Recent content by Owen1971P6B

I'm in the same position. Both my inner rear wings have rusted through - and I took the outer ones off the other day to look at the damage. I have never done any car bodywork welding (although I have done a basic MIG welding course) and am wondering how easy it is to do the job on the car...

I have recently done a top end rebuild on my 1971 P6 and once it had been running a while - I noticed that there was some oil leaking out from the semi-circular plate behind the sump, which gives access to the flywheel. I suspect that the rear crankshaft oil seal is leaking. I think a 1971 car...

Thanks for the advice. There is a small hole on the front inner wing, about half way down the top panel - which I think I will repair using the patch method. Am I right in thinking the joggler makes a small lip on the edge of the metal patch being joggled so that when I have the patch cut to the...

Thanks very much for your help. I will take the box into my local parts shop on wednesday, and see which one fits that has the correct capacity.

At the weekend - when I lifted the battery tray out of my P6, which has been standing a bit while I have been rebuilding the engine - I discovered that there was some corrosion that had appeared over the winter in the space between the wheel arch and the rear inner wing. So far it looks like...

Does anyone know what Battery should be fitted to the P6 V8? All the manual states is that the capacity should be 60 A/hr but doesn't mention battery type. I have had a bit of trouble finding a battery that will fit in the battery tray in the boot of the car. The failing battery already fitted...

It turned out there was a kink in the plastic fuel line!! After sorting that out - fuel was reaching the carbs on a few turns of the engine. After a quick adjustment of the ignition timing the engine started with no problems at all!

I am new to owning the Rover P6 and have always wanted one for ages, so when I found a 1971 P6B in the part exchange section of a local garage for £425 - I decided to finally buy one. I knew the engine had a few problems - which turned out to be one of the head gaskets - but on taking the...