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by David S
Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:41 pm
Forum: Technical & Motoring Matters
Topic: Does being in the EU affect Classic motoring?
Replies: 117
Views: 17853

Re: Does being in the EU affect Classic motoring?

Josef, How does Britain influence the process anyway? is there anything we have got a good deal on in our years of membership? in our time as members of the EU club it seems to me that our government is always at odds with them in charge. it may be housing refugees from France who did not claim asyl...
by David S
Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:54 pm
Forum: Technical & Motoring Matters
Topic: Does being in the EU affect Classic motoring?
Replies: 117
Views: 17853

Does being in the EU affect Classic motoring?

Well, i think it might in the longer term, so I have become the 214,736th person to have signed this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116762/signatures/new I have head that in some European countries they have restrictions on the use of their classic cars and want to make sure such...
by David S
Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:37 pm
Forum: Daimler Histories & Statistics - SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon
Topic: SP250 Statistics
Replies: 7
Views: 5146

Re: SP250 Statistics

Sorry, but the link does not work!
All the old stuff seems to be lost.
Last I heard from Laurence was that there are 1558 known chassis in existence.
But he is finding them all the time!!
by David S
Thu Apr 07, 2016 11:35 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP 250 canister oil filter
Replies: 19
Views: 5449

Re: SP 250 canister oil filter

It is easy to change the filter canister with a Flexolite adapter with much less mess, I have one and it is great! And yes, lots of filters will fit the Flexolite adapter...... But the real question is what is the grade of filter mesh inside the canister because it should closely match the grade of ...
by David S
Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:30 am
Forum: Chat Forum & General News
Topic: Old DLCentre Forum
Replies: 4
Views: 1289

Old DLCentre Forum

Why does the link to the old DL Centre Forum never work?
I thought it was going to be transferred over to here but whenever I press the link it always seems to say I am not authorised.

David S
by David S
Wed Mar 23, 2016 5:09 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP 250 boot seal rubber
Replies: 10
Views: 3327

Re: SP 250 boot seal rubber

Well thanks to all, I shall look into it further.
Until now the best solution I'd found was a drain hole in the boot floor.
by David S
Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:36 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP 250 boot seal rubber
Replies: 10
Views: 3327

Re: SP 250 boot seal rubber

Well, I have a proper boot seal rubber on my Dart's boot lid but I still get water in the boot floor.
Does anybody have any ideas as to where it is coming in from??

David S
by David S
Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:44 pm
Forum: Chat Forum & General News
Topic: New Forum welcome
Replies: 2
Views: 935

New Forum welcome

Many thanks to the organisers for saving the 'old forum' as a read only archive, I am sure it will be useful and used by many. Now on with the new ......... I think it would be useful to have an 'instructions page' for this Forum somewhere to tell us 'new' users how to post photos, how to edit our s...