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by Alpine Daimler
Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:18 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Heater Paint
Replies: 8
Views: 984

Re: Heater Paint

Hello Matthew The seal material I just gathered from offcuts from my employer!! They are nothing special apart from being flame retardant and heat resistant. I think a search in the web will reveal many sources of material sold by the yard (or meter) perhaps even something from the DIY store or heat...
by Alpine Daimler
Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:15 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Heater Paint
Replies: 8
Views: 984

Re: Heater Paint

Hello Matthew
The link to "valve chatter" within this link of how I did mine may be of some help to the overhaul process generally.
viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2870&p=16153#p16153

Regards
Rob C
by Alpine Daimler
Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:30 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Is someone having a laugh?
Replies: 16
Views: 2468

Re: Is someone having a laugh?

This thread reminded me of the advertisement below I saw a few weeks back, not "one of us" but an another iconic name in "car" manufacturing nonetheless.

Its all going mad, the bubble (excuse the unintended pun, honest) will burst for sure, but when?

Regards

Rob C
by Alpine Daimler
Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:03 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Tubed or Tubless
Replies: 33
Views: 4071

Re: Tubed or Tubless

Dave, You may find the information contained in this link helpful : https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/classic-tyre-inner-tubes.html I had the Michelin 180 XAS's fitted 5 years ago and have never regretted it...especially as I do not have power steering! Regards from Lower Saxony where it is grey and ...
by Alpine Daimler
Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:54 pm
Forum: Chat Forum & General News
Topic: A tale of Corona, Quarantine and classic car kindness
Replies: 2
Views: 700

A tale of Corona, Quarantine and classic car kindness

Hello all, I hope you will allow me the indulgence of a longish post to help while away the quarantine days and hours!! A tale actually of hope and overwhelmingly good news and of how many good people there are out there who do good things...... Drat!! we both have Corona, up to now with mild sympto...
by Alpine Daimler
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Differential
Replies: 10
Views: 1469

Re: Differential

Hello Dave,

A few of us here are interested in this topic , here a link from a few months back :

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=5076

Very little info in the workshop manual, please keep us informed!

Regards
Rob C.
by Alpine Daimler
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:18 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Tow/winching point 2.5 V8 saloon
Replies: 2
Views: 555

Re: Tow/winching point 2.5 V8 saloon

Thanks very much for the tip, that is an even better idea. Trailer arrived but winch was not operating so had to drive it on, in spite of not running for several weeks fired up immediately and conquered the steep incline onto the trailer with aplomb!! All the best from a corona quarantine in new hom...
by Alpine Daimler
Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:53 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: Tow/winching point 2.5 V8 saloon
Replies: 2
Views: 555

Tow/winching point 2.5 V8 saloon

Hello everyone, My saloon will be transported to our new home the other end of Germany soon and needs most likely to be winched onto the trailer if I am not present to drive it on myself or if I am present it does not start, fails to proceed etc etc! I prefer the winching option anyway as I think/ho...
by Alpine Daimler
Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:36 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: V8 250 exhaust woes
Replies: 10
Views: 1555

Re: V8 250 exhaust woes

Steve, What a blow! AW's theory sounds very plausable, the bolts are very short and more than just a few folk here have had to do a bit of bashing about to get the coolant to flow , when I did the job I also had to clear an allbeit soft-ish blockage before all the muck/coolant mixture emerged. Rob C.
by Alpine Daimler
Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:17 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: V8 250 exhaust woes
Replies: 10
Views: 1555

Re: V8 250 exhaust woes

Hello Steve, Regarding the cylinder block drain screws they are not too hard to find and remove ........from beneath the engine! From above they are tricky to locate because they are out of sight under the V of engine and behind the exhaust manifolds. They are tucked away above the starter and oil f...