Just bought rover tc 2000 car did not start for 30 years what cane i do ? To get it started full original

montana

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Hello Guys and girls

i just joined i bought my first rover tc 2000 from the Year 1968 with 70.000 km full original had been in a rover garage sins 1986 and stood stil for more then 30 years how do i start this car ? What do i do first its in mint condition as you Will see in the pictures and advise is welkom thanks . Greetings from Belgium
 

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Wow crazy find !
From experience I would remove the fuel tank and get it chemically cleaned out. Blow through all the fuel lines, check the carb float chambers are not full of corrosion, change the oil and filter for some cheap stuff, check the coolant level, remove the spark plugs, fit a new battery, turn the engine over to bring up oil pressure, re fit plugs. If fuel tank not ready connect up a remote fuel supply and try to start the car. If it runs warm it up, then when hot change the oil and filter for good ones.

Good luck.

And Welcome.
 
Welcome, looks great.

To cobraboy's advice I would add the suggestion that you inject a light penetrating oil (in the old days RedeX, but it seems unobtainable) into the spark plug holes and let it sit for 24 hours before trying to turn the engine over.

New points and cleaning the contacts inside the distributor cap may also be useful.
 
Later you’ll need to change the tyres, even tho’ they may look OK you shouldn’t drive on them, brake seals may well leak too; change the engine antifreeze and brake fluid
 
thanks guys
i will do all that the car i will pick it up saterday from the owner bring it to the garage and start working on it thanks for the advise any other advise is also welcome and im happy i joined i just hope it starts so i cane drive it one day .
 
That's a shame Montana. I actually had a triple heart bypass operation during the restoration work I was doing to my own car :)

My first car was a 1968 TC btw, lovely car

Richard
 
I have dicided to go forward with restauring the car and make it my second wife lol its going to be my first old timer so Maybe we see eachother one day on the roze thanks Guys for the support saturday i Will boring the car to my garage and start working on it hopefully i get it running so i cane enjoy my first ride with the buatiful tc 2000 . Thanks again Guys i keep you updated if i run on any issues. Greetings
 
Something you can look back on and be proud of.
I hope all goes well for you with the family and the car
Stsy safe
 
Good Luck Montana,
Looks like you have a very good basis for a really nice car, not much more than a bit of gentle recomissioning. You will nave to post your progress and make us all jealous of your loverly P6. As Islaboo said above hope all is well with you and family .
 
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