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<p style=”text-align: left;”>No. Will give him a try. Thanks.</p>

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Yes, it was a great day. Did about 60 miles and enjoyed every one of them!

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Thanks for the responses fellas. I think it is just a trial and error thing. Everything is shipshape because once it starts it runs and ticks over beautifully.
Like having a new woman. I just need to learn what it likes in a morning!  These webers need to be coaxed into life.

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Mark-green: I am really getting conflicting advice. One or two people on here have said that is a simple job, but McGrath Maserati and another place nearer to me that specialises in looking after Maserati cars (not a main dealer) tell me it is not simple and could take an experienced mechanic anything up to 3 hours as there are various little seals and other things in there and you have to know what you’re doing.
And bleeding the system, because it also feeds the steering and the brakes,  is also not a straight forward matter either they tell me.
I am not someone with any mechanical knowledge whatsoever, so it’s hard to know what to believe.

 

 

 

 

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Thanks. I am looking into that but would probably get it professionally refurbished.
For the time being, it is not leaking anymore! No firm idea why not – I suspect maybe the car had been used very little before I got it and maybe the seals got a little bit dry and now they’ve been lubricated again through me using it they have fattened up and are now working?
Or maybe one of the seals also got a little bit stuck and has now freed it self?
I just don’t know – going to see how I get on with it and if it starts leaking again I will have to take some action. Thanks for your advice.

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<p style=”text-align: center;”>Prof Green:  not sure where you were looking but when I did a search on Autodoc  I got a message saying ‘no results found’</p>

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Thanks so much for that. I will certainly try them and make sure they are certain it is the correct part for a Merak. Like you, I would be amazed if it was!

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Not tried David Askew – will give him a go.  Thanks.

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Thanks Mark. I am looking to order a rebuild kit, but McGrath Maserati tell me that it is often more than just the seals which needs sorting, the pistons often wear inside the cylinder too and they say it is a specialist job which they send off to get done?

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<p style=”text-align: center;”>Thanks a lot. LThat does look like my dashboard. But there are still discrepancies – I suppose I’ve got to expect that!
For instance, what is marked on there as the rear aerial switch actually makes ghe pop-up headlights come up on my car. I have so far singularly failed to find the rear fog light switch. I will get there eventually!</p>

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Well not had any response from anyone but think I have worked most of them out now. However would still be happy to speak to another Merak owner as still have a couple of queries.

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