Rover Sports Register Forum

Was the electric pump not specified for export P2’s? My tourer was destined for export, but sold to UK market & has one on the scuttle with a manifold heat shield. Near the tank sounds better to avoid vaporising ( probably not a problem with 1947 fuel! Very low octane) Yours will be a “push” type pu...

Failure at first attempt! No spark. Now the weather is a bit cooler I feel more inclined to try again! Connected up as per instructions...I had to lengthen the wires from the unit on the distributor to reach the coil,,, A complication is that I have a "security" switch wired to the coil that allows ...

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failure at first attempt! No spark. Now the weather is a bit cooler I feel more inclined to try again! Connected up as per instructions...I had to lengthen the wires from the unit on the distributor to reach the coil,,, A complication is that I have a "security" switch wired to the coil that allows ...

Another thought
Reading the post from Luli about plugs… I have a set ready to fit, but will eliminate one thing at a time!
I will clean the current (quite new) ones!

Thanks for those hints Tony
Im looking at the cars later this week when back from Holland with the Magnette
I have an electronic ignition kit ready to fit
The fuel is pretty well fresh
I will report back!!!
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I have sent you a private message on this site!

For any variety of reasons I haven’t been able to give the char a decent run, but have used it for running around in without problem… However… yesterday I fixed a problem with the fuel tank sender (leaky float) and did a 5 mile trip to collect the paper. The car seemed a bit flat & missed a couple o...

I chickened out on the kits as my soldering skills are abysmal! as he was local took my clock over.
He also did myZA Magnette & an XK120 fhc.
All ticking nicely

I think from Classic auto bulbs of Malvern. Be careful to get the right length of the original festoon. I think they know what they are doing! Ask them if in doubt.
There are lots around (VW campers seem to be a good market! but they will be Bosch, so take care. Prices are also all over the place!
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