Rover Sports Register Forum

I always put 97 RON super unleaded in my P2, following the advice of a friend with vast experience and knowledge of these matters who told me that 97 burns cooler than 95. As far as I'm concerned, anything that reduces the significantly increased amount of heat emanating from the (converted) engine ...

Open the sunroof a bit, remove the single central chromed-head screw securing the locking handle to the transverse Rexine-covered bar and carefully remove the handle. Sometimes the handle is stuck on the shaft so jiggle it about a bit while pulling downwards. Then remove the 2 rows of small short sc...

I now use 4Life Advanced Engine Coolant exclusively. It's red, turns yellow if head gasket fails, you use it undiluted, it protects to -42 C., has a boiling point of 180 C., has advanced anti-corrosion, is non-evaporating and, best of all, lasts for 10 years. Expensive when you first fill up the sys...

Get your head gasket from Mike Couldry at Meteor Spares Service Ltd.-tel. 0115 9811222- or Mike Evans at Viking Engineering Developments Ltd.- tel. 07879 630511. Both have large display ads. in the back of "Freewheel" and can also be contacted via the email addresses given there.

Hello Adrian. I always use Penrite oil. Even became an agent for them, with many repeat orders and excellent feedback. It's an Australian company, so it should be easy to get their stuff in NZ. For a 1947 P2, you need Penrite GB 40, specified where SAE40 oils were originally recommended and equivale...

The cars we refer to as P1s- 1934 to 1936 models and the D backed '37 10HP- are all covered by the P2 Workshop Manual. The aforementioned table gives the following details for the 1935 Finish No.4: Body-Maroon; Body Top- Black; Upholstery and Carpets- Maroon; Fine Lines on Body- Gold; Wings- Maroon;...

There is a complete table of correct wheel colours for each year of P2 production on p.25 of the P2 Workshop Manual under the title of "Body Colours". It is not a simple matter of copying the colour of the car's body.

Your questions about P2 5.50X17 radials are easily answered,Tim, as radial replacements for crossplies are now big business in the tyre world. So far as I am aware, North Hants Tyres of Henry John House, 2, Ivy Road, Aldershot, Hants.GU12 4TX ; Tel.01252 318666; email: sales@northantstyres.com still...

Rob is not the only one out of his depth here. Reading this baffling correspondence has cast some light on why, more than 40 years ago, a previous owner ditched the original Solex on the 1940 engine in my 1939 car and fitted the simpler S.U. in its place. The old Solex came with all the loose bits o...

Get in touch with Mike Couldry of Meteor Spares Service Ltd.: Tel.0115 9811222 ; meteorss@hotmail.com who also has a big ad. in "Freewheel". He may be able to advise you. The telescopic shocks and mounting brackets he supplied for my 1939 20 have made a marked improvement in the way the car drives a...