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  1. ratwing

    Kickdown cable parts for 1972 V8

    I'm looking for the parts at the inlet manifold end - the rod and lever that pulls the inner cable, the bracket and support bearing for the rod/lever assembly and the bracket that the cable outer sits in. Can anyone help please?
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    v8 auto kickdown cable linkage

    I'm converting from manual to auto and my inlet manifold doesn't have the extra parts to connect the kickdown cable - I bought the missing parts I need some years ago but now that I've dug them out of the garage for a trial fit I realise they're not what I thought they were... Does anyone have...
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    MYR 759L

    Whilst going through some of my brother's old photographs I found this. The car isn't his and it obviously wasn't the subject of the picture and although it's a little fuzzy the number plate is clear enough. I don't know when or where it was taken but wonder if it belonged to or is owned by...
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    Driving with an automatic

    Does anyone here with an automatic actually use any forward gears other than D and if so when? I ask because my 4.6 V8 is destroying the LT77 gearbox so I don't think there's any point getting it rebuilt (again) and have decided on an automatic instead - a ZF4HP22 built with 4HP24 internals as...
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    ZF 4HP22 dimensions?

    I originally had an ex 1972 p6 3.5 and 4 speed manual box and with both getting extremely worn replaced them with a 4.6 and 5 speed manual SD1 gearbox. However, despite being rebuilt by a Land Rover transmission specialist around 2 years ago the gearbox still leaks and now its getting noisy too...
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    3.5 block/crank/pistons, free to collector

    3.5 block with a crack on the lifter gallery, crank, rods, pistons but no big end bolts or nuts, no oil pump, no timing cover, no water pump. Rain got in and rusted the bores and the ends of the crank but would be ok for coffee table, wine rack etc. If this is any use to anyone you're welcome...
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    Went to the dyno today

    My 3.5 was very worn - on stripping down I found a big chunk of ally broken off one of the lifter bores, lots of missing cam lobes, pushrods that'd broken through the hardened cups in the rockers, a jammed oil pressure relief valve, shells well down into the copper, scored journals etc. So I...
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    Weird spanner

    At 1:07:44 the invisible alien knocks a spanner to the ground from his hiding place high up in the observatory. A bit of googling and I found this - I've never seen one before, I'm guessing it's an American idea but I do like it if only for novelty value.
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    Heater plumbing

    Does water flow through the heater all the time or is there an on/off valve? I ask because I don't have a heater, the outlet from the back of the manifold is connected to the metal return pipe with a U shaped hose so I think the heater return is feeding water at engine temperature back into the...
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    V8 distributor vacuum canister screws - what thread?

    I've dropped one and lost it - does anyone know what the screw thread is so I can get some more? (I only need one but a few spares might be a good idea for next time I lose one...) I don't know if it makes a difference but it's from a 1972 p6.
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    Radiator cap leak cured

    Ever since I got a small dent on the top edge of the rim on the filler, the dished metal washer in the cap no longer seals and water leaks out and drips down the rad onto the ground - I've got an expansion bottle not a tank. I can't knock the dent out and don't really want to drain/remove the...
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    p6 estate in The Professionals?

    I was watching the episode "Fall Girl" on youtube and there is a very brief appearance at 42:02 minutes in of what looks like a p6 estate, registration EHX 476J. Is it?
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    Pair of V8 HIF6 carbs wanted.

    Mine has always hunted when idling along in first gear and won't idle at all with the jet heights the same, when swapping the needles left to right and vice versa recently to try and pin down the cause I discovered the pistons are slightly different which may well be the cause... Another pair...
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    Worn V8 manual gearbox

    SOLD I've fitted an LT77 and this is my old box, I've said 'worn' because its noisy in 1st/2nd/3rd and reverse jumps out. It has the bellhousing, clutch arm, pushrod, release bearing, clutch plate and cover. The reversing light switch works. The eye on the gearchange rod is for a gear lever...
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    Can a round p6 v8 speedo be converted to electric?

    I've replaced my 4 speed box with an LT77 but can't connect a drive cable to it - it's in my trike and the battery is right next to the speedo drive on the gearbox so no room for it. I was wondering if there is anything electrical available that goes on the back of the original speedo and is...
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    LT77 breather

    I understand this is in 2 bits, the breather and the cap - both are missing on the box I'm fitting, does anyone know of a supplier or have the part numbers please?
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    Water pump & timing cover bolt threads

    An easy one I hope - my thread gauges, taps & dies appear to have gone for walk so can anyone tell me what the threads are please? I don't have the old bolts so can't measure them either... Its a p6 timing cover on a 4.6 block, the water pump bolt hole threads look like UNC ? The timing cover...
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    Lip seal to replace front rope seal

    My cover had a rope seal - the rubber seal from the gasket set I bought doesn't fit, it matches the crankshaft, but is too small for the hole in the cover. I've tried searching here but no joy - does anyone have a part number for a bigger outside diameter seal that fits?
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    Spring loaded disc in the oil pump base

    The oil pressure relief valve on mine is really badly scored and appears to have bits of metal embedded in the bore where the plunger goes - so much so that a new plunger won't go fully home. (The old one won't go back in either, I had to wind it out with a rawlbolt because its so scored and...
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    Cam/distributor gears supplier

    I'm rebuilding the engine and the gear on the cam is badly worn and needs replacing (and might as well fit a new distributor gear too) but they're proving hard to find - does anyone know where I can get them?
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    V8 4 speed manual to LT77, Land Rover 200Tdi clutch fits!?

    My worn out 4 speed is really noisy now and has started jumping out of reverse so I've got an LT77 from an SD1 to replace it. I'd like to use the p6 flywheel and was wondering if a complete SD1 clutch cover & plate fits the bolt holes? (I've changed the thread title today)
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    LT77 clutch slave cylinder push rod

    Does anyone know of a supplier? They don't appear to be available seperately from the cylinder and I need one for my LT77 conversion. Alternatively I could lengthen/shorten another rod if its got the right mushroom head, does anyone know of one?
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    How do you radius the carb pistons?

    Apparently its worth putting a radius on the edge of the pistons, has anyone done this, if so how did you go about it and did it make a difference?
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    V8 starter motor

    As we know, the solonoid hangs down so the Range Rover ones with a side-mounted solenoid won't fit. But, can the motor & solenoid be taken off a Range Rover starter and fitted to the P6 starter motor casting that bolts to the engine (sorry, don't know what else you'd call this bit)? Just asking...
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