Recent content by urbanjohn

Thanks, If I think the car will make it I'll come along, she may be in pieces by then depending on how the adjustments work out, worst case I'll come in the modern! regards John

Thanks, that makes perfect sense! regards John

Hi All, I have looked at the threads on here regarding the shims and tappets and now looked at the photo's in the Haynes manual. This may be a daft question but I'm assuming that these shims allow the valve to open fully. If the valve has receded into the cylinder through general wear and tear...

Hi Pilkie, Thanks for that, I'll have a look about and see what I can find, I'm collecting the car on Sunday so it's my first Rover and is the s2 with the plastic grille, whilst I don't mind the plastic grille I do quite like a car badge or two so it will be nice to fit a bar. regards John

I used/made the flippers when I was a trainee panel beater, there was also a shrinking hammer (not literally) which was used in the same way, some times we used to make a hot spot with the blow torch and then beat the panel towards the hot spot, this was not only to use less filler, but it would...

Hi All, I have noticed in some photos that some P6's are fitted with a badge bar, was this a Rover accessory as they look like they clamp onto the bumper whereas the ones on E bay require drilling.? I quite like my car badges so will be wanting to fit a bar and a clamp on is less likely to...

Hi All, I've seen from other posts that the tappet adjustment on the Rover is by using shims of different sizes. When I've collected my P6 2200sc auto I will need to be looking at checking and adjusting and shims. I'm not sure if I will risk doing the work myself until I've taken a look, but I...

Hi All, Just purchased my P6 and she will need to have some anti-freeze put in her. My Standard 8 could only use a particular type to avoid severe corrosion, is this the same with the Rover and if so what type/make should I be getting? Regards John

Thank you for the welcome. I am now the proud owner of a 2200 automatic which will be collected next weekend! A very big thank you to Michael Allen for his help and advice and I hope to meet up with lots of Rover people at some shows. regards John

Is this a regular meet? regards John

Hello everyone, I'm new on here, haven't got my Rover yet but hope to soon I'm looking for a 2200sc automatic for touring and weekend use and hope to be a proud owner in the near future! Regards John