Rover Sports Register Forum

Welcome to the Forum Calum, Interesting that you have converted an 80 and skills with Burman Douglas boxes could come in very handy with P2s and P3s!

Regards
Mike

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This thread would usually be BSF. If you check the bolts with a thread gauge, 9/16 BSF has 16 teeth per inch according to tables. In the day, the nuts would have been all metal. Modern self locking nuts have nylon inserts.

Hope this helps
Mike

Is there a brass plate screwed to the nearside of the engine near the dipstick? If so, that usually means the engine has been reconditioned by the Rover Co.
Mike Maher

Now believe that the minutes have been placed in the Rover A5chive at Gaydon.
Mike

Many thanks Luli

Mike

Hello Egil, Welcome to the Forum, Six Light refers to the number of windows in the sides of the body. ASS regards the starting problem you should check the connections on the solenoid and at the battery. There may be a high resistance in the battery cable somewhere or the brushes on the starter may ...

Thanks Rob, great information
Mike

Has the rubber support under the gearbox been replaced? As discussed in your post last July, they can go spongy and make gear changing difficult.

Mike Maher