Hello All,
As money has been tight recently, my other half forced me to get rid of one of my cars. After much thought as to whether to sell my P6 or my Mondeo, I have decided to keep my P6, and got rid of the Mondeo. The other half thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am, but i'm sure most of you here will understand my decision. So now my Rover 2000 SC is my everyday use car, and I have decided to spend some money from the sale of the Mondeo to give the P6 a good service.
I have a few issues I was hoping you good people could help me with. When driving at night, the headlights become very dim when the engine is idling, and power drops so low that the dashboard light and radio cut out altogether, the engine even stalls on occasion. I thought this could be points, or contacts, so I opened up the distributor and sure enough the contacts were a bit furred up. I cleaned them up with a bit of sandpaper and the car seems to be running more smoothly, however the dimness and lack of electrical remains. I am now thinking maybe it's idling speed or perhaps the alternator....
Also recently when I go to start the car, it sometimes takes a few turns of the key before it starts. I'm thinking maybe the alternator isnt charging the battery fully?
I was wondering it it's worth changing the points and contacts, coil etc, and if so should I upgrade to one of these electronic ignitions I have heard about but do not know much about.
Any thoughts?
Dayle
As money has been tight recently, my other half forced me to get rid of one of my cars. After much thought as to whether to sell my P6 or my Mondeo, I have decided to keep my P6, and got rid of the Mondeo. The other half thinks I'm crazy. Maybe I am, but i'm sure most of you here will understand my decision. So now my Rover 2000 SC is my everyday use car, and I have decided to spend some money from the sale of the Mondeo to give the P6 a good service.
I have a few issues I was hoping you good people could help me with. When driving at night, the headlights become very dim when the engine is idling, and power drops so low that the dashboard light and radio cut out altogether, the engine even stalls on occasion. I thought this could be points, or contacts, so I opened up the distributor and sure enough the contacts were a bit furred up. I cleaned them up with a bit of sandpaper and the car seems to be running more smoothly, however the dimness and lack of electrical remains. I am now thinking maybe it's idling speed or perhaps the alternator....
Also recently when I go to start the car, it sometimes takes a few turns of the key before it starts. I'm thinking maybe the alternator isnt charging the battery fully?
I was wondering it it's worth changing the points and contacts, coil etc, and if so should I upgrade to one of these electronic ignitions I have heard about but do not know much about.
Any thoughts?
Dayle