flat4alfa Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Yes that pulley/tensioner didn't sound good at all as you pulled away, turning right. Sorry about that, and it wasn't the reason for swift selling as I had every intention of keeping it for some while yet, what with paying out to get the new ticket in the recent weeks. Oh no, as seen elsewhere there is a traitorous desire to go over to the darker side. The darker side in the form of a Bavarian Barge in Chocolate paint with Caramac interior. Might be a bad move saying goodbye to this Lowmileage Longbridge Lionheart (with Bavarian entrails, mind). Will see A new oil filter is in the boot, in the spare wheel recess My signature has been updated to reflect my loss. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Yes that pulley/tensioner didn't sound good at all as you pulled away, turning right. Sorry about that, and it wasn't the reason for swift selling as I had every intention of keeping it for some while yet, what with paying out to get the new ticket in the recent weeks. I completely realise that If I'd never sold the car it's something I'd have had to do anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 It hasn't been anywhere, apart from being sat on the drive for a fortnight, since bringing it back a mile from the MOT centre. And isn't wasn't making anything like that noise on the ramp In recompense for supplying you a grubby car is I've been out and got the BMW clean oldcars, Jim Bell and Roverageous 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Sent you a PM with some goodish news oldcars and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Got Bob back from my mechanic this morning after a bit of a fettle. New crank pulley (seen the old one - it was almost in bits!), waterpump, aux belts, and a full service. Also had the coolant system pressure tested as Flat4Alfa says it was losing a bit while he had it - no fault found. Doesn't look too have been the old waterpump, but we'll see! Glad to have him back & ready to hit the road again! In other news I think the V6 has done a drop link in Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk oldcars, Jim Bell, mrbenn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Brilliant, love this it looks well. Smiley plate required MorrisItalSLX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Good news on the derv, bad news on the v6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 A drop link isn't a big job one these, is it? Should be all of five minutes, ten if you have to heat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 it was almost in bits Now I do feel guilty. So ...it could have let go at any time and taken the engine with it then? Oh So it went from light ticking noise to near doom in what, 50 miles? I can't have done much more than that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Now I do feel guilty. So ...it could have let go at any time and taken the engine with it then? Oh So it went from light ticking noise to near doom in what, 50 miles? I can't have done much more than thatDon't!!! Must have been only a few miles from failure when I sold it to you! Wouldn't have taken the engine with it I don't think - just the aux belts. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Home and once again brightening up the monochromatic slum that I appear to live in. Split_Pin, Jim Bell and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I want it back now ! I mean, look, it's got Serpents on it Roverageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 My parent's neighbour had an identical 75 to this, it was the last in a long long line of Rovers that he owned. I saved a pic of it from Street view it was so nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Here it is. oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Serpents look great on a MK1. Lovely car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Here it is.Meteors Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I thought this one had Serpents too but these look like something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I thought this one had Serpents too but these look like something else.Yes they are Meteors. Nice wheels. I still love Y spokes. Rimmers have them on offer just now. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Car has now been in daily use for a few days... Drives well, goes alright, comfy enough (even with knackered drivers seat), all the toys work etc... It is also reminding me why I sold it... It smells like a diesel, and sounds like a diesel. The Volvo nearly got around these issues by not only being 5pot but also a petrol. Back to wearing gloves at the filling station for me! Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I have noticed how clean the M47 burns but you certainly get a whiff of exhaust smoke when you get out of it or when parking with the windows down. Not very dignified! For me it evokes my young days working in an HGV workshop but that will wear off! Roverageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I have noticed how clean the M47 burns but you certainly get a whiff of exhaust smoke when you get out of it or when parking with the windows down. Not very dignified! For me it evokes my young days working in an HGV workshop but that will wear off!It's the cold starts for me, when you reverse off the drive and over your own fumes. Lovely. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I would definitely like to try a v6 model one day just to see if its quiet or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I would definitely like to try a v6 model one day just to see if its quiet or not.They're not quiet apart from at idle, but they are wonderfully smooth and sound great! Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 500 miles down in this again now. No fluids used at all since the water pump & oil was changed (was using a bit before while Flat4Alfa had it). Going to need a couple of front tyres soon (annoyingly the same size as I had fitted to the Volvo not that long ago, grrrr). 43mpg so far - vs the Volvo's 26 average. Costs £20 less to fill the tank as the Volvo, but gives more or less the same range. Trip computer lies massively and tells me I'm doing a measly 37mpg. oldcars and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Yes that Trip does fib. Still hoped (expected) for better than 43 all time I had it though. Has the Volvo gone then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 It's the cold starts for me, when you reverse off the drive and over your own fumes. Lovely. Reverse onto the drive. Then in the morning your housemates get it through the air bricks instead, and get up soon after. It works. Roverageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Volvo is sat on the drive because I've been messed around by someone who wanted it for the gearbox. Probably will end up at ASM by the end of the week. Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Best take off those front wheels, slip the fitter a drink and he'll swap them over. Then, new tyres will be on Rover Roverageous and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 A little photo opp presented itself today... Be rude not to! Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Split_Pin, Brodders and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverageous Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 Blah. Work van got a puncture so sent my driver out in the 75. Guess what... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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