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    Tappets not going quiet?

    OK, bottom end all back together again, new oil and filter, oil pump packed with Vaseline, primed up with the drill. Oil pressure much better now, 30 psi idling hot, 40-45ish when driving. One tappet is refusing to be quiet now! The noise comes and goes so suspicious that the tappet is faulty...
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    Tappets not going quiet?

    Stina, I'd primed the oil pump with my drill, I did feel resistance build up as the pump primed, but not as much resistance as I'd expected. The drill didn't slow down much, though I could definitely hear oil and air escaping inside the engine. I pulled the sump off this morning, the bottom end...
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    Tappets not going quiet?

    Fitted my spare set of rockers/shafts this morning, these have no obvious wear on shafts or rocker arms. I also changed the oil again, refilling with Penrite Classic Light 20W/60. At low road/engine speed the engine is quiet enough, but even a short motorway run leaves the top end very noisy and...
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    Tappets not going quiet?

    Might be on to something there......you can turn a few of the pushrods by hand. I've a spare set of rocker shafts, might give them a try. :D Thanks, Stu.
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    Tappets not going quiet?

    Hi, Having a fairly unusual issue with my P6 at present. I have just fitted a new camshaft and lifters, the cam was run in correctly at 2000rpm for 20 mins, but the tappets refuse to go quiet. I have carried out an oil change, this did nothing. When driving, the tappets get ridiculously loud as...
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    Rover P6 Drivers Club Badge

    3 vintage badges on auction, one is a P6 Drivers Club badge... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181470668610? ... 1555.l2649
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    Fuel Gauge Faulty

    Thanks Ron, Unfortunately I have no idea if it is the correct one that has been fitted. Are there differences between the 2000/2200 and V8 senders? It did occur to me that my fuel tank doesn't look anything like the one shown in the diagram of the 3500 workshop manual, though I don't see that...
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    Fuel Gauge Faulty

    Hi, having some trouble with the fuel gauge on my p6, it wasn't working too well when I bought the car, when the ignition was switched on the needle would creep up to just under the 1/2 mark, regardless of how full the tank was. The car had been fitted with a brand new sender unit only a week or...
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    1974 3500 Automatic

    Spot on, it's a rally plaque from Fraserburgh Vintage Rally. When I first saw pictures of the car online, I did wonder if it had been installed to cover a hole/bodge on the dashboard, turned out to be nothing sinister!
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    1974 3500 Automatic

    Thanks gents, for info the map reading light doesn't work, along with the interior lamp in the headlining. Fuel gauge isn't great either! The 101 is up for sale if anyone is interested....... regards, Stu.
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    1974 3500 Automatic

    A few piccies of my P6, a 1974 3500 Auto in Almond, with Huntsman vinyl.
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    Hello, new P6 owner here!

    My apologies people, I've as yet not been able to post any pics due to laptop problems, something I intend to remedy buy purchasing a new laptop! The old one may well find out just how heavy a 101FC is. Unfortunately I didn't make it to Glamis at the weekend (sorry Tam) as the P6 threw a strop...
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    Hello, new P6 owner here!

    Well, I picked her up this afternoon, she didn't disappoint! Believed to have done 68000 miles from new, the condition of her suggests this is correct. Engine very quiet and smooth, no tappet or lifter noise. Some tiny blemishes on the bodywork, but nothing untoward on a 40 yo car. The steering...
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    Hello, new P6 owner here!

    Thanks Stina, Sounds like I bought the right colour of car then! :D Regards, Stu.
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    Hello, new P6 owner here!

    Thanks Tam, glad you reminded me that the Glamis show is on this weekend, I'd completely forgotten about that! I'll see if I can persuade her indoors to come with me to the show on Sunday, be a good excuse to take the new P6 for a run. The car looks good in the pic you posted, though is there...
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    Hello, new P6 owner here!

    Hi Folks, Just a quick first post to say hello, I've been around Rover/BL/Land Rover vehicles for a long time, but took the plunge on Tuesday there and purchased my first P6! Picking her up tomorrow lunchtime, so very excited now and really hoping I've done the right thing. Ebay is a really...
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