by Richard | Saturday, 4 July, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Rear Leaf Spring Refurbishment |
Rover P5 and P5B Rear Leaf Spring Pads. One of the things I find fascinating about these cars is the history you can uncover, a history that stretches back to when Britain had a vibrant British-owned motor industry. The strangest things can trigger the search for this...
by Richard | Friday, 1 May, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Rear Leaf Spring Refurbishment |
Refurbishing Rover P5 and P5B Rear Leaf Springs. One of the things that needs fixing on my car is the rear leaf spring shackles. On a Rover P5 and P5B these are known as ‘Contrasonic Shackles’, as they use Metalastik ‘Y’-shaped mountings that...
by Richard | Wednesday, 25 February, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Intake Manifold Refurbishment |
Re-Assembling the Rover P5B Intake Manifold. Once the intake manifold was painted and hardened, I set about refitting the manifold and fitting new hoses etc. I bought stainless steel Jubilee clips (original Jubilee brand, still Made In England!) and new hoses from JR...
by Richard | Saturday, 7 February, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Intake Manifold Refurbishment |
Painting the Rover P5B Intake Manifold. Once the temperature sender (transmitter) thread was repaired I set about painting the intake manifold. Originally the factory painted these a mid-grey colour, along with the rocker covers and air inlet ‘elbows’....
by Richard | Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Intake Manifold Refurbishment |
Fixing a Rover P5B Temperature Transmitter (Sender). As mentioned in a previous post, there are a number of jobs that need fixing in the area of the intake manifold, which I’ve left to do at the same time: Faulty temperature transmitter / sender. This is well...
by Richard | Saturday, 10 January, 2015 | BGU 122G Blog, Intake Manifold Refurbishment |
Into the Valley-Rover P5B Intake Manifold. The time has come, whilst the roads are covered in salt, to fix a few mechanical issues that need fixing. Main ones are: Faulty temperature transmitter / sender. This is well and truly stuck – I’ve tried lots of...
