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1. Time to go (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 10:28:15 +1000 (EST)
Hi Guys Well having owned a Large British Car (SD1) for the last year and a half I've decided to opt out for a rice burner. It's all those damnable SOL diseases and a few other diseases I might eluci
/html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00064.html (8,517 bytes)

2. Tuning Dual SUs (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 16:47:10 +1000 (EST)
Hello Guys Well after 7 weeks I've finally finally fired up the Rover SD1 with Dual SU HIF 6s (was Stromberg). There was a mighty roar, great belches of smoke and lots of panic as I tried to keep the
/html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00444.html (8,880 bytes)

3. You know when it's British (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1994 15:52:28 +1000 (EST)
G'day all, Some days you really know your car is British. The weekend before last I was trying to figure out the instrument wiring on my Rover SD1. After some probing it offered up it's share of smok
/html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00625.html (7,746 bytes)

4. More V8 tuning woes (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 1994 15:36:36 +1000 (EST)
I have no idea what's going on. After a 2 day nap I fired the SD1 back to life again. This time I had the float breather pipes off so I could see which carb was spewing fuel. I looked and felt intent
/html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00727.html (7,170 bytes)

5. Decoking Head (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Tue, 10 May 1994 11:15:53 +1000 (EST)
Hi all, I was just looking through my Haynes manual for the Rover V8. Under top engine overhaul it says that after you remove the head the engine can be decoked. Unfortunately it then says that this
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00238.html (6,648 bytes)

6. Re: SU Cleaning (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Fri, 13 May 1994 10:20:40 +1000 (EST)
If there is significant corrosion in the vacuum chamber you're probably better off replacing it. The SU is a clearance seal and the corrosion is likely to have caused pitting. The vacuum chamber and
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00356.html (6,705 bytes)

7. Overheating and Handbrakes (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 1994 10:43:59 +1000 (EST)
Hello All On the topic of overheating and electric fans it seems that much awaited SUs I was going to put on my SD1 don't support a fan temperature switch. On P6Bs there is a triangular sensor on the
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00212.html (8,268 bytes)

8. Re: Rover V8 on unleaded ? (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 11:43:29 +1000 (EST)
Now that's interesting. My SD1 owners manual (the Britain printed one) says to only use "4 star leaded" 97 octane fuel. This is referring to the 9.35:1 British spec and not the 8.13:1 Australian spec
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00252.html (8,464 bytes)

9. Re: Range Rover oil leaks (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 1994 16:27:26 +1000 (EST)
The source of your problem is the engine flame trap. That black cylindrical think screwed into your right hand rocker cover. These are supposed to be cleaned every year but people don't. The effect
/html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00438.html (7,745 bytes)

10. Knock Sensors and Compression (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 1994 10:48:30 +1000 (EST)
Hi all, I was just wondering which of these engine configurations would be better A high compression engine running low octane fuel and a knock sensor. or A low compression engine running low octane
/html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00584.html (7,228 bytes)

11. Rockers and Roller Rockers (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 1994 09:28:21 +1000 (EST)
To Whoever asked Rockers rotate about the rocker shaft on a thin film of oil. This is supplied by a small hole in the shaft. Roller rockers rotate about the rocker shaft on roller bearings. Their oil
/html/british-cars/1994-03/msg00621.html (7,086 bytes)

12. SU Throttle Shafts (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 09:53:50 +1100 (EST)
I'm almost finished rebuilding some SUs (HIF6) to go on my SD1. My manual say to unscrew the throttle plate, withdraw the throttle shaft and replace the rubber seals. So far on one carb I've been un
/html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00107.html (6,875 bytes)

13. PCVs and Flame traps (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 1994 10:20:30 +1100 (EST)
Hello Scott Just before you connect the pipe straight from the rocker cover to the carbs you may wish to consider some kind of flame trap type filter. This is for the reason you first pointed out - s
/html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00319.html (7,623 bytes)

14. Re: restoring faded paint... (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 1994 13:00:03 +1100 (EST)
Hello Jim I've never used a damp cloth before when cutting a car. On my badly oxidised corolla I used Kitten No.2 Cut and Polish with reasonable effect. All I did was apply it with one sock, wait for
/html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00390.html (7,279 bytes)

15. Re: Junkers in Australia (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 16:42:53 +1100 (EST)
Australia has been watching what the Americans have been doing with respect to the old car laws. Last time it was mentioned all the motoring clubs and welfare institutions made such a fuss that it w
/html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00657.html (7,714 bytes)

16. a/c for Demisting (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au (Gavin Walker)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 1994 12:09:43 +1100 (EST)
Hi all I was driving home in the rain last night and was trying to get the Rover SD1 to demist properly. There was something jammed in the facia control flap so with the fan on full I was getting as
/html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00710.html (7,799 bytes)

17. Re: High Compression V8s (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 12:02:26 +1100 (EST)
After the first revision of the Rover V8 in 76 it was revised again in 81 or 82. In this engine (and the current one) extra webbing was cast into the block to strengthen it. So it'd be best to start
/html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00172.html (6,941 bytes)

18. Rover 827i Vitess (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1993 15:00:31 +1100 (EST)
Hello all Yesterday I saw a Rover 827i Vitesse at the Rover Club meeting. It has remarkable similarities to the old SD1s. The are however powered by a transverse mounted (FWD I assume) 2.7l Honda V6.
/html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00218.html (6,913 bytes)

19. Re: TR6 Emissions (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 13:25:19 +1100 (EST)
Well this doesn't have much LBC content but Scott Paisley's account of his TR6 tuning reminds me of my corolla (1978 1166 ohv dual throat). With the colour tune in cylinder 1 (cyliner 2 is identical)
/html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00268.html (8,620 bytes)

20. Painting with a Brush (was Valspar) (score: 1)
Author: gavin@csis.dit.csiro.au
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1993 10:29:08 +1000 (EST)
You can paint with a brush. A friend of mine painted their P6 once with a brush. They used a nontapering camel hair brush, a couple of tins of solar guard house paint and a lot of thinners. Supposed
/html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00337.html (7,073 bytes)


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