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It's located on the left hand side of the engine bay, approximately halfway between the power steering reservoir and the windscreen washer pump, the two joined wires come out of the taped wires running down the side of the engine bay. Both wires are live when the ignition is turned on, but I...

Please can anyone tell me what the two wires are for in the engine bay

Hi not a great fan of fuel pumps in front of the car next to headlights ect FIRE EXPLOSION DEATH not a good day out hench I would like to go down the NADA path is there no way a live feed can not come from the ignition? Found a thread C/R/F p6 news magazine from 1993 that went through the...

Hi can anyone tell me where i can find a live feed for a rear mounted pump? I would like to convert to the nada type system but can not find very much information on pumps or cable to operate the reserve tap :(

Hi can any one please advise me on tyre pressures for Rostyle wheels? I have recently fitted some 15" p5 wheels and have had Dunlop blue sport response 195/65/15 tyres fitted. When on standard V8 rolling stock I use 30 psi all round but on the roystyle wheels the tyres look under...

Hi not sure if I have posted this in the correct place or not? Found this on YouTube for you amusement Enjoy :D . https://youtu.be/wNVOG73cBCw

Hi All :) Has any body fitted under bonnet lights Before? I have two spare rear boot lights, Seems like a good Idea but not to sure where to mount them or how to wire them in OR what type of switch to use :? . 1974 3500 AUTO Ps I think in pictures :shock: Regards, Dan

Hi Ron, Many thanks for your advice me thinks I will go for the 195/65/15 route. Never was to happy about jacking D~posts. I guest that the 5.5" Roystyle wheels are a closer match for the offset? My are 5" so hopefully they will be ok? At 70mph the true speed would be 68.17 mph on the 195...

Hi, All :D It has been a while since my last post, but I have recently purchased p5 Rostyle Wheels for my p6 3500 as very difficult to get hold of the ideal p6 14inch Rostyle wheels. I would like to fit these with 205/65/15 tyres but reviewing earlier posts more than likely I will have to...

Re: GMR723N Hi pat180269 I like the reg, I have GMR 800N She is a v8 in monza red

Thanks for the input harveyp6, my auto box is out of the car at the moment, so a easy fix if i can find a genuine replacement. If not I will go with your advice,many thanks for taking the time to look it is greatly appreciated, regards LOM

Hi has anybody got a Borg Warner 65 black breather pipe for sale? My one seems to have been up against the exhaust and has melted. :roll:

Just spotted KUT 726 P for sale on EBay, last seen on a car transporter summer of 2011. 9 days to go. EBay rover 3500 under classic cars. I will also give a update soon on my engine :)

:cry: OK so i got my head around the cylinder heads SD1 +TIN GASKETS, Many thanks for everybody's input, and helpful knowledge :cry: :cry: In my plea for help I mention that I had oil leaking from the heads. I have had a compression test done and also some airline screw in thing that helps to...

Just to throw things it the air :idea: how about a pair of HRH 2479 heads on a 9.25 compression ratio engine 1996 year of manufacture no idea what compression ratio or size of engine :roll: me also thinks SD1 WITH tin gaskets is the way forward, but the unleaded petrol bit is still a bit of...