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    Getting there

    I like a P100. A mate of mine has a Mk3 bakkie with a 2•8 V6 and auto box, and years back I worked with a bloke who had a p100S fitted with a rover v8
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    dash lights

    No, unless the cable is holding the chokes on, which is a different fault.
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    dash lights

    Not necessarily. You need to check the switch on the cable behind the centre console and make sure that it's fitted correctly and working as a first stop, and check that the otter switch is only earthing out when the engine is up to temperature. If you twist the choke knob and the light goes out...
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    dash lights

    Faulty choke cable switch, or otter switch.
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    Finally a tidy 3500S!

    Plenty of tomato sauce and you'll get through your humble pie no problem.
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    Finally a tidy 3500S!

    They will. You just need decent press plates and a good press. Supposedly they can't be reused.
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    Finally a tidy 3500S!

    That's it. That one is made to the early spec, later ones don't have the four grooves shown on one end. Those grooves were supposed to be against the bearing.
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    Diff carrier bushes

    It only needs one bolt to drop out for the plate to drop down on that side. Every single nut and bolt should be checked for tightness before and after each journey. (BTW, it's not OCD, it's CDO, the letters should always be in alphabetical order....);)
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    Diff carrier bushes

    But that won't do anything to stop the diff plate dropping down, all it might do is stop the bolt going through the screen of the bloke driving behind you.
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    My '72 P6 V8 is back in use on UK roads and once again wearing its silver on black 'K' plates!

    AFAIK all the diff output shafts are the same, they are all made of lead and plasticine.
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    Oil Sump Pan Removal

    There are two cutouts in the front crossmember that allow socket access the the front two sump bolts.
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    Ignition Switch won’t stop Engine

    OK, that rules out the problem that I was considering.
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    Ignition Switch won’t stop Engine

    Two questions, firstly, is the 18ACR alternator a replacement for an 11AC, and was the ignition switch new or used?
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    No power to starter from key? 1969 auto P6

    The earth for the starter relay is piggybacked on to the earth for the low brake warning light switch on the reservoir.
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    Using a remote engine starter

    Why do you want to connect direct to the battery? There are good 12v supplies and earths under the bonnet.
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    3500S manual pedal box

    Doncha love predictive text.
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    Oil pressure

    What can happen is a failure of the timing case gasket around the oil gallery from the sump, if this happens it can draw air into the gallery and it won't prime.
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    Selector Lever

    A loose rear flange nut only causes difficulty selecting second gear.
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    Scarab the Rover..

    Re the handbrake it sounds as though you haven't adjusted the calipers up properly when you fitted the pads. All I would do is put the handbrake on, and then look at the quadrants on the calipers and see how far they have travelled. If both are nearly full travel the calipers need adjusting, if...
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    Selector Lever

    You can build up the selector striker with braze and then file to shape. I've never seen significant wear on the selector shafts.
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    Scarab the Rover..

    The cable has to be set so the quadrants are back on their stops when the handbrake is off, but there is no slack in the cable, so the quadrants start moving as soon as the lever is pulled.
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    P6b manual to auto

    Spigot bush is the same id, but steel, so it must be changed. A BW65 might fit in the manual tunnel. Propshaft is shorter, speedo cable is different, rear mount is different, radiator is different.
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    Neg or Pos Earth

    There were positive earth alternators back in the day, so they're probably still about now somewhere.
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    Scarab the Rover..

    You're correct about the pads. Just make sure that you fit the pad slippers and shims correctly. The illustration for how to fit them is incorrect in the WM, but it's correct in the parts book. Note that the notch on the slipper that locates on the mills pin sits at the top.
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    Scarab the Rover..

    When the pistons reach the limit of travel they click.
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