Search results

Thanks again for looking into that Harvey, appreciate the effort. I've actually managed to make do with various bits - got the needles sitting at almost exactly the same height in the brackets so not worried about the sleeve. One of the carbs was in a right state - obvious overfuelling and some...

Thanks for the input Harvey - the brass needle bracket isn't actually in the picture, I undid the grubscrew and removed that ok. The issue is the bracket that has a hole for the grubscrew to go through looks to be wrong in the "piston 2" picture, it looks like someone has bodged it in. The only...

Hi All - stripped the carbs off to see why the old girl wasn't idling particularly well - one of the mounts for the needles was missing and the float had collapsed on one carb... Strange thing is, that i've had a look a the two and the pistons seem different - one has the needle mounting...

Thanks for that Harvey, makes sense. Pretty sure it's not this, as the symptoms are there at a standstill. Fast idle is a potential - original owner lost/removed the idle adjustment bolt so having to use bodged ones that i'm not convinced are staying in the set positions. Also noticed that the...

Hi both - thanks for your replies. I had considered the thermo as it could be gubbed - i'll swap it out this weekend for the sake of a couple of quid. Ignition leads are 9 months old so unlikely to be a suspect. It's got HIF6s as far as I'm aware Harvey - what does carb icing entail? Thanks...

Hi All, The harsh Glasgow winter hasn't exactly been kind to the old girl and I'm experiencing a few issues when running from cold-poor idle, lumpy running and long warm up. This clears after 1-2 mins of running and she runs fine on minimal choke, until the needle starts moving off of dead...

Nice, I think the one I saw is the 2600, nice beast. How were the 6 cyls rated? Is it a cousin to the triumph 2500? Would love to tinker with it!

Quattro, they look great - are they in as good a nick as in the photo? More importantly, are you looking to send them to a good home? (For the correct price for you of course!) Many Thanks, Sandy

Clocked an early SD1 4cyl (or extremely silenced v8!!) skulking about Woodlands Rd in Glasgow last week - looked to be in good shape, light blue with rostyle-esque steels. I've seen it before, but not had a chance to stop the driver and say me and my p6 is literally 2 blocks away. If it's you...

Thanks for the steer Pilkie, but it's all cracked and split as well - any way to tell exactly what it is? Did they do these seats in actual leather too?

Hi All - the seats are incredibly tired on my '75 3500 - i'm not sure what their official designation is but they are black vinyl/leatherette stuff, with ribbing about 1.5 inches apart, heading from the front of the seat to the back. Looking for a new set of seats for the front (and back if...

Many thanks guys, I'll take a meander to a paint shop that purports to be able to colour match... :D

Hi All, Could be an impossible task, but is there a way to find out the exact colour of my 1975 P6 3500 auto when the under-bonnet stickers are missing? Short of posting pics and getting you superb experts to guess, I'm at a loss as to how to fix the dreadful filler job the previous abuser has...

Hi Ron, Thanks for letting me know - i'm currently going round the engine, sorting out the bits that have been neglected by the previous owner, so any pointers like that are greatly appreciated. Incidentally, found a Fiat component(!) at the weekend when replacing the plugs/leads...challenge...

Thanks for that Jim - indeed it is a V8 auto. That sounds promising = a snip and patch up looking achievable without any major drama...

Hi all - I have been receiving a mild burning plastic smell when the car is reaching normal temperature - did some digging this weekend and it appears to be the looping cable/tubing in the attached pictures (it's the vertical looping dark plastic that follows the course of the block...

Thanks as always for your help! I've no idea when the carbs were last balanced - this is my next step methinks. I'm not that familiar with carbs so might do some reading on this then tackle them. Yours pointers for where to look sound great - I'll do some inspection this week and check it out...

Hi All, Over the past few times I've had the car out, I've noticed it's playing silly when pulling away from a stop, with RPMs at roughly 450-1000, but only when it's warmed up; when cold/on half choke, it pulls perfectly fine. The idle is ok, the occasional lump but mostly smooth and when...

Thank you both for the above - I'd considered some sort of plastic sheeting but figured I'd work that out when I had the door card in the house.

Hi All, I've been trying to get into the mechanics of the new car but the weather is so bad and it's bitterly cold here in Glasgow, I've not had a proper chance as of yet. So, going to put a stereo in instead, as most of the prep can be done in the house. Which leads to the million dollar...

Thank you all for your kind welcome, the advice given so far is really helpful and I'll be spending my evenings this week having a play. I'll get some pics up tonight - the weekend weather here in Glasgow was rotten but it's far nicer this afternoon so I'll do my best. I'm genuinely...

Hi All, I've just forayed into the superb world of Rover P6 ownership! Had the car (LLL 812P, White 3500) for about 3 weeks and loving it so far. I have a few concerns that I'm going to deal with bit by bit, but for now, all is going smoothly. I'm getting used to having a 40 year old car and...