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Hi All, A bit of a return from the wilderness for me. After a few years away from the forum due to child, work, life etc., I come with cap in hand looking for advice. A quick refresher: Neil's the name, living in Australia, driving a 1976 P6B. The car is a daily, reliable runner and never...

Greetings again all, Here is a real brain blitzer. Had a reasonable rear decker seal on Winston (Rover No.1) but despite several efforts never got it to sit 100% true. It always had some loss of contact with the rear window. So I obtained another one off the 'Bay and decided to fit it to...

Hi All, Took the P6 to work today as normal. The weather here has been very hot (35-40deg) lately but the car has been coping well. Parked up at work and did my 12 hour shift. When I came to head home the car refused to start. The motor turned freely, plenty of fuel, the points looked OK, so...

Greetings all, As you may know I recently picked up a twin for Winston. All in all a reasonable motor. But........ Had some rain recently and found a paddle pool in the driver's side foot well. Bugger!!! The windscreen seal was well and truely munted, all dry and cracked and peeling away from...

Greetings All, As you may have seen in the Projects page the Devil himself :twisted: possessed me and made me buy another P6B!!! I feel an exorcism may be in order :oops: One of the issues found so far is the PAS. It is super heavy, virtually non-existant. Sure I may end up with forearms like...

Hi all, I am now committing myself to becoming the new Pilkie :D :D :D Full respect to you oh Great one!! Or at least I will give it a crack!! As you may know I have a 1976 3500, a 2001 75 Estate and I have just swapped my 1966 Mustang for a 1965 barracuda. Well this little beasty just...

Hi All, Probably a silly question :oops: Can a battery be too powerful for the Rover 3500 :?: I have a new battery left over from the Mustang. It should fit the Rover size-wise but it has 620cca. Is that OK or too much for the starter etc. :?: Regards RT.

Salutations all. :D A strange question I know but it is possible. As you may recall I recently imported a Mustang from the States. Here 'tis: Now, due to a rather fortunate set of circumstances, I am trading for a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda :shock: Plus a wadge of cash on top. This is the...

Hi all, Just noticed over the last couple of days that I have a bit of a "squeal" on cornering. It appears that it may be the gear box (BW65) as there is some minor slipping as well. The fluid levels all appeared OK on last check so am wondering what this may be. Any suggestions??? RT.

Salutations again all, As you may recall from my "Blue Switches" thread I have obtained another P6 as an organ donor vehicle for Winston. I am harvesting the parts to use on a "swap good for better" basis and using as and when needed. The blue switches appear to be rare-ish and I have now...

Hi again all, I have just manged to pick up another donor car ('71/72 V8, no motor) as a donor car for Winston. I didn't really need it but the panels are dead straight and it has a red interior, one of my preferred colours. And you can never have enough spares. The price was reasonable and...

Greetings all, Just thought I should update you on the new pony in the stable. With the arrival of our first child I thought it only proper that I spend the last of our spare cash on a project to maintain my sanity. So what better way than to import some classic American muscle in the shape of...

Hi All, A quickie for you to consider. Would the vacuum advance unit as used on a Triumph Stag be suitable to use on a Rover V8? It is the closest match I have found so far. RT.

Greetings All, While doing a routine check of the fluids I noticed that the auto fluid was a bit low. Off I went to see if I couild find some ATF-G as specified in previous threads. When asked the assistant looked at me in stunned silence, "never 'erd of it mate". He then showed me this stuff...

Evening All. Let me walk you through it...... Replaced the points and rotor arm today. On the way to pick them up Winston ran nicely on 8x new spark plugs. The points and rotor just looked a bit tatty. Got home and swapped new for old. NOW THE &%$#! CAR REFUSES TO START!! Tried the old bits...

Greetings all, Would any of you good folk have a series 2 automatic gear selector cover available :?: :?: Preferably one that is free of cracks and has not been warped by the sun. RT.

Hi All, Does anybody know the actual thread size for the radiator drain plug??? RT.

Interesting........... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ROVER-P6-TENDINE-PARASOLE-/160568116660?pt=Automobile_IT&hash=item25629b05b4

Greetings All, Has anyone heard of this stuff??? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/3-ZDDPlus-ZDDP-Engine-Oil-Additive-Save-your-Engine-/330519885120?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item4cf4853540 I have a freind that uses it in his Mustang. Given the importance of zinc and phosphorous for the Rover (Buick)...

Beatings and Ablutions to you all!! Has this been seen before and done to death or is it of interest to the "hard-core" enthusiast?? RT. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ROVER-P6-PROTOTYPES-/310296694959?pt=UK_CarParts_Vehicles_Manuals_Litterature_ET&hash=item483f1fd0af

Greetings All and New Year's Tidings, Would someone be so kind as to post a step by step guide to removing/replacing a speedo cable on Winston (1976 S2 V8 with round guages). The needle has started to "bounce" so I assume the cable is buckled. I have purchased a new one but have no idea where...

Hello to all, Checked my points the other day and due to some pitting decided to change them. Got a set from a local mechanic and set about the task. I removed the old set and opened the pack for the new set only to find that they are the wrong type. The old ones have the pin on the bottom of...

Greetings all, How does one go about removing and replacing the stainless steel roof trim on a P6B :?: I need to remove the trim from a donor vehicle to donate to a fellow owner but I do not want to damage it in any way. RT.

Greetings fellow Forumites, Just a quick question........ I have recently had the rear bushes done, fitted a pair of GAZ adjustable shocks and finally a pair of up-rated springs. My problem is this: The rear suspension is now too @&$*(! firm. Every little bump or divvet on the road is...

Hale and Hearty Greetings again, Would anyone be able to furnish the forum with a detailed description of how to adjust the kick-down cable on Winston ('76 P6B). I have similar issues to recently posted subjects regarding rough down-shift (2-1) and delay in up-shift (2-3). I also notice that...