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by achandler
Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: Rover 800, all doing a sterling job
Topic: Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps
Replies: 5
Views: 17932

Re: Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps

Just a postcript to the water pump saga. I have now had the cambelts, tensioners and idlers replaced on all of the belts and fitted a new Rover 75 water pump in place of the original. It took a bit of engineering, as one bolt hole does not line up at all and has to be blocked off, and two others ver...
by achandler
Sun Apr 26, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: Rover 800, all doing a sterling job
Topic: Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps
Replies: 5
Views: 17932

Re: Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps

Well, be warned Rover 825 KV6 owners, new water pumps are no longer available, and there are no plans to remanufacture them. I have been in touch with Rimmers, X-Part and countless other people who claim to have pumps "that will fit with some adjustment" and at least 4 businesses have said the only ...
by achandler
Fri Apr 17, 2015 12:49 pm
Forum: Rover 800, all doing a sterling job
Topic: Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps
Replies: 5
Views: 17932

Rover 825 KV6 Waterpumps

I seem to remember that waterpumps for the Rover 825 KV6 engines were getting very hard to find, in an article published in Freewheel, some time ago.
Does anyone remember how the problem was resolved as I need to find one to complete a cambelt change in my 1997 825si?
regards
by achandler
Tue May 06, 2014 2:05 am
Forum: I want and I 've got..
Topic: 1947 Rover 12 Handbook
Replies: 1
Views: 2419

1947 Rover 12 Handbook

Hi, I am looking for a drivers Handbook suitable for a 1947 Rover 12 (P2). I suspect that Rover produced a handbook that probably covered more than one model, but do not know which models were covered by each publication. Any advise as to which to look for, and any suggestions were I might find one,...
by achandler
Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:37 pm
Forum: Rover 100, 200, 400, 600, 25 and 45 inc Tomcats and Dropheads
Topic: lost radio codes
Replies: 1
Views: 10613

Re: lost radio codes

Hi, If you are confident it is the original radio, then there is a website where you can log on, and pay a fee and they will give you the radio code. They will need either the radio serial number which is actually printed on the radio, or the make. model and chassis number (VIN Number) of the car. U...
by achandler
Sat Nov 23, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
Topic: P2 and P3 gearboxes
Replies: 1
Views: 1731

P2 and P3 gearboxes

Can anyone advise whether it is possible to fit a P3 gearbox satisfactorily to a 1947 Rover 12 engine? The New Zealand Rover Club I belong to, has just inherited a very original 1947 Rover 12. The engine is really sweet and the gearbox is good except that although we can select 4th gear, there is no...
by achandler
Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:55 am
Forum: Meetings, Rallies and Events
Topic: Jubilee Rally 30th June 2013
Replies: 9
Views: 9291

Re: Jubilee Rally 30th June 2013

I, too, would like to add my congratulations to the organisers of the Jubilee Rally this year. Jane and I planned our visit to the UK so that we could include the occasion and neither had anything but praise for the whole event. Great cars, great weather, very nice venue and the Kings Court Hotel pr...
by achandler
Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:50 am
Forum: Rover 800, all doing a sterling job
Topic: Remote locking fobs
Replies: 5
Views: 28590

Re: Remote locking fobs

In case anyone is reading this again after so many years(!) I eventually discovered it is vital to have a matching pair, remote transmitter and the receiver unit fitted by the interior mirror. I was able to get a matched pair from a specialist in the UK, which took me all of a aminute to fit, and I ...
by achandler
Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:44 am
Forum: P6, rover 2000s and 3500s
Topic: P6B Tyres
Replies: 2
Views: 13730

P6B Tyres

As most owners will know getting new tyres for the P6B is getting increasingly difficult as 185R14 tyres are only made by a few concerns and most are very old technology. Here in New Zealand we have even less choice than the UK. If we want Vredenstein or another "classic" tyre then the costs are tru...
by achandler
Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:48 am
Forum: Wilks' cars P1 and P2, thats cars up to 1947
Topic: 1940 Rover 20 Tickford Drophead on ebay
Replies: 16
Views: 16719

Re: 1940 Rover 20 Tickford Drophead on ebay

What a fascinating amount of information. As I suspected both Richard and Geoff Kent had a hand in this cars history - I wonder what they might say about the car in its present condition. Mind I seem to remember Richard was not averse to trying a little modification in his time. Didn't he fit a 3 li...