Rover Sports Register Forum

Google Petronix. They do a kit for the Lucas DVX6HA model (P3 75)

Rather than assume it cannot be done, why not take a copy of the chassis diagram to a caravan / 4WD type workshop and ask their opinion. As the shackle cross tube is strong enough to take the rear spring mounts and the rear bumpers, I am guessing it should be fine for a tow bar as well.

I have done springs twice now, on a morris minor and on a P4. I do not remember it being particularly difficult. In both cases the rear shackle could swing forwards enough that the shackle bolt could go through the spring eye with the spring under no tension. Otherwise, a long piece of 2x4 may be th...

Success! (some at any rate). The petrol drain pipe seems to have originally been copper. A similar replacement was available form a supplier of parts for AC installations in the form of "copper capillary tube". I bought 0.6mm (ID) and soldered a length onto the existing brass nipple. It seems the am...

Thanks for your reply. I thought I must be losing it. So goo to know it is not just me! But how very un-Rover. Even stranger is that with absolutely symmetrical setup dual downdraft Solex, you would think that it would cause the rear pots to run weak. I had the pipe completely removed, it was in any...

There is a hole in bottom of the inlet manifold centre pot. It has a long pipe attached (petrol drain pipe). But I do not see a tap on it anywhere. So it remains open to the atmosphere allowing air into the inlet manifold bypassing the carburettor and making the mixture weaker. Surely there is some ...

I have had an interesting couple of days. First, I discovered that all the jet sizes are mentioned in the Parts book, I just did not know what I was looking at. Second, the idle jet is recorded as being 60 or 50 (Canada and N America). Now why would they want a lean idle? I took out my idle jets for...

Thank you for posting that. I have the Rover Workshop manual TP/107/A and did not realise anything else was available. I also have the parts catalogue.

I have no history on this car but the carb clearly is not set up correctly. Setting the idle mixture as advised causes a) lean at WOT b) leaner rear three cylinders than front. I have had it apart for cleaning and checking for blockages, now clear. But it occurs to me that a) the jets may need repla...

In case anyone else refers to this post regarding head gaskets, the head bolts may need re-torquing several times after fitting a new head gasket. Exactly how many depends on the type of gasket. I think I re-torqued mine at least twice.