Rover Sports Register Forum

I liked the SD1 but I don't think I would get one again. They were good cars but I feel they lacked something that makes Rovers special for me. I felt somehow the quality and ethos was not there. I am really enjoying my a rather tired looking 12. Once I get the rear refurbished shocks back to fit it...

I made the more recent post called Carburation issues because my car was suffering from intermittent fuel starvation. I could not figure out whether it was a vapour lock, a sticky carb float needle, fuel pump issue or what. I had an electric pump fitted just under the bonnet on the off side. I made ...

Hi, The Bentley which was I think a WO one had taken a wrong turn and thought he was on the main road and hit me broadside turning my Rover over. He was very contrite and offered me an Austin 7 out of his stable. I was young and stupid and turned it down thinking I don't want a crappy 7 I want a lov...

I am hoping someone has had a similar experience and found a fix. My car is a 1947 12 with the Solex downdraught carb. The car is fitted with an electric fuel pump. Very intermittently it seems to suffer from complete fuel starvation. Typically I might pull away and the engine will then die on me. I...

Thank you for your responses. My car has what looks like an original shock on the drivers side but it has a cranked arm. The other side looks like a later Armstrong with a straight arm. The cranked arm one seems to give a better angle to the connecting rod but I guess both work. I have a pair of old...

Does anyone know whether this model should have cranked or straight lever arms on the front shock absorbers? I was under the impression they should be cranked and one of mine is. However, someone who has far more knowledge than I assures me that they should be straight.

I am not an oil technologist but did work with them. I would put a 20/50 formulated for a classic car in your Rover 12. Halfords do a straightforward mineral one. I put Millers semi-synthetic Pistoneeze in my 1947 12. It is expensive but I see no point in scrimping on oil, because I use mine regular...

The old idea was that you used a thinner grade in the winter and thicker in the summer. I personally would not use these old single grade oils. Oil technology has moved a long way since the 1940s. Whilst many modern multigrades are really only suitable for modern engines with very fine tolerances, t...

I have replaced my badly corroded and leaking flexible pipes. The oil level in the reservoir is going down slowly as I drive, so hopefully oil is reaching the bits it should!

I am carrying out a rolling mechanical restoration of a 1947 Rover 12 I bought about 6 months ago. Some of the issues I have been able to fix myself, others I have used suppliers to help me. The car was overheating so I decided to fit a new radiator core. I used Regal Radiators not far outside Maids...