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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...