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Hello, Have any of you a photo of your exhaust box (center) mounting bracket and how it attaches to body and exhaust? The previous owner fitted or had fitted a stainless exhaust and I have always thought it was a pretty ghastly job, hangs too low IMHO and connected by bits 'o rubber, see horrible pi...

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Well, having driven about 700 kms during the past week, half of which in, around, up and down the Alps and the old boy did pant a bit above 3000 feet in the temps and air humidity we have been almost enjoying and they were both still dribbling a tad on shut down causing onlookers/smellers/passer Bye...

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Thank you Syd and Richard, I am intending to perform the job in-situ being a bit lazy and having done so much recently! I have secured a can of Graphite grease lubricant which seems to fit the bill perfectly when I read the instructions and specs on the tin, the makers claim it does not contain sili...

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Hello Steve That could be a b****r of a job if not impossible. On my left hand drive saloon I had to remove the lower (non power steering) column just to disconnect the manifold. Perhaps this "Faceache "Link works, may help. https://www.facebook.com/groups/332612726767426/permalink/4097450...

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Hello Matthew

Just took a look at mine and am pretty sure they are 10/32 UNF. I fit the panel that was missing on mine some years ago and seem to recall that tap size when cleaning out the threads.
Regards
Rob c.

Alpine Daimler

Hello Christopher,

I forgot to mention that I checked the floats, there seemed to be empty as I could not hear any sloshing around in there when shook and I sank them in fluid for a while and no bubbles escaped.

Strange that its both sides.

Regards
Rob

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Back again! Following fuel tank relining, top end overhaul, rebuild including minor carb refurb / components check all is quite ok except for a persistant minor drip / incontinence from the overflow pipes onto the cross member, following shut down, I have since extended these tubes to spot this more...

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Hello all Though I would bring this subject up again as I think mine are creaking a bit occasionally. The topic crops up in the old forum and the advice seems to be mainly lubricate with penetrating oil as mentioned in the workshop manual, closely followed by a spray lubricant with a PTFE content. I...

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Hello from a very pleasant early Munich evening I hope you are all well, here we are again some months later with a promising update.......quick read on. I have just returned from the workshop having fitted a new seal to nearside no draught ventilator, I was encouraged to discover on disassembly tha...

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Cor, a bit rough, the seller must be turning cartwheels, what was the buyer thinking of?....but what do I know!

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