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After putting my engine back together it looks like the copper hose under the manifold has corroded enough to spring a leak, I guess the removal and refitting disturbed it. I'm reluctant to remove the manifold again so is it possible to bypass that with a length of heater hose from the heater...

Guys, Just reading the workshop manual and I'm scratching my head where to put the gasket sealant as I can't quite comprehend the instructions! :) Step 28 as per the photo - What does it mean by corners of the head? Should I be reading this as applying the gasket sealer just around the water...

Hey guys, I've noticed a slight exhaust gas / fuel smell in the coolant, no signs of contamination to the coolant but when running, the car does seem to pressurise the coolant enough to dump it out through the radiator cap. I don't get any white smoke on startup, have tried running the engine...

After finally rebuilding my rear calipers and getting them working nicely including the fact the handbrake now holds on my steep drive with 3 occupants, I thought it was time to replace the pads in the fronts. Driver side was easy to do but the passenger side lower small piston will not budge...

Hey guys, I was given 4 new seals and believe them to be the ones that go on the aluminium frames between the front wing and door. Before I drill out the rivets and remove the old ones and staples (I'm going to try and reuse them), can someone confirm the seal in the second picture is correct...

Hey guys, As per thread title, my car's coolant temp doesn't seem to move out of the white area on the gauge even when ambient temperature last Saturday was mid 20's here. Likely to be the thermostat stuck open? If so, for a replacement, high flow or not? (Tridon TT2000-180 Vs Dayco DT14A-BP)...

Hey guys, what's the best option for an oil filter for my 1975 V8, it has a Cooper WZ160 currently. Ryco state the Z30, Coopers say the WZ160 replaces the Ryco Z160 and then on top Repco say the K&N HP3001 which I'm sure isn't correct! Repco have 20% off this weekend so looking to order oil...

Hey everyone, What started off as an inoperative handbrake has lead back to the rear caliper handbrake quadrants being completely seized on one side and very slow to return on the other, so I’m thinking this requires a caliper rebuild? Disks, pads etc. are all OK, and I also have a rebuild kit...

So I recently bought this 1975 P6B. Australian registered (CKD built in NZ) and in pretty decent condition structurally from first glance, thankfully no salt on our roads here! My first classic car since emigrating to Australia 8 years ago, we used to have a 1971 Fiat 500 in the UK that we had...

Hey everyone, New member here from Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia (though originally from Cornwall and Hampshire). Just bought a 1975 P6 3500 as my first ever project resto. Seems to have a solid base unit, testament to being a New Zealand CKD and the mild, no road salt climate we...