreen washer. Yes, will check the plugs soon.
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    jp928 replied to the thread P6B S Project Car.
    Went for a little run today. Found a non-powered temp gauge driven by a thermocouple, so I clipped the gauge wire under a wiper, and put...
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    jp928 replied to the thread P6B S Project Car.
    I found an old P6B air cleaner casing - painted a dreadful red, pretty scrappy condition. Cleaned it back to bare metal, painted it...
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    jp928 replied to the thread Broken oil pump idler.
    Why not fit an SD1 front cover, with its bigger pump WYAIT?
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    jp928 replied to the thread Broken oil pump idler.
    Check the bearing size, usually marked on the back of the shell if they are not std. The scoring/scratches look like dirty oil at some...
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    jp928 replied to the thread Engine wont rev above 3000rpm.
    I have never found anything in the specs regarding fuel pressure or flow. These are critical figures in injected systems, and pretty...
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    jp928 replied to the thread P6B S Project Car.
    Note that my bumper mounts are part of a locally made towbar, which is seen on many P6 down here. I tried measuring all sorts of parts...
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    jp928 replied to the thread Engine wont rev above 3000rpm.
    Had a mini once that was like this - would only pick up if you opened the throttle VERY VERY gradually. Final fix - points plate in the...
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