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by Dragon
Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:12 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Clutch pressure 480 psi
Replies: 21
Views: 5224

Re: Clutch pressure 480 psi

Hi Dennis and Steve, Please clarify for me, is the 480psi figure the pressure in the hydraulic system? The driver experiences clutch release pressure as effort on the clutch pedal, and changes to the master cylinder bore affect this directly. Dennis, did you obtain the 480psi figure in the hydraulic...
by Dragon
Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:04 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP Master cylinder
Replies: 25
Views: 5070

Re: SP Master cylinder

I had exactly the same result with a 'tin can' that I bought from David Manners. Whoever manufactures them needs to find out with what Girling painted the originals.
by Dragon
Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:41 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Cooling fan questions
Replies: 14
Views: 2930

Re: Cooling fan questions

Hi Josh,
I can only offer two comments: 1) If you want the right parts, go to Barry Thorne, and 2) the fan assemblies were balanced at the factory; in my example there is a rivet added to the end of one of the blades, and there is no vibration.
by Dragon
Sat Nov 18, 2017 1:09 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Paint code
Replies: 12
Views: 2441

Re: Paint code

Hi Al, Congratulations on the superb result you obtained! However, your use of 'Rustroy', followed by the two-pack high build primer will have sealed the steel of your car's bodywork. Thus the water-absorbtion of the cellulose topcoats is isolated from the steel, thank goodness. I stand corrected: c...
by Dragon
Thu Nov 16, 2017 12:29 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Paint code
Replies: 12
Views: 2441

Re: Paint code

Hi Martin and everyone with steel cars, In the dry climate of California, the use of cellulose paints can be acceptable, BUT in the wet climate of UK it is NOT! If you are old enough, you will remember that new steel cars started showing rust before they were 5 years old; this was because the makers...
by Dragon
Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:22 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Nuts and bolts to the uninitiated
Replies: 6
Views: 1563

Re: Nuts and bolts to the uninitiated

Hi Hans,
If you would like, I could e-mail to you a written piece about the threads used in the SP250.
Please e-mail me so I have your e-mail address; you will find me in PasSPort in Herefordshire.
by Dragon
Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: Daimler for sale
Topic: SP250 listed for sale in USA
Replies: 11
Views: 2580

Re: SP250 listed for sale in USA

Hi Geoff, Yes, the A-spec bonnets and boot lids (hood and trunk in North America) originally only had a cross-bracing on the underside. This was found not to give enough stiffness and the reinforcement was changed, on B- and C-spec bodies, to a raised hollow section around the perimeter on the under...
by Dragon
Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP 250 clutch conversion
Replies: 19
Views: 3809

Re: SP 250 clutch conversion

Yes Jim, That is correct, the A-H release bearing is identical to the SP250 original, except for the thicker carbon ring. A straight swap, unless you want to change to a ball race. I can't help on that, as the A-H carbon release bearing fitted to my car in 2011 is still doing fine. Please let me kno...
by Dragon
Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:59 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP 250 clutch conversion
Replies: 19
Views: 3809

Re: SP 250 clutch conversion

Hi Jim, It is essential that you must use the carbon release thrust bearing that comes in the kit. The diaphragm spring pressure plate is shallower than the original coil spring type, and the carbon thrust bearing that comes with it is thicker by the right amount to fill the gap. The 9.5" centr...
by Dragon
Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:15 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: sp250 gearbox
Replies: 14
Views: 2911

Re: sp250 gearbox

Hi Roy,
I have just e-mailed to you the Overdrive Conversion technical article. Any queries, just ask!