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by marksimba
Wed Mar 13, 2019 7:39 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

Re: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs

Thank you for all your inputs. My suspicion about the different appearance of the centre support area proved correct. This is the garage’s story.... Agreed was a good 1.5” higher at n/s rear. Said reason was the an old repair to the chassis around the o/ s centre spring support (think done 30 years ...
by marksimba
Sun Mar 10, 2019 5:21 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

Re: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs

I wonder Richard - I had new adjustable gas shocks a couple of years ago (following a failure of a relatively new one). I can’t remember the make but the instructions seemed impenetrable!

I’ll check it out tomorrow.

Mark
by marksimba
Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:10 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

Re: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs

Thanks Richard and Lionel. Thankfully, Lionel, there is no centre bolt through the centre retaining plate. I slackened off the spring eye bolts bounced the back a bit and tightened to no effect. I can lift the offside to about a matching height and it stays there even when bounced which is curious. ...
by marksimba
Sun Mar 10, 2019 7:56 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

Re: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs

Thanks Clive but the front springs are quite new. I fitted those myself a couple of years ago.

It was level before the rear springs were replaced this week!

M
by marksimba
Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:22 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Lopsided saloon with new rear springs
Replies: 13
Views: 2391

Lopsided saloon with new rear springs

D09EB1A9-4429-40C7-96DC-8A542CFEB050.jpeg Hi Just had rear springs and rubbers replaced. Collected the car the other evening and put it in garage. Noticed today that on level ground the nearside sits more than an inch higher at the rear than the offside. As far as I know nothing went wrong with the...
by marksimba
Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:28 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Auto Box Kickdown V8 250
Replies: 5
Views: 1580

Re: Auto Box Kickdown V8 250

Turned out to be the throttle pedal fouling the trolttle lever toward the end of its travel and hence preventing the downshift. The pedal had shifted to the left and was only just sitting on the lever at idle but when depressed moved off the lever.

Mark
by marksimba
Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:44 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Probably done to death but radio interference!
Replies: 5
Views: 1135

Re: Probably done to death but radio interference!

Thanks you!

Testing spark plug caps seems that they aren’t suppressed. Have ordered 8 supressed one’s. Perhaps that will do the trick?
Mark
by marksimba
Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Probably done to death but radio interference!
Replies: 5
Views: 1135

Probably done to death but radio interference!

Hi After 33 years of resisting it :D I converted my ‘64 V8 saloon to negative earth a few weeks back and installed a dynalite. All works well. The annoying radio interference I hoped would go (I ran it on a polarity converter) is still there although it works better than it did. New aerial and radio...
by marksimba
Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:12 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Captive nut spinning V8 saloon
Replies: 5
Views: 1883

Re: Captive nut spinning V8 saloon update!

Hi Guys

So problem solved: thanks Chris, your method was employed and it worked a treat. The other side (n/s as it happens) was ok. The threads cleaned, new bolts and all ok.

Thanks again everyone.

Mark
by marksimba
Tue Aug 28, 2018 3:13 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Captive nut spinning V8 saloon
Replies: 5
Views: 1883

Re: Captive nut spinning V8 saloon

Thank you for your advice! I report back on progress/success.
Mark