Rover Sports Register Forum

Hi, These cars were originally positive earth and this is shown in the workshop manual. As such, I’d suggest you check the diagrams again. That said, it’s quite possible that it has been converted to negative earth at some point in the last 85 years! I suggest you do some detective work, starting wi...

Will, Glad I was able to be of some help. When I re-fitted the engines of both my cars I don’t recall the rubbers being different thicknesses for top and bottom, but my inclination would be to put the thicker at the bottom as that takes the most weight and I’m wondering now if mine are ‘correct’. Of...

Hi Will, This isn’t a problem that I have encountered, but I can picture the situation you are in. The engine and box are mounted at 3 points; the gearbox rubber block and the two engine mountings at the front, which you renewed. Any of them could result in the engine sitting differently if not in q...

Hi, I have tried to attach a picture of the head lining in my ‘37 Saloon. Hopefully this download has been successful and you can see the finished solution. When I bought the car some years ago most of the interior had been removed and the leather was past saving. I had the seats and door cards reco...

Will, Good video. Quite a straight forward job and easier than taking the rad out, which would leave you doing pretty much the same thing anyway by the looks of it. Well done. To get the rad out, the bolts into it on either end of the bracing bar (easily seen in your video) that also hold the wing s...

Hi Will, I will try to find those videos. It is probably a good idea to do a de-coke while you have so much removed from the engine already. Also a good thing to do as a winter job, ready for the better weather. Seem to recall that torquing the head is a two stage job as it has to be finished when t...

Will, Just had a look at my 12T and I think you could probably remove the whole engine mounting assembly, without needing to remove the radiator. However, to do this, I’d suggest removing the water pump, fan and hoses. Then, with the engine supported from below, it looks possible to unbolt the engin...

Hi Dex, If your sun roof is like my ‘37 saloon, you will find it has a drain at each corner. The front pipes go down inside the A pillar and exit inside the sill. A dreadful design, much like 1960s Austin 1100s. The result is that the sills rot badly. I extended the rubber pipes on mine so that they...

Hi Dex, It really does sound as though you are encountering all the usual old car ailments with your Rover! Take heart though; once you have been through all the servicing, brakes, carburation, electrics and tuning you will have a good reliable classic that you know inside out. Many of us have been ...

Dex, It sounds as though your wiring has got into a bit of a muddle. However, unlike a modern car, the loom on your car is really very straight forward so there is no reason to panic. Clearly, you have a short circuit that is causing wires to over heat and smoke, so you must have put something in th...