What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 649

marinabrian · 19th February 2017, 16:49

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Originally Posted by keithst24

What about a coat hanger arial model http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3224235988...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT ........don't tell me....you got one

I have all of the Vanguard models Keith, including the one in blaze orange with a primer wing and coat hanger aerial

My own preference in real life, was to substitute a snapped aerial with a number eight knitting needle, filched from my mother

Brian

jackatesme · 19th February 2017, 17:21

1 hours sunshine today so gave the car a wash and hoover ready for tomorrows M.O.T.

madeupname · 19th February 2017, 18:03

Forgot which part of the forum this thread was on. So a bit of catching up to do.
Last Tuesday took Mo for a 375 mile round trip to Bristol. 205.9 miles there, 170.3 miles back. . . . . Guess who discovered he'd missed the 23a junction as he sailed past junction 23 on M1?

Also got a bit lost in Bristol.
Apart from drifting to the left, the only other problem I encountered was on the way back. I'd played 3 cd's and it was as I was taking the third out I noticed a blast like from a furnace from the cd slot. Fourth cd kept cutting out so I listened to the radio instead. Checking the heating system and the cd player is a future job.
Parked up outside my house.
Wednesday I cleaned the window rubbers, scraping moss from one of the rears, and brought the rubber mats inside for cleaning. Waiting for some materials to arrive before I do this.
Thursday spent my off day at work for compulsory training. Bought a set of powered leather seats off ebay. One needs a bit of repair before fitting.
Friday started her up and as I was setting off noticed a horrible metallic crunching sound from the front

Rang seat man to say I couldn't collect and after I had explained why, he told me to check under the wheel arch as it sounded to him like a spring had gone. He was right.
To think that could have happened at any time flying up or down the motorway! Thank you Lord!
Car now in the garage getting all four springs fixed. I'll be posting details of cost in a thread on the technical forum.
Should be ready Tuesday

2.2-600-vtec · 19th February 2017, 18:38

Your almost all right. It's t series block head and crank, with wasted spark ignition. Mg montego O series pistons. Tick ford turbo M series rods. Proper hybrid, I did look at prima pistons but compression would be ultra low. It's very low now hence the extra bits nobody has noticed on the front of the engine

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minimutly · 19th February 2017, 20:40

Not to mention the rare tickford conrods!
I have a lightened set here, waiting for the right moment. Some of the latest engines (normally aspirated) I've built have used vauxhall red top mahle pistons and t conrods, ideal. I did look at using a prima crank in the m16 years ago, offset ground to increase stroke - it looked possible, but heck its heavy.

2.2-600-vtec · 19th February 2017, 23:09

I used to have a montego turbo with prima pistons God it had some lag but was awesome when on boost. This little beast should have far less lag but until it's up and running it's hard to tell what she will be like.

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2.2-600-vtec · 20th February 2017, 06:39

Yeah non of my mg turbos suffered with torque steer that I noticed. Lag was great fun t made it feel so much quicker.
On this engine I am aiming for near 1psi from 1krpm with its setup then 18 from 3k up but we will see.

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Luckygrandads75 · 20th February 2017, 07:26

Decided not to scrap my 1.8 after receiving a wake up call message from regional director Peter,thanks mate.

So gave it its 1st spring clean polished the hell out of the crome,treating it to W D40 on all the door hinges and stood back and admired my beautiful 75, best looking car on the road to me.Don't think I can ever part with it

Mike Noc · 22nd February 2017, 20:36

A bit more work on the new acquisition today. Changed the UBP, which was a pattern part and noisy. It was also leaking fuel into the supply plug connection - didn't want the aroma of eau de diesel in the cabin, which would have happened if left long enough.

Then had a look at the radiator cooling fan, which wasn't working at all. The previous owner had paid good money for a Kenlowe fan (wonder if the name came about in the same way as the Kenwood Chef food mixer? He used to live locally and his name was Ken Wood).

Anyway, started by checking the fuse, and Lo and Behold it was loose. Tightened it up and the fan kicked in on low speed. Just when I was thinking this is a result, I tried it with the ECON button pressed, and it still ran.

Had a look inside the control box; all wired correctly for a modded two speed fan from an original three speed, and shorting the relays gave both low and high speeds respectively, so swapped the circuit board for one from the scrapper and everything is as it should be.

Getting the tracking sorted tomorrow, and a spare key courtesy of cb750chris on Friday, will swap the cheap and nasty pattern undertray over and hopefully it will be good to go.

ryszard · 26th February 2017, 13:59

Hi,not today but last weekend on the launch car polished the headlights due to an advisory on last MOT,redone the handbrake adjustment on the rear drums as per procedure but even with a modified compensator still have to take up an unexplained amount of slack at the handbrake lever so will need to delve further.And for my efforts have been down with the 'man flue' all week.Was going to give it a good check over before the MOT this week but will just have to take it in and see what the result will be.Time for more paracetomols!Regards Ry...

19th February 2017, 17:21	#6482
jackatesme This is my second home rover 75 saloon.Renault Captur 1.5 diesel. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: rhymney Posts: 3,661 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,242 Times in 702 Posts	1 hours sunshine today so gave the car a wash and hoover ready for tomorrows M.O.T. __________________ - John B signing out Maralyn was born 9th Sept 2004 14.44.48. 103,597 of 112,381 (75s) 3,021 of 4,744 Connie SE 239 of 1.685 Platinum Gold. "Maralyn": Platinum Blonde,Troublesome,Unpredictable.

19th February 2017, 18:03	#6483
madeupname Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connie Mk2 1.8 (Mo) Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,531 Thanks: 875 Thanked 335 Times in 289 Posts	Forgot which part of the forum this thread was on. So a bit of catching up to do. Last Tuesday took Mo for a 375 mile round trip to Bristol. 205.9 miles there, 170.3 miles back. . . . . Guess who discovered he'd missed the 23a junction as he sailed past junction 23 on M1? Also got a bit lost in Bristol. Apart from drifting to the left, the only other problem I encountered was on the way back. I'd played 3 cd's and it was as I was taking the third out I noticed a blast like from a furnace from the cd slot. Fourth cd kept cutting out so I listened to the radio instead. Checking the heating system and the cd player is a future job. Parked up outside my house. Wednesday I cleaned the window rubbers, scraping moss from one of the rears, and brought the rubber mats inside for cleaning. Waiting for some materials to arrive before I do this. Thursday spent my off day at work for compulsory training. Bought a set of powered leather seats off ebay. One needs a bit of repair before fitting. Friday started her up and as I was setting off noticed a horrible metallic crunching sound from the front Rang seat man to say I couldn't collect and after I had explained why, he told me to check under the wheel arch as it sounded to him like a spring had gone. He was right. To think that could have happened at any time flying up or down the motorway! Thank you Lord! Car now in the garage getting all four springs fixed. I'll be posting details of cost in a thread on the technical forum. Should be ready Tuesday

19th February 2017, 18:38	#6484
2.2-600-vtec Loves to post mg ztt Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Exeter Posts: 328 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 35 Posts	Your almost all right. It's t series block head and crank, with wasted spark ignition. Mg montego O series pistons. Tick ford turbo M series rods. Proper hybrid, I did look at prima pistons but compression would be ultra low. It's very low now hence the extra bits nobody has noticed on the front of the engine Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk

19th February 2017, 20:40	#6485
minimutly Posted a thing or two mg zt Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: cardigan Posts: 1,087 Thanks: 28 Thanked 187 Times in 158 Posts	Not to mention the rare tickford conrods! I have a lightened set here, waiting for the right moment. Some of the latest engines (normally aspirated) I've built have used vauxhall red top mahle pistons and t conrods, ideal. I did look at using a prima crank in the m16 years ago, offset ground to increase stroke - it looked possible, but heck its heavy.

19th February 2017, 23:09	#6486
2.2-600-vtec Loves to post mg ztt Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Exeter Posts: 328 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 35 Posts	I used to have a montego turbo with prima pistons God it had some lag but was awesome when on boost. This little beast should have far less lag but until it's up and running it's hard to tell what she will be like. Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk

20th February 2017, 06:39	#6487
2.2-600-vtec Loves to post mg ztt Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Exeter Posts: 328 Thanks: 2 Thanked 37 Times in 35 Posts	Yeah non of my mg turbos suffered with torque steer that I noticed. Lag was great fun t made it feel so much quicker. On this engine I am aiming for near 1psi from 1krpm with its setup then 18 from 3k up but we will see. Sent from my SM-G901F using Tapatalk

20th February 2017, 07:26	#6488
Luckygrandads75 Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 154 Thanks: 103 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	Decided not to scrap my 1.8 after receiving a wake up call message from regional director Peter,thanks mate. So gave it its 1st spring clean polished the hell out of the crome,treating it to W D40 on all the door hinges and stood back and admired my beautiful 75, best looking car on the road to me.Don't think I can ever part with it

22nd February 2017, 20:36	#6489
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,550 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	A bit more work on the new acquisition today. Changed the UBP, which was a pattern part and noisy. It was also leaking fuel into the supply plug connection - didn't want the aroma of eau de diesel in the cabin, which would have happened if left long enough. Then had a look at the radiator cooling fan, which wasn't working at all. The previous owner had paid good money for a Kenlowe fan (wonder if the name came about in the same way as the Kenwood Chef food mixer? He used to live locally and his name was Ken Wood). Anyway, started by checking the fuse, and Lo and Behold it was loose. Tightened it up and the fan kicked in on low speed. Just when I was thinking this is a result, I tried it with the ECON button pressed, and it still ran. Had a look inside the control box; all wired correctly for a modded two speed fan from an original three speed, and shorting the relays gave both low and high speeds respectively, so swapped the circuit board for one from the scrapper and everything is as it should be. Getting the tracking sorted tomorrow, and a spare key courtesy of cb750chris on Friday, will swap the cheap and nasty pattern undertray over and hopefully it will be good to go.

26th February 2017, 13:59	#6490
ryszard Gets stuck in Moonstone diesel,X351 Jaguar and now MG ZT 260 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Northampton Posts: 682 Thanks: 288 Thanked 118 Times in 96 Posts	Hi,not today but last weekend on the launch car polished the headlights due to an advisory on last MOT,redone the handbrake adjustment on the rear drums as per procedure but even with a modified compensator still have to take up an unexplained amount of slack at the handbrake lever so will need to delve further.And for my efforts have been down with the 'man flue' all week.Was going to give it a good check over before the MOT this week but will just have to take it in and see what the result will be.Time for more paracetomols!Regards Ry...