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    Brake Servo- Booster air valve spring

    Dear people, first of all excuse my English. I´m into the final process of fixing the brakes of a 1976 Rover P6 2200 TC, that belongs to a friend of mine. I´ve made everything: - rear calipers kit ( late Girlin ) quite complicated but accomplished thanks to Mark Gray´s video. - front calipers...
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    First start after rebuild

    Hello people, I've started the engine for the first time after a rebuilt ( head with new valves and block with new pistons, rings and bearings ). As a reminder is a 2000TC 9:1 compression. The thing is that sounds quite smooth, no strange noises. The oil pressure light goes off, the pressure...
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    How to do the static timing

    Hi people, I'm going to start my engine for the first time, after a complete rebuilt. Its a 2000TC 9:1 compression. Can you explain to me how to do the static timing. I have several manuals but I couldn't understand how to do it. It talks about using a light but without further explanation. As...
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    Earth Wires Mystery

    Hello people, I need some help. I´m in the final part of an engine rebuild ( P6 2000TC 1976 LHD ). The engine is back in the car, and because I've lost the photos I made before dismantling, I'm now with to earth wire with no idea where they go, and if they go together or in different places. So...
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    Mystery part - where does it go ?

    Hello, I'm in the final part of my project ( engine rebuild ). The engine is back in the car and because I've lost all the pictures I've made previous to dismount, I have a part with no idea where it goes. I´m attaching a picture with the size. The car is a 2000TC, 1976 for export and LHD. Any...
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    Help with wire connection

    Hi people, I need some help with some wires. Some months ago I took the engine off from my Rover 2000TC. I made lots of pictures of connectors and wires as a reminder but my phone died and I lost most of the photos. Now the engine is back in the car and I've got the big connector that plugs...
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    Carburetter bowl cap/lid position

    Hello people, can I change the position of the back carburetor bowl cap ? My car came with the cap in the position marked "A" ( see pic ). I guess the cap is not the original one. I would like to put in the "B" position. Any problem ? Thanks in advance.
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    Starter motor test

    Hello, here I'm again...When I finish the valve timing of my engine, I would like to test the starter motor ( of course, once I'm sure that the timing is correct and no valve valve hitting any piston :eek: ) I´m enclosing a picture of the contacts in the back of the starter solenoid. What are...
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    Valve Timing

    Hello people, I'm in the process of assembling my engine. Things are going quite well and I think that I´ll end with a nice engine for my P6 2000TC. Now I'm in the critical moment of doing the valve timing ( for me the most scaring moment of the process ). From the start I have the first...
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    Oil sump: gasket or sealing compound ?

    Hello people, a quick and simple question: does the oil sump needs a gasket or only a sealing compound ? Thanks in advance.
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    Valve lift after cylinder head rebuild

    Hello people , I need some advice about the valve lift I found after the shimming. According the manual, the valve lift should be 0.370 in ( 9.40 mm ). I measured the valve lift and found an average of 0.428 in ( 10.89 mm ). Is it too much ? Any possibility of the piston hitting the valves ? I...
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    Valve clearance

    Hello, I'm with a dilemma, maybe you can help me. I've found a good workshop who made a nice job with the cylinder head of my 2000TC engine. After the job, I reassembled the camshaft, with the original shims. Now I find that there is no clearance, as expected because all the valve seats where...
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    Help Identifying Big and Main Bearings

    I´ll appreciate some help identifying bearings size. I took the crankshaft to a machining shop and they found that needs only a slight polishing. They ask me if the old bearings where standard or ¨oversized¨. I found the following numbers in each type of bearings: Main Bearings: 534188...
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    Rover 2000TC- Took the head off and this what I found

    Hi people, I took the cylinder head off and this is what I found. Please have a look at the pictures, and give your opinions. Is the first I open an engine and I found a lot of debris in some pistons, especially in cylinder nr.4 (back of the engine)- I was thinking to send only the head to a...
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    Which cylinder head do I have ?...well, my car...

    Hi people, I have problems trying to guess the type of cylinder head in my car ( late or early one ). Chassis Nr. 86813166 E Engine Nr. 86800770 C I don't know the history of the car. She spent her life in Italy. I´m enclosing a pic of the engine nr., as you can see there is a C suffix but a...
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    New member

    Hello everybody: I'm new in the forum, my name is Carlos Suarez and I'm a proud owner of a 1974 Rover P6 2000TC LHD (bought last summer) I live in Girona (Spain) and is my third British car ( a 1976 TR6 and a1986 3.6 Jaguar XJS ). I´ve made a body off restoration of my TR6, and a front and rear...
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