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    Cover

    I keep my car in a dry garage over winter but when I light the wood burning stove in the workshop area I noticed condensation would start to form on the Rover. I went to a couple of charity shops and bought a load of cheap blankets, threw them over the car and that done the trick
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    Bangers and Cash

    Did anyone watch last weeks programme when an ex royal protection squad Rover P6 was up for auction. What was that remote starter all about ?
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    In my defense...

    Well that brings back a few memories for me. Many moons ago I was in need of a tow car so I paid £90 for a 1966 Viscount at the local car auction ( no ebay then ). I used it to tow a stock car on a trailer with no brakes ( I know, I know but I was younger then) and it used to go through front...
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    The Forth Railway Bridge

    Forth Rail Bridge I remember crossing it many times back in the 1950's when going to visit relatives. What I remember most is that when we were on the bridge we would open the window and throw pennies out for luck. Everyone used to do it so I suppose the lucky ones were the bridge inspectors...
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    A little low on the driver side.

    Try measuring from the wheel arch to the centre of the hub as this removes the tyres and road surface from the equation and may be more accurate. I remember some manufacturers had slightly different spring lengths on opposite sides of the car to compensate for road camber and ensure the car...
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    Hello from Fife

    Hello and welcome from another P6 owner in Fife (just)
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    40 year mystery to be solved

    I'm going to go for Datsun 160B as I think it is bigger than a 120Y
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    speedometer over-read

    Me too! I felt I was going faster than the speedo was telling me so I hooked up a sat nav and found that when the speedo was reading 60 mph the speed was actually 66 mph. I don't think I'm going to do anything about this but will have to keep alert to it when driving the car. Most other cars on...
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    Pre-engaged starter motor wiring.

    I find vehicle electrics a bit of a nightmare but if you disconnect the connections on the ammeter shunt one at a time and see if one of them removes the short on your brown wire this may move you on a bit further. Best of luck
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    Oil Pressure

    There is a P6 V8 distributer for sale on ebay for £20 + p&p if that is of any help.
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    got your vaccine? what happened??

    Had mine a couple of weeks ago and had some mental side effects, but as it was just feelings of superiority and smugness I am sure I will get over it.
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    rear screen relay

    Yes thats it, just been looking it up on my electronic version of the manual. Item 77 labelled Relay for Heater and Heated Back Light with the wire colours W, NW, SN and Earth. As far as I can remember these colours corresponded to the relay I had assumed was the alternator relay above the...
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    rear screen relay

    In the workshop manual wiring diagrams 86.00.01 sheet2 shows a relay in the hrw circuit. The items to look at in the diagram are 71, 75, 76 and77. Physically I think it is above the passenger side glove box where the alternator relay is/was/ ? fitted.
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    Hi there

    I would have liked to have kept my MGB but it was hard to justify what had become a garage queen. I reckon you get a lot more fair weather days in your part of the world than we do in Scotland
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    Hi there

    I really liked my MGB but due to hip problems the only way I could get in and out of it was with the roof down. This made it into a fair weather car and so I decided it was time for it to go. I always had a soft spot for the P6 as the engineering of it appealed to me, and as a petrol head I...
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