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  1. stevevanderveer

    'Wet Box'

    My Question: Does the T35 lack a check valve between the torque conv. and tranny, or what..??.. (I don't believe I've ever seen a definitive answer here..) Why does the torque converter drain back and overfill the box? Design flaw? I accept that mine will always leak; I've tried everything...
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    rear caliper piston doesn't retract

    Piston will turn round and round (using a cotter pin removal tool) but doesn't seem to retract - other side did eventually (after spinning around 10 or so times...) Do both sides turn clockwise? Does it need pressure applied while turning? I can hear clicks every couple of spins..... any...
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    Rear brake pad change procedure

    Any wisdom on the easiest way to do this? Remove discs? Lower rear end? Thanking you in advance and happy holidays!!!
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    plastic fuel pipe between hif6 carbs

    Wanted...... w/fittings if possible. (I'm in the U.S.) Thanks, Steve V.
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    box-pleat ambla nearside (lft hnd) seat cushion cover in sandalwood wanted

    willing to pay premium price! (and of course all transatlantic shipping) - there has to be one out there! (only need the cover.......) thanks, Steve V
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    increasing seepage from PS box

    Adding a smallish amount of brake fluid to PS fluid in order to rejuvenate the seals - urban myth or solid advice ....what do you all think....????
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    Tires? (U.S.)

    My current tires (Michelin X 175/85 all seasons) are 23 yrs old and hardly worn - but are showing micro-cracks...... They've seemed OK thru the years, but I'd like to try to upgrade now..... Any suggestions??? Thanks to you all.......
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    5-way Dual-Line brakeline junction (nada)..

    Wanted. Not sure what else beside NADA models used these - pressure switch not needed..... $$ ... (nothing seems available on-line - no rebuild kits). here's to hoping, Steve
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    greetings from Sedona, AZ

    I've been on the forum a long time and never shared pics!
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    ambla boxpleat front seat (base) cover in sandalwood?

    Wanted. Shot in the dark, I know - but I don't see how I could ever repair the several longitudinal splits in existing cover - all the rest of my upholstery is in tip-top shape.... Thanks, Steve V.
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    S.U. HIF6 fire hazard warning

    Don't let this happen to you! I was driving along when I suddenly smelled fresh fuel, big time. Investigating, I discover gasoline being pumped under pressure out of the left carb vent and all over the engine. Luckily it didn't ignite and I came home safely on the back of a tow truck...
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    ATF question

    Harvey, et.al.; I've always run a Dexron ATF (w/o any problems I'm aware of) but now that its time to drop the pan I'd like to do the right thing and refill it with M2c33-G spec fluid (which readily available Valvoline Type F apparently is) as you so strongly advise. But obviously I won't be...
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    headers

    Do the "block-hugger" tubular manifolds I've seen advertised fit in our cars? I seem to remember reading somewhere that they will not. (incidentally, my '98 range rover 4.6 has a really sweet pair of {factory} stainless headers..... )
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    double-up on pan gasket?

    Any harm in trying to seal a chronically leaky pan by using two (cork) gaskets?? (its my neighbor's idea....) I just cannot get that cursed pan to be leak-free - frustrating - thanks all, Steve V.
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    'ambla' upholstery source?

    does anyone know if NOS boxpleat ambla (as used in our cars) is available anywhere? Has anyone had any luck repairing long splits at the base of the pleats? Any crumb of info would be appreciated....... your representative in sunny, beautiful Arizona, Steve V.
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    almost done installing new carpet kit

    Can anyone tell me where the (single) kind-of triangular piece of carpet goes??- somewhere in the back apparently, but its not obvious to me where.... also: (2) foot-long curvy pieces of carpet (not the seat trims). No idea what they are for. Just bought from Wadhams', seems very high...
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    expnsive noise from torque converter!! help!

    Major Problem Alert!!! Here's the story; I had the 3500s shipped to Sedona, AZ from our previous home in MA, 2700 miles on the back of a fancy-ass truck, pointing forward at a normal angle (my series 3 and '98 4.6 were on a trailer behind) The vehicles arrived at our new home here seemingly...
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    crappy running carb when hot

    One carb pulls smoothly when cold, but once the dashpot is warm it all goes to hell. I've made all the usual checks and everything seems OK, been experimenting w/different oil in the damper, no matter it still does it. (the other carb is fine) Help! The transporter is coming in 5 days to take...
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    accel. linkage coupler

    Just got a new one from Wins. Ltd., and, mein gott, what a huge differnce it makes to not have any lost motion in the linkage. Feels much smoother and more powerful. Just an observation: before the days of the internet we people over here were more or less S.O.L. when it came to sourcing a...
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    t35 seepage

    I've vowed to once and for all fix a chronically leaking box before we move to Arizona this summer. Pretty sure one of the major culprits is the shift selector shaft seal (try saying that quickly five times in a row!).... my treasured shop manual doesn't have a procedure - can I get at the...
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    one american's p6 cred

    I'm well into cocktail hour, so bear with me.... I will wager that I am one of the very first Americans to ever ride in a Rover p6, in 1965, probably one from the first shipment. My old man was an engineer/designer for American Motor Corporation (AMC) then, and it was common practice for...
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    nada dualine servo part #

    warmest greetings friends! Hey, the days ARE getting longer - today was the first time in weeks that I could take the ol' nail out... we've had a tough early winter here in Massachusetts.... it's much colder here than in Britain - but nowhere near as damp. Freezing fog is unheard of. **...
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    oil pressure sender for V8

    Does anyone have a (good ) spare oil pressure transmitter they'd like to sell? I'll of course pay market value and postage. Or, any ideas on what can be interchanged? thank you, as ever, sv
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    '70 NADA exhaust y-pipe

    Do any of my North American brethren have any ideas on replacing a fubar Y-pipe? i.e. , the section from the manifold down pipe to the first exhaust junction? (Might have lasted years more if I hadn't left a jack stand under it when the car was jacked up to try and solve a non-existent starter...
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    start system issue - a tough one

    Well, I got no replies to my last post in elec. forum, but it doesn't matter at this point 'cuz I've got bigger problems. When I turn the key, I get a click from the relay but no joy from the starter. I've worked down the list of the most common faults, it's not the starter itself because it...
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