P6 2015 work plan

ghce

ghce

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Well it is new year and so I need consider what needs to be put on this years project list for my car.
First up is to install an oil catch tank and then plumb the crank case gas from that receptical into the filter inlet, this will be followed up with a rolling road and and Carb setting as required (Weber).
As can be seen from my below woeful fuel consumption figure sum'it needs doin' though to be fair it may well have been due to the failed reserve O ring (now fixed).
Next on the list is the rear engine (gearbox) mount as this appears to be in a bad way with a lot of rattling from that area on initial acceleration.
Front engine mounts were done a few months back.....However sitting in my garage is my 4HP22 which I really should be getting motivated about to install, upshot is the current BW65 Mount may be put on hold while I consider the future.
Other than that, this year for my P6 is plain sailing (motoring) as it has now come up for classic car registration which means I only need pay about NZ$100.00 per year to be fully taxed, that and full classic motor insurance of NZ$90.00 coupled with lowering fuel costs means hopefully a happy Rovering year.

Graeme
 
I've never used the litres/100km system. Tried to work it out in my head, but had to calculate it on a bit of scrap paper :? .

Didn't reckon the answer could be correct so repeated it . . . and again!

8 MPG ??UK
I'd say it'll pay back a rolling road set-up in a couple of not-very-long trips.

Go for it!

John
 
43l/100 is worse than a heavily driven Land Rover. I'd definitely expedite the 4HP22 box and after
that, a thorough setting up on the rollers.
 
8mpg? Yikes! :shock: I'm pretty sure my Dad's 101 does better than that!

I'd get it on the rolling road ASAP and the savings you make will pay for the other projects for the rest of the year :)
 
Hopefully it was just the leaking O ring seal, the car exhaust doesn't look that black so I suspect other reasons than tuning.
The main reason for plumbing the crank case gases back into the carburetor is to get rid of the smell from the engine fumes, currently they just exit below the base of the firewall but unfortunately the engine bay is not that well sealed and the smell gets back into the cabin.

Graeme
 
I used a PCV valve to sort crankcase fumes, saves messing about with oil catch tanks. There's even a port for it on the Weber.



Richard
 
Never thought of that! Have you more photos of the plumbing? What did you do with the rear port and flame trap?
Did you have to change springs and rod and jets or was that your initial tuning. Any idea what the sizes were for your state of tune?
Certainly is preferable to the catch tank and the fuming up of the air filter paper that venting into that area would cause.

Graeme
 
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