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by Ian Slade
Fri Nov 10, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart brake master reservoir
Replies: 9
Views: 3019

Re: dart brake master reservoir

From what a remember it's just a tin container that was held on with a nut and washers plus a seal, therefore any reservoir that fits will do, it is not peculiar to the SP many vehicles used the reservoir, it's the master cylinder that's no so common. there may even be a plastic version, I think £94...
by Ian Slade
Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart heater blower switch
Replies: 1
Views: 1608

Re: dart heater blower switch

On the SP Black is ground, i.e the black wires are connected to the chassis and engine block, therefore +ve battery terminal is connected to the chassis, which seems to be your case and possible confusion unless you've gone -ve earth, then you must treat all black wires as -ve and the coloured wires...
by Ian Slade
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart tire size
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: dart tire size

In light of that chart which I found over the weekend chasing information for tyre and wheel rim width for a friend buying some new wheels, yes 175 x15 are not suitable any more, whether they've never been or whether the EU bureaucrats are over pedantic who knows. The chart is a guide not a regulati...
by Ian Slade
Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart tire size
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: dart tire size

With due respect to Longstone Tyres one has to dive deeper into their website to pick the right size tyre, rather than your post's applicable tyres for the SP, the 180 R15 is not suitable for steel wheels. Please see this chart on wheel rim widths to tyre widths which are part of the European Tyre r...
by Ian Slade
Mon Oct 30, 2023 2:18 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart tire size
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: dart tire size

Tyre chart-3.pdf I found this some years ago which may help some, hopefully it has no restrictions as regards copyright. As you can see it's quite old as many modern wheel and tyre sizes are missing, however wider rims may be a problem on classics due to the clearance in the wheel arches, the main ...
by Ian Slade
Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: dart tire size
Replies: 12
Views: 2132

Re: dart tire size

165 is small the best match for the original is 175 R15 if you can find them
by Ian Slade
Sun Oct 22, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: New Owner - 1968 Daimler 250 Saloon - Suffolk
Replies: 32
Views: 11222

Re: New Owner - 1968 Daimler 250 Saloon - Suffolk

I noticed some years ago when pump failed on my SP, the replacement never heated the car, I checked the gap between the casing and the impeller and it was different, can't remember which way, but it didn't send a full flow to the heater matrix, my guess is that the impeller blades should be directly...
by Ian Slade
Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: New Owner - 1968 Daimler 250 Saloon - Suffolk
Replies: 32
Views: 11222

Re: New Owner - 1968 Daimler 250 Saloon - Suffolk

You should be getting hot air through the windscreen vents, though not so much when set to both on high speed, the amount of hot water going through the heater matrix depends on the water pump impeller position, this can be checked by the temperature of the pipes at the heater matrix, with the valve...
by Ian Slade
Tue Oct 10, 2023 2:20 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 Retrofit lap seatbelt
Replies: 21
Views: 1874

Re: SP250 Retrofit lap seatbelt

Try this one
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Alley bars Cambridge if they still exist, the hard top still fits
by Ian Slade
Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Daimler SP250/251, 2.5 V8 & V8-250 Saloon Forum
Topic: SP250 cooling
Replies: 16
Views: 4070

Re: SP250 cooling

I just made my own, one from brass plate and tube brazed together, the other from aluminium, both lasted 40 years