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Hi John I did reply to your message. My EPAS is not by easysteer but by Litesteer in Sussex. They used a modified corsa system which fitted - just! in the glove box.

After some setbacks related to carburettor and core plug issues, the Duchess is back on the road and driving well. In a couple of weeks she will have to go the body shop for bodywork treatment - corrosion again! - after the drive from Southampton to Northwich and back this week. Then back to the...

Many thanks for your replies in this thread. They have, as always, been very helpful. Good wishes to all and carpe praedo!

Having now had the heads removed it would seem that a valve seat is no longer seated and that work would be needed to renovate the head. So SD1 heads with normal sized valves will be used as a replacement with tin gaskets.

It seems that the Duchess has complete compression loss in one cylinder which the mechanic considers that is most likely due to an ineffective valve. We will know more when the heads are off. If this is the case it would seem appropriate to change from P6 heads to SD1 heads if I have to have...

I had a set of 5 inertia reel belts fitted because I carry passengers of various sizes and ages and it was a TOTAL pain trying to adjust the belts all the time, plus I was really unsure about how safe the old belts were. (They are available if anyone wants them - a set of 4 original 1970 -...

The Duchess has retro fitted aircon from a NADA. In order to work properly all the vacuum motors have been replaced and to get temperature control another vacuum operated valve is used to divert/moderate hot water flow into the matrix. This has a completely separate and resited control. The...

Hi The Duchess now has new shoes. I have had a set of SD1 alloys refurbed which now adorn the P6B using 205/70 r14 and wheel nuts from mistert for the original P6 thread. I am very pleased with the results which seem to drive better (new wheel illusion?) and make the steering lighter. I now have...

These are the two maps. The first is for lpg and the second for petrol. I think the lpg does not give enough advance, so I will be looking to tweek it somewhat in the future when I can work out the effects.

The megajolt installation is now complete and the two ignition maps have been programmed in. On petrol the engine is a dream so smooth and powerful. On lpg the situation is less good. I think I need to tune the vapourizer and the BLOS unit carefully but the engine is still silky and powerful. I...

Thanks. I have checked RPI website, but it so full of extraneous stuff it is hard to sort wheat from chaff! It will be OK for lpg I think , but what is reckoned to be the best ignition timing for petrol? Thanks, Keith

Hi I am about to have MJ filled to the Duchess. She has been running on lpg through a BLOS for 5 years. What is the best ignition setting for lpg and the best for petrol please? Thanks Keith

Hi Anybody tried 195 /65 r14 tyres on their v8? The tyre stats are almost identical to 185/70r14 standard tyres and a bit smaller than 195/75 r14. I am going to fit sd1 series 1 alloys and I am looking at tyre size options. I think 205 's are not an option. Thanks.

Hi Has anyone ever installed megajolt on a P6B?

Hi all The HS8's on my series one three thousand five are worn and need an overhaul (they leak air!). So should I have them overhauled, consider fitting throttle body injection, change to another sort of carb or what are peoples' opinions? I also run the car on LPG through a BLOS carburettor...

Hi Has anyone any knowledge of or experience of the aftermarket fuel injection systems which have been developed by Burlen and also by Kee, a company in Chelmsford, please. I am interested in this since it may provide a way for the Duchess to run better on lpg and petrol. She runs OK at the...

Hi again Well according to my mechanic, the prop shaft uj was worn and there was some gearbox flange which was loose. He replaced the prop shaft uj and adjusted/tightened the flange and now all is well. Went for a bit of a blast down the M27 and she performed well.

Thanks everyone for your thoughtful help and replies. I will go through all the points and let you know as soon as possible the outcome.

Hi all Just had the rear calipers and diff mountings replaced. The diff mountings were polyurethane rather than rubber. All the fitting was pretty straightforward. When I drive the car now at about 60 mph a vibration starts which gets worse and worse - it does not drive through it, so to speak...

I had my dashtop recovered in trim colour matched vinyl by a local guy. If you are interested I can supply his details.

My car, the duchess, runs on lpg. I also use a BLOS carburettor. The advice I have received is to set the timing as far advanced as it will go before the engine "pinks"' and then to ease it back till it just does not. The duchess cruises well and for the most part drives well, but I have...

Hi all Just got the Duchess back after replacement of the heater/cooler unit blower which was completely knackered after 50 years. Great job plus got thermostatically controlled internal temperature- a bonus. Incidentally does anyone know of a reputable company who will do a dyno test on an...

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Could you please advise the best place to source this replacement ARB? Many thanks

Hi I posted about this in September 2016. I have had the conversion to EPAS done and it is great. Cost a lot but no regrets. The guy at easysteer reckoned he could not do it. It was not easy to do so I was told but definitely possible - the proof is in the eating!