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  1. Russbus

    Fan replacement

    Decided to replace the belt driven fan for an electric one , I got a fan and off ebay and fitted it yesterday. I had intended to make up some brackets and fit close as possible to the radiator upper brackets were no problem but struggled to fabricate one at the bottom so I resorted to using the...
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    Front Brakes

    put new pistons and seals on car this afternoon but could not finish them as I forgot to get some brake fluid so I put the repainted calipers on and will get fluid tomorrow. I also noticed the master cylinder is weeping so a seal kit for that will be ordered this evening
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    Trim revival

    covered my faded wood veneer yesterday with some sticky back vinyl . Pleased with the result for a grand total of £6 !!! . As usual I forgot to take some before photos
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    Front brake kit ?

    Can someone tell me what rebuild kit I need for these calipers please? Just want to make sure I order the correct kit , 2000tc 1972
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    Dog walk , petrol station visit and a nice hour trip in the P6

    Empty tank so a trip to the petrol station then a run into the tops to walk the dog . When we set off she ran great but started to stall at lights upon inspection it turned out to be my fault as I had not tightened the dizzy enough . School boy error Also noticed when the brakes get hot they...
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    A lovely still morning

    A 10 minute drive up the road to walk the dog
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    A bit of interior tinkering

    Made a panel to put a USB socket and switches on for fog lights . I had the switches and warning lights so made use of them , fog lights ( front and back ) are wire through an extra fuse box and relays I fitted in engine bay . I bought 2 USB sockets just so it looks even also the back of the...
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    Petrol fumes

    Morning All , Been on a couple of 3 mile trips up a 2 mile hill recently and while the engine is working hard there is a smell of petrol in the cabin . I can't find any signs of leaks and it does not seem to smell on the short 1 mile journey to work each day . I have looked in the engine bay and...
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    Im free at last

    Taking the dog for a walk and exercising the P6 , cos I can lol
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    Sd1 wheel trms

    Morning All , Does anyone know if SD1 wheel trims fit a p6 ? Mine are tatty and I like the look of the sd1 trims . Thanks in advance Russ
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    Brake fluid loss

    I will be doing 3 weeks furlough in a couple of weeks and was thinking of renewing brake caliper seals etc but this afternoon I noticed the brake fluid is a bit low and there is signs of fluid on the trim above brake pedal, after reading on here it appears it could be the master cylinder so I'm...
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    Wiper pipe ?

    I'm looking for a replacement vacuum pipe on the wiper but searching has found none . Does anyone know where I can get some or what size it is please? I think mine has deteriorated and looses air as I have repaired the delay unit Cheers Russ
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    Dying seats

    My seats are looking very faded and worn so I've been thinking of dying them so yesterday I got 5 x 200ml brown fabric spray paint and tried it on the center piece of rear seat . I then did a seat base and ended up using 4 of the cans so I will need over 30 to do all the seats !!!! I'm very...
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    Headlights

    I set about changing my dull old headlights today with some bought of ebay. Took old ones off and cleaned the chrome outers that hold the units in place offered up a new one and turns out they were ( for a better word) crap. The housing for the bulbs on 3 of them were 45 degrees out of line so...
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    Seat base

    Can anyone tell me how difficult is it to replace the foam in a front seat base and will foam out of an arm chair cushion be suitable and how thick does it need to be? Thanks Russ
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    Carpet replacement

    Got some carpet remnant that I thought would look better than the existing carpets in my car so having a long weekend I decided to replace them. Seats out center consol out and sill covers removed and out comes the grubby old carpet , I used the old as templates and cut new pieces . While...
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    Coil

    Hi All, I have a Bearmach ignition coil part number BE 0615G new unused , Does anyone know if this will be compatible with a accu-spark distributor on my P6 2000tc? Thanks Russ
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    West Yorkshire area

    Hi All, Are there any local area run outs around West Yorkshire? Are there ever any runs up to the lakes to the motor museum or into the Dale's? Think I've got my car running OK now ( but still lots to do) and now better weather should be with us soon was thinking of an odd trip out Regards Russ
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    Fuel sender unit

    Evening all, My fuel gauge only registers to half way up to a quarter of a tank, when I got the car it did not work at all and turned out to be the thin wire from in the sender unit, I re soldered it put back together I have since removed it twice and it works OK showing all the way to full on...
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    Cloth seats

    Could do with tidying up my seats , has anyone used a dye to revive the colour?
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    Rev counter series 2

    Got 2 out of 3 dials now working but rev counter will not play ball, got power to the back of gauge so looks like it's faulty, are there any common faults that can be checked for before I buy a replacement? Thanks Russ
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    Delayed wipers

    After putting a flame trap on today I decided to have another look for the missing pipe to the delay unit for wipers . I found it cut and hidden in the little wire loom for wipers so I cut the sheath back a couple of inches to reveal a longer piece of the pipe , the bit that the pipe should...
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    Rev counter test?

    My rev counter is not working so my question is if I use a test wire from the back of the rev counter to the engine bay where do I connect it? Thanks Russ
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    Manual question

    Morning all, I've got a workshop manual for my P6 but it's the wrong one my car chassis number is 44701369C, can anyone advise the correct manual I need? Its a 2000tc Thanks in advance Russ
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    Flame trap

    Need to get a flame trap as my car has not got one , can I buy any trap or does it have to be a certain type ? Thanks Russ
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