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Hope it cures it for you, it's really good when folks remember to let everybody know when they find a solution. We have a small but enduring local meet for the Rover P6 Owners Club where this sort of issue gets thrashed about till we find a solution between us, having said that, we rarely speak...

If the plugs are correct type I use an old fashined tool called a Gunsons Flash test (an overpriced one on ebay at the moment) when the engine is running OK, this will tell you what the HT (spark) voltage is when the engine's behaving. Next time you have an issue do another test. You'll then...

Are you sure the plugs are the correct type? Rover changed the spec of the v8 plugs early on to avoid similar issues, if your car has later heads fitted these were of yet another spec. I'm sure somebody can advise the correct type.

Thanks for the input folks, I'm glad the use of synthetic cork has been mentioned. I don't think it existed when I first repaired my unit, very much pre internet days, but I did try one once a while ago and it didn't float! Now I know the modern stuff is viable I might give it a try. I'm sure...

Brake fluid level switch, my solution! This should make sense to everybody who has done the wine bottle cork stuff with their level switch. I don’t know if there was anything special about the original cork but they were OK for the envisaged car’s lifetime, say 7 or 8 years ish? If I put a...

Bit of a summary: For any interested parties I’m 90% there with the lights now. I started out with halogen conversions on all four front lights, i.e. I had already replaced the original sealed beam units for bulb fitted Lucas replacements during the restoration 30 odd years ago. I’d always...

Well I've slept on the latest problem and today, against my better judgement, I attacked the pristine but otherwise useless light with my Dremel copy grinder and narrowed each lug by about a milimeter. Much to my delight the one I've attacked now fits perfectly. My advice is now buy them knowing...

Hi Gerald, Lucas part number: 34619 (in1980)! Used on (of the era) Aston Martin Hillman imp (some) plus derivatives Hillman hunter (some) plus derivatives Lotus Europa Late Rover P5 Loads of lightish commercials and motorbikes. About £15 on ebay for new Lucas part (I think these are Lucas type...

GREEN BOXED LUCAS 5 3/4 HEADLAMPS (LUB 223) My dealings with these: Next step was to fit these. The internet seems awash with these "Lucas" units. I'm having to get a refund on the two I've just tried to fit because, surprisingly, they dont fit! The 3 mounting lugs are fractionally out and...

I’m well pleased with this topic that I’ve started and thanks to everybody who is contributing, I’m learning stuff and at some point I hope to have a setup on my car that I can recommend to others and which will save folks the donkey work of finding things out the hard (expensive) way! For...

Thanks for that roverp480, that confirms what I understood from my web searching. My main issue now is that I'm fairly sure my headlamp lenses are designed for left hand drive after comparing with others on the net! Well over 30 years I've had that car and never had a comment on an MoT or from...

Hi Quattro I find the rules a bit confusing but as I have found out all of our P6 cars predate the requirement for headlight type approval and as such, so long as they pass the mot requirements for testing, the light source is irrelevant. There was a fairly recent MOT requirement for any...

The second attempt LEDs arrived the day after ordering from a UK supplier. There's no manufacturer name on the boxes but they were neatly packed in a firm foam housing and best of all they fitted securely into the lamp housing. Based on the fact that they work and look to be capable of...

S'cuse any typo's my spillchucker seems to be awol since my last computer crash! Just a tale of caution that may be unique to my situation but might just be of interest to a few others. My P6 has had the standard sealed beam headlamps replaced with Lucas units of the era, designed for the old...

Not wanting to divert the thread but here's a couple that might be of interest. The Doctor Calling belongs to my car's first owner, found inside the driver's door during restoration and the steering lock notice together with the keys were found behing the passenger side back seat taped to the...