That sounds really rough, Matt, it should be quiet on tickover, and smooth to rev. The lumpy start, and odd sooty plugs sounds like the firing order is wrong, the cylinder numbers, and firing order are cast on the alloy inlet manifold webs. It should be 18436572, odd and even on opposite sides of the engine. Number 1 lead on the distributor , and the rotor arm sould be pointing nearest to the radiator at TDC on the firing stroke. Pull the distributor out and spin the rotor around 180 degrees if it's pointing towards the back. The static timing, running on unleaded, needs to be set to 6 degrees BTDC. The cam timing is idiot proof, both timing wheels have a Woodruff key locating slot, and a dot timing mark that should face forwards. When they're set, the two dots should be set to align adjacent to each other, the crank one at 12 o'clock, and the cam one at 6 o'clock. Make sure the oil thrower, a deep thin dished washer is in place on the outer face of the crank timing wheel. There is no chain tensioner on the Rover V8 to worry about. You just assemble the chain on the wheels with the dots aligned, then the assembly is a tight sliding fit over the two keyways, which you turn carefully on the cam and crank. Then fit the washer, bolt and lockplate on the cam fixing bolt. There is also a proper layout and spacers for the ignition leads, they can cross fire if the leads are old and touching. This is easy to spot in the dark, a static blue glow can be seen where HT current is leaking.
Might take a few back and forth between the two to get the idle down low enough that the timing reads correctly. (don't want it to be doing any mechanical advance when you adjust it).
Being SU carbs may be worn needles or a bent one and possible low oil or none for the damping of them. A check that the vacuum advance/retard has no leaks and is connected.
Since there is non stock cam you definetly have to check the correct timing from the manufacturer. When "bigger" cams are timed they are always more in advanced when they are timed correctly. So with cam with more degrees of duration is at the stock cam time it wil be hopelesly late in time. That will cause red hot stuff at the exhaust side. More agressive cam will too mix up the mixture near idle speeds. There should be timing chart with the cam where you can locate the correct cam timing. Usually it is told how many mm intake valve is open at the tdc or just crank degrees.
Fantastic to see the P6 up and running. This project was how i found your channel as i searched around youtube to see how hard it would be to rebuild the dead 4.6 in my P38. I've since completed that rebuild and its great to see progress on the car that showed me i could be brave enough to do it myself. Im PROPERLY invested in this project and it would be SO cool if it made it to the NEC with you. Well done Matt!
Fantastic! So happy to see a P6 again - all you have got to do now is give it a proper tune. Personally I'd lower that idle speed drastically back down to what it should be and then you can start to consider mixture and timing settings - you cant set anything at 3000rpm. Plus, your gearbox issues could be that the engines running too fast they're designed to idle at 500-750 RPM so no wonder its creeping lol.
Concur with all the comments on double check vacuum, carbs and timing also leads and firing order. My Landrover V8 from 72 is very carb sensitive. All adjustments on fast idle. New fuel also required a needle change for smoothest running but yours sounded very rough.
Having seen your earlier videos on the P6, it’s a genuine treat to see it alive again! You’re on the home stretch for sure. Just a thought; while the wings are off, could you film the front suspension? That’s a really intriguing feature of these cars, and well worth a look via video. Thanks as always!
Apart from the timing that needs to be set with a strobe light listening to your findings with some of the spark plugs black and others " lean " definitely points to one carb running lean and the other running rich . On Right hand drive cars the carb on the drivers side feeds cylinders 1and 7 ( passengers side) & 4 and 6 drivers side . The passengers side carb feeds cylinders 2 &8 ( drivers side) and 3 & 5 passengers side . As your p6 is 4.6 litres with a fast road cam assuming that the normal needles BBG in the SU hif 6 carbs may not be suitable for the larger capacity engine and the potential increase in airflow into the engine.
For me the P5 is one of the nicest cars ever made, so the P6 is like a pale shadow in comparison. I hope the engine was not damaged by running with no oil pressure.
I have a TR7 V8. 4 port weber, mallory twin spark distributor and a Tony Pond single exit exhaust. Something always went wrong. The last thing was my oil pressure sensor blew off and I spewed oil all over the carpark at work on a night shift. I managed to find a blank Wade air fitting to replace the oil pressure sensor. I refilled my oil (I always have a spare oil supply in my boot, amongst anything to not break down). I drove home and parked up. That was in 2014!!! Ive not touched it since 😅. Maybe I should have started my own TH-cam channel back in the early 2000's.
Glad to see the Rover back home, l started watching your channel when l came across the V8 content as l have a Rover v8 in my Pop so glad it's back, l have to say my heart was in my mouth when watching you rev the engine with a dickey gear shift l was waiting for it to leap into the mini, anyway all the best and look forward to more videos.
Before you set the timing with a strobe… you cannot trust the timing marks on these engine, the crank pulleys inner and outer sections can slip out of alignment. You need to set the engine to true TDC and qualify the original markings or make your own new ones. Also, if half the plugs show lean then one of the carbs needs adjustment. Double check the firing order for the sake of a few minutes. It would be nice to check the cam timing but do the easy things first.
She lives! She really is alive I tell you. This is really great news Matt. I don't know if you can still get those old Colourtune thingies from Gunsen but that will give you a visual view of the mixture oh and they used to do a xenon timing light for checking the auto advance that could be useful. I had both decades ago but may have escaped following a few house moves over the last 30 years. If I find any of them I'd be happy to share them with you to get Black Beauty back on the road.
Matt so pleased for you, you have certainly cheered me up as i had been having issues with my lastest financial mistake not starting earlier it somehow sprung into life after this video was released! Rover sounds amazing and that black bonnet looks amazing!
so thats where my good luck went, flew through the internet to your project! I was so relieved the bonnet came back like that, I was half expecting to need to paint it again
I would check for a air leak, probably inlet manifold to head. Run a bit of oil around the manifold to head. Listen for a difference in engine speed. Worth a go.
It was really nice seeing my Favourite Car in your fleet back with a bang... tip Matt start with the basic Timing wirh a Strobe to make sure its not too advanced then Rune the Carbs with a Gunson Carb Balancer and see what the plugs look like then! Happy days :)
@@furiousdriving Matt, did you specify which Easter lol! It’s so hard to find a good garage to put your trust in. Looks like you ar pe nearly there. The engine looks super smooth 👍
Good to hear this run at last Matt,well done to the lads at Hawk. As an aside your timing sound to be a little too far advanced,causing a hesitation on cranking that sounds like a flattish battery.
Also Matt with reference to the difference in the colour of the plugs check to make certain that the inlet manifold does not have an air leak as from experience they can be absolutely bent and won't seal properly But before you do any of that Get The Dam Thing To Stay Put In Park ,you'll thank me later.🤔
Apart from an incorrectly adjusted linkage, a low oil level causing a low pressure in the gearbox may cause it to be ingear when shouldn't be and to jump in one when running. An electric fan is a good idea as will also save on fuel as that could be a thirsty beast. Every MPG will count.
This is a very exciting time on the Furious Fleet! She is alive! We definitely need a catch up and road test of this beautiful old girl! Great video Matt
I had no idea this place was there, but recognised it as soon as I saw the businesses in the background. Definitely somewhere to try and remember in the future. Really nice to see and hear the P6 running.
You cannot just twiddle the distributor, you need to use a timing light, and pref a digital one where you can read off the exact timing. Im not sure of the spec on those but it will be something like 6 to 10 BTDC with the vac hose disconnected.
Way to go Matt!I was about to do the rain dance myself,even though the sun is shinning and it's 28 C down here!Great job,it's great to see you happy again.
Methinks that car should be renamed Christine. It appears to be wanting to do you a mischief. Once again your determination to get it going is commendable. Good luck with the other repairs. 👍
Great news!! So pleased tonsee this up and running. Could the lack of air filters be affecting the fuel/air mixture as it will be sucking more air in without the restriction filters would create.
@@furiousdriving No Cam timing and ignition timing are different things. The ignition timing is when the spark happens, cam timing is when the valves open and close. Set the ignition timing to standard and work from there a couple of deg at a time. Guessing the ignition timing you could be 10 deg too advanced and it would still run
The sticking float could well be your issue. If one of the carbs was getting no fuel (may have been stuck closed initially) then it would still be sucking air through the venturi while the other carb only provided half the required fuel (running very lean). Also with fuel only coming in from one carb, that might explain the uneven distribution of mixture to the cylinders, with some richer than others. I would guess there may be some dirt in the carbs which could still cause the floats to stick unless you give them a good strip and clean.
yes, Im ashamed that didnt occur to me. It was sat around so long at the other place the fuel could have turned to varnish and gummed it up causing the issue
Radiator top strap has come adrift on the NS. Should solder up OK. 1º of dizzy turn = 2º of timing so very sensitive. I see a timing light there but didn't see you use it. Agree with the comment that referenced the engine resisting the starter. Means the timing is to far advanced and firing before the piston gets to TDC. Looks like locally it should be some sun up to the end of the afternoon tomorrow Monday but then wet until a sunny Friday. What a pain!
Not sure I have ever seen you drive the P6 Matt 🤔, been a long time coming but yeah I feel your excitement, such a great car and love that red leather interior when it’s put back in 👌🏻. Your neighbours must think your crazy 😝 happy rain dancing 😂😂👍🏻.
I dont think Ive driven this one on camera as the old engine was broken before I started the channel, this would look amazing with red leather but thats n the white one
Should have chocked the wheels , back in the 70s our local street mechanic was working on an automatic car , bonnet up in the owners garage started it up gave the throttle a blip and got squashed against the work bench broke both legs and walked with a limp for the rest of his life
"...Call this a functioning working P6!" Meanwhile P6 billowing clouds of steam in the background... xD No but seriously speaking while it still needs some fine tuning congrats on getting it running! Now there is actual light at the end of the tunnel!
Red headers are probably down to running lean with over advanced timing. Get it to a rolling road with SU carb experience. You are never going to get it right by ear, especially without a timing light while revving it silly. Capacity, cam change and E10 fuel make it inevitable a those SU needles are not correct. You may get it right at a single point in the rpm range, but never across it.
You probably handled it all lot better than I would have under the same circumstances,defo a garage to be avoided in future!@@furiousdriving 🖖edit to add,just seen the leak..eek! coul;d be a sticking float or blocked needle in one of the carbs, I think each carb feeds different cylinders? so if the lean or rich cylinders match to one of the carbs could be that?
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That sounds really rough, Matt, it should be quiet on tickover, and smooth to rev. The lumpy start, and odd sooty plugs sounds like the firing order is wrong, the cylinder numbers, and firing order are cast on the alloy inlet manifold webs. It should be 18436572, odd and even on opposite sides of the engine. Number 1 lead on the distributor , and the rotor arm sould be pointing nearest to the radiator at TDC on the firing stroke. Pull the distributor out and spin the rotor around 180 degrees if it's pointing towards the back. The static timing, running on unleaded, needs to be set to 6 degrees BTDC. The cam timing is idiot proof, both timing wheels have a Woodruff key locating slot, and a dot timing mark that should face forwards. When they're set, the two dots should be set to align adjacent to each other, the crank one at 12 o'clock, and the cam one at 6 o'clock. Make sure the oil thrower, a deep thin dished washer is in place on the outer face of the crank timing wheel. There is no chain tensioner on the Rover V8 to worry about. You just assemble the chain on the wheels with the dots aligned, then the assembly is a tight sliding fit over the two keyways, which you turn carefully on the cam and crank. Then fit the washer, bolt and lockplate on the cam fixing bolt. There is also a proper layout and spacers for the ignition leads, they can cross fire if the leads are old and touching. This is easy to spot in the dark, a static blue glow can be seen where HT current is leaking.
Lumpy/not smooth running on SU's often down to worn/bent needles or no/low oil in the damper pots. Also an air leak in the vacuum advance/retard line.
Set the ignition timing first with a timing light. Then fiddle with the carb idle jets.
Might take a few back and forth between the two to get the idle down low enough that the timing reads correctly. (don't want it to be doing any mechanical advance when you adjust it).
Late ignition produces glowing headers.
Being SU carbs may be worn needles or a bent one and possible low oil or none for the damping of them. A check that the vacuum advance/retard has no leaks and is connected.
My Morgan plus 8 with a 4.6 Rover v8 doesn’t sound as ropey as that, lots more work needed to get it to run sweetly.
Since there is non stock cam you definetly have to check the correct timing from the manufacturer. When "bigger" cams are timed they are always more in advanced when they are timed correctly. So with cam with more degrees of duration is at the stock cam time it wil be hopelesly late in time. That will cause red hot stuff at the exhaust side. More agressive cam will too mix up the mixture near idle speeds.
There should be timing chart with the cam where you can locate the correct cam timing. Usually it is told how many mm intake valve is open at the tdc or just crank degrees.
Fantastic to see the P6 up and running. This project was how i found your channel as i searched around youtube to see how hard it would be to rebuild the dead 4.6 in my P38. I've since completed that rebuild and its great to see progress on the car that showed me i could be brave enough to do it myself. Im PROPERLY invested in this project and it would be SO cool if it made it to the NEC with you. Well done Matt!
Fantastic! So happy to see a P6 again - all you have got to do now is give it a proper tune. Personally I'd lower that idle speed drastically back down to what it should be and then you can start to consider mixture and timing settings - you cant set anything at 3000rpm. Plus, your gearbox issues could be that the engines running too fast they're designed to idle at 500-750 RPM so no wonder its creeping lol.
Concur with all the comments on double check vacuum, carbs and timing also leads and firing order. My Landrover V8 from 72 is very carb sensitive. All adjustments on fast idle. New fuel also required a needle change for smoothest running but yours sounded very rough.
Having seen your earlier videos on the P6, it’s a genuine treat to see it alive again! You’re on the home stretch for sure. Just a thought; while the wings are off, could you film the front suspension? That’s a really intriguing feature of these cars, and well worth a look via video. Thanks as always!
yes, can show it when I give it a clean up
@@furiousdriving Brilliant, thanks! 😊
Apart from the timing that needs to be set with a strobe light listening to your findings with some of the spark plugs black and others " lean " definitely points to one carb running lean and the other running rich .
On Right hand drive cars the carb on the drivers side feeds cylinders 1and 7 ( passengers side) & 4 and 6 drivers side .
The passengers side carb feeds cylinders 2 &8 ( drivers side) and 3 & 5 passengers side .
As your p6 is 4.6 litres with a fast road cam assuming that the normal needles BBG in the SU hif 6 carbs may not be suitable for the larger capacity engine and the potential increase in airflow into the engine.
Yes, this adds weight to my thought that the sticking float valve might be the culprit.
I have had sticky float valves in SUs and on advice got as much oil out with a coiled up rag and replaced with ATF. Thinner oil fixed them.
@@peterriggall8409 That might be the cure for sticking slides but the dashpot oil is not in any way connected to the float valves.
@@Nino500 Sorry, showing my ignorance. 😄
For me the P5 is one of the nicest cars ever made, so the P6 is like a pale shadow in comparison. I hope the engine was not damaged by running with no oil pressure.
I have a TR7 V8. 4 port weber, mallory twin spark distributor and a Tony Pond single exit exhaust. Something always went wrong. The last thing was my oil pressure sensor blew off and I spewed oil all over the carpark at work on a night shift. I managed to find a blank Wade air fitting to replace the oil pressure sensor. I refilled my oil (I always have a spare oil supply in my boot, amongst anything to not break down). I drove home and parked up. That was in 2014!!! Ive not touched it since 😅. Maybe I should have started my own TH-cam channel back in the early 2000's.
Glad to see the Rover back home, l started watching your channel when l came across the V8 content as l have a Rover v8 in my Pop so glad it's back, l have to say my heart was in my mouth when watching you rev the engine with a dickey gear shift l was waiting for it to leap into the mini, anyway all the best and look forward to more videos.
No air filter will alter mixture,didn't see any use of timing light. If it is in gear it should not start. Stainless is a lot thinner than cast iron.
Before you set the timing with a strobe… you cannot trust the timing marks on these engine, the crank pulleys inner and outer sections can slip out of alignment. You need to set the engine to true TDC and qualify the original markings or make your own new ones. Also, if half the plugs show lean then one of the carbs needs adjustment. Double check the firing order for the sake of a few minutes. It would be nice to check the cam timing but do the easy things first.
She lives! She really is alive I tell you. This is really great news Matt. I don't know if you can still get those old Colourtune thingies from Gunsen but that will give you a visual view of the mixture oh and they used to do a xenon timing light for checking the auto advance that could be useful. I had both decades ago but may have escaped following a few house moves over the last 30 years. If I find any of them I'd be happy to share them with you to get Black Beauty back on the road.
Well done! It must be fantastic to have the P6 running after such a long time.
Matt so pleased for you, you have certainly cheered me up as i had been having issues with my lastest financial mistake not starting earlier it somehow sprung into life after this video was released!
Rover sounds amazing and that black bonnet looks amazing!
so thats where my good luck went, flew through the internet to your project! I was so relieved the bonnet came back like that, I was half expecting to need to paint it again
This is why the 90s is, agreeably, peak car. Some computer to maybe say where the issue may lie but not enough that it's almost un drivable!
Congrats Matt really great to see the p6 up and running! You should get timing light on it and get it properly tuned when its all put back together
I would check for a air leak, probably inlet manifold to head. Run a bit of oil around the manifold to head. Listen for a difference in engine speed. Worth a go.
Well done Matt great to see you happy with a running P6 😁👍
It was really nice seeing my Favourite Car in your fleet back with a bang... tip Matt start with the basic Timing wirh a Strobe to make sure its not too advanced then Rune the Carbs with a Gunson Carb Balancer and see what the plugs look like then! Happy days :)
lovely to see the old rover again , respect to you for sticking with it .
Hawk sound like great guys. Such a shame the previous garage gave up on it. You must have been so frustrated. Great to have it back running at last 👍
yes, I thought it would be home by easter
@@furiousdriving Matt, did you specify which Easter lol! It’s so hard to find a good garage to put your trust in. Looks like you ar pe nearly there. The engine looks super smooth 👍
Great to see The Black Car back home.
Sounds like Hawk deserve some business being sent their way.
Good to hear this run at last Matt,well done to the lads at Hawk.
As an aside your timing sound to be a little too far advanced,causing a hesitation on cranking that sounds like a flattish battery.
yes, agree with that - wait for the last start up!
Also Matt with reference to the difference in the colour of the plugs check to make certain that the inlet manifold does not have an air leak as from experience they can be absolutely bent and won't seal properly
But before you do any of that
Get The Dam Thing To Stay Put In Park ,you'll thank me later.🤔
@@mrcogginsgarage7062 It stays where its put, but the selector seems to have slipped so P is R, R is D, that needs sorting!
Check the kick down cable.
Apart from an incorrectly adjusted linkage, a low oil level causing a low pressure in the gearbox may cause it to be ingear when shouldn't be and to jump in one when running. An electric fan is a good idea as will also save on fuel as that could be a thirsty beast. Every MPG will count.
Thats a good point about the trans fluid, it probably does need flush and topping up.
I was thinking electric fan, and a triple row rad
This is a very exciting time on the Furious Fleet! She is alive! We definitely need a catch up and road test of this beautiful old girl! Great video Matt
Cant wait to be driving it, hope its not too long now
Time to sell the Merc, Crown Vic and Volvo (I wouldn't say no...) and get this Rover on the road and driven...
It's the ignition timing I'd say as you can hear it when you spin it over to start
I'm at the NEC on the Saturday (the 11th November) can't wait.
I had no idea this place was there, but recognised it as soon as I saw the businesses in the background. Definitely somewhere to try and remember in the future. Really nice to see and hear the P6 running.
yes, great service, nice guys and lots of know how there
I haven't had a GM V8 since the 1970s but I remember that sound of out of time starting. That slight bog of the starter motor
You cannot just twiddle the distributor, you need to use a timing light, and pref a digital one where you can read off the exact timing. Im not sure of the spec on those but it will be something like 6 to 10 BTDC with the vac hose disconnected.
Congratulations Matt, looks like a great result. Can’t wait to see it out and about!
Great to see it finally up n running, the gear select issue got me worried it would lurch and injure you
This is so much better than the 75.
Class to see the beautiful Rover 75 parked next to its Grandad.
Not one but two 4.6 V8s on the Fleet.
What's not to love?
You Furiously Jammy Man.
Way to go Matt!I was about to do the rain dance myself,even though the sun is shinning and it's 28 C down here!Great job,it's great to see you happy again.
Wow! Very generous 5th Nov 2030 competition closing date! 😂 That's 7 years not 7 days! 😶
I wonder if it's 8.30pm closing time - but yes I spotted it too 😂
mental note, cut that bit next Sunday...
Methinks that car should be renamed Christine. It appears to be wanting to do you a mischief. Once again your determination to get it going is commendable. Good luck with the other repairs. 👍
Fantastic Matt glad to see the awesome p6 running hope there’s more vlogs to come on it all the best..
Well done Matt a brilliant video and so good to see the p6b come back to life!
Glad to see the lovely P6B running again. A car like that deserves a road trip!
Great news!! So pleased tonsee this up and running. Could the lack of air filters be affecting the fuel/air mixture as it will be sucking more air in without the restriction filters would create.
At last, a running P6. Good for you! Your persistence is paying off.
Congrats. Matt. Great news. Hawk have done a good job. It certainly is throwing up unusual problems. 👍
So happy for you!!! Nothing beats a V8 P6!!!!
That Rover will look cool when its finished , love the black paintwork .
Great to see the old Rover finally running and sounding great.
After all these years it finally runs! So happy for you. Nice Audi 90 B3 on the background.
The P6s are my favourite cars on the fleet, great to see progress being made on the big block
Time to sell the merc so the Rover can sleep inside.
No one's ever going to buy the Merc. The parts just aren't available for a resto anymore.
Scrap rather than sell.
For some reason he won't sell it. I've been saying it for a while as well.
🤣What happened to your thumbnail picture of you 😂
Get rid of the 123 and get the P6 V8 in the garage, running well and enjoy it!
Sounds like you've got too much ignition timing in it.and poss running lean with no air filters on the cherry up the headers like that
yes, check the last start up at the end
Love that. Very brave running! Thought it might be through the fence and down the hill. Look forward to the next.
Yeah I could see it taking off at a great rate of knots, collecting the Crown VIC. on the way and hoping Matt. jumped out of the way in time. 😳
Thats my favorite of your cars(Alfa too). Looking forward to more P6
The P6 and 75 look great together there
I think you need to balance the SU Carbs check the vacuum is the same on both and adjust the needles
Brilliant news. I think the last time we saw that dance mey have been the Mouldeo. Not long until you can properly hoon around in it now
Its reserved for really big wins, dont want to cheapen it!
What a great job on the bonnet! It's establishments that go the extra mile that deserve patronage.
Why are you guessing ignition timing? You have to set it up correctly with a timing gun
its not a standard cam shaft so the figures wont be the same as standard
@@furiousdriving No Cam timing and ignition timing are different things. The ignition timing is when the spark happens, cam timing is when the valves open and close. Set the ignition timing to standard and work from there a couple of deg at a time. Guessing the ignition timing you could be 10 deg too advanced and it would still run
Glad it’s running
The sticking float could well be your issue. If one of the carbs was getting no fuel (may have been stuck closed initially) then it would still be sucking air through the venturi while the other carb only provided half the required fuel (running very lean). Also with fuel only coming in from one carb, that might explain the uneven distribution of mixture to the cylinders, with some richer than others. I would guess there may be some dirt in the carbs which could still cause the floats to stick unless you give them a good strip and clean.
yes, Im ashamed that didnt occur to me. It was sat around so long at the other place the fuel could have turned to varnish and gummed it up causing the issue
The way the engine turns over sounds like cam timing and with a none standard cam more so
Radiator top strap has come adrift on the NS. Should solder up OK. 1º of dizzy turn = 2º of timing so very sensitive. I see a timing light there but didn't see you use it. Agree with the comment that referenced the engine resisting the starter. Means the timing is to far advanced and firing before the piston gets to TDC. Looks like locally it should be some sun up to the end of the afternoon tomorrow Monday but then wet until a sunny Friday. What a pain!
Forecast has changed again. No surprise there!
The Rover V8 is alive more tinkering and the Rover will be driving around and looks like the end of the long tunnel is getting very close
First class, and totally justified rain dance!
Your previous garage sound like a bunch of cowboys: first they dont drain the fuel tank, then they give up on the job. Better off without them.
It's something of a pity that it's hard to see the chrome manifold you fitted Matt, you will have to get the rocker covers chromed....😃😉
Not sure I have ever seen you drive the P6 Matt 🤔, been a long time coming but yeah I feel your excitement, such a great car and love that red leather interior when it’s put back in 👌🏻. Your neighbours must think your crazy 😝 happy rain dancing 😂😂👍🏻.
I dont think Ive driven this one on camera as the old engine was broken before I started the channel, this would look amazing with red leather but thats n the white one
@@furiousdriving hmm 🤔 see how easy an old man gets confused 😂 so many cars and so little memory , yep the white one and red seats 😁.
As you have said time to garage the rover ; lovely classic.😊
Closing date on the tag says 5th November 2030!
about that
Should have chocked the wheels , back in the 70s our local street mechanic was working on an automatic car , bonnet up in the owners garage started it up gave the throttle a blip and got squashed against the work bench broke both legs and walked with a limp for the rest of his life
I'll see you at the Nec matt I need a new hat I bought one last year and I've lost it I hope the p6 makes it to the show 👌👍🏻
"...Call this a functioning working P6!"
Meanwhile P6 billowing clouds of steam in the background... xD
No but seriously speaking while it still needs some fine tuning congrats on getting it running! Now there is actual light at the end of the tunnel!
It doesn’t look good without wings. I think they bolt on like Citroen DS
Red headers are probably down to running lean with over advanced timing.
Get it to a rolling road with SU carb experience. You are never going to get it right by ear, especially without a timing light while revving it silly.
Capacity, cam change and E10 fuel make it inevitable a those SU needles are not correct.
You may get it right at a single point in the rpm range, but never across it.
Gunson colortune is a useful tool to see what the mixture is
Happy rain dance! (try to keep the happy rain out of your fuel can, btw :)
Great news Matt, plus the comedy value was great!👍🏴
strange
Wish there was more TH-camrs showing the love for old Rovers, my favourite classic car brand 😍
The front wheel arches are massive 😲
For the love of god, timing by ear!?! Get a timing light and stop guessing?
I had the pleasure of having a ride in one of these in white when i was about 19, these are epic cars.
V8 has the best sound ever
This video has mad me very happy! So glad to see this car beck! It won’t be long now!
Me too! Finally it's running, at last! Sounds so good too
It sounds lovely
Petrolicious welded with Rover
I can't believe a garage would leave something under a tree like that tbh.
I was a little suprised
You probably handled it all lot better than I would have under the same circumstances,defo a garage to be avoided in future!@@furiousdriving 🖖edit to add,just seen the leak..eek! coul;d be a sticking float or blocked needle in one of the carbs, I think each carb feeds different cylinders? so if the lean or rich cylinders match to one of the carbs could be that?
@@grrfy i believe that’s right and explains the uneven rich/lean plugs. Going to check them again now it’s run better and the floats been freed off
Cards need balancing and mixture setting . Looking at plug colours is a waste of time if it's not running under load
I have seen headers glowing red before and it was down to a very weak mixture.
yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy the black rover at last
That’s a beauty - but it really needs to be undercover. Time for one of the fleet to go perhaps?
Welll done Mat bout time old rovers never die quietly this ones putting up a fight
Lovely job Matt rover is alive 🚘🚙🚗⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Cool car Matt esp in black sounds good too ...think the V8 versions are loads better than the smaller engine cars 👍
Yay glad things are on the right track now with P6!!!!👍👍👍👍
Well done…I’m looking forward to a road trip now👍