Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Range Rovers

[Six-cylinder]

25 minutes ago, Three Speed said:

Not driving a Citroen DS for 6 weeks.

Due a problem releasing the clutch - on any manual car -   we went to the DS Rally in an automatic Golf. That meant we could bum a ride in another DS. I had never been in a DS with a hydraulic clutch (BVH) nor a red fluid (LHS) so we really lucked out hitch a ride in Ian’s 1966 DS with BVH gearbox and webasto roof. Never met Ian before so we were very grateful for kind offer. Ironic really - I can’t drive my own DS (or my Traction) but I could have driven Ian’s.

I had my first ride in a Hydraulic DS at that weekend as well, with Shaun in his 23 EFi. I am not convinced I like it instead of a manual.

I did not go on the tour, because I was at another car event with my Ami. I was there the rest of the weekend and had offered my D Super which I left on site to another member but we could not sort the insurance in time.

[LightBulbFun]

6 hours ago, Three Speed said:

Due a problem releasing the clutch - on any manual car

dont fret, I am pretty sure @Mrs6C can lend you a manual you can drive!

(some assembly required mind...)

[Six-cylinder]

Today @Slowsilver came over to help me. There were two objectives for the day, first was to pull my 1985 green Range Rover out of the hedge and pump up the tyres ready to have it trailered away to a garage who are planning to get it running. The second task was to get the Rolls Royce 20/25 started as it has been blocking in the only car I have at home with air conditioning.

We started with the green Range Rover that had been sat since Aug 2025 after another garage said they could not work out why it would not run. As my blue Range Rover was blocked in, we took the Citroen C15 van. We pumped up the Range Rover tyres and attempted to pull it out of its parking space. While the engine of the C15 had enough power it was just too light and all we got was wheel spin. No amount of jerking would pull it from its parking spot and we had to give up and head home.

The Rolls Royce has a vacuum fuel pump on the bulkhead with a reservoir that gravity feeds the carburettor. As the car turns over it was lack of spark or lack of fuel. As it coughed a couple time Slowsilver bet on fuel so we took the top off the pump/ feeder tank to reveal it was dry. We put a couple of litres of petrol in the header tank and the car started instantly. Why was it dry, I don’t know it had only stood for 5 days when the problem occurred and the car has stood for weeks and still had petrol in the header tank.

We moved the Rolls Royce so the blue Range Rover TDV6 was free and went back to the FoD to tow out the green Rang Rover to a convenient spot for loading onto a trailer. All that tugging and jerking from the C15 and the blue Range Rover just walked it out. I had been thinking I can’t remember how to engage low box, I didn’t even need it.

[LightBulbFun]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Today Slowsilver came over to help me. There were two objectives for the day, first was to pull my 1985 green Range Rover out of the hedge and pump up the tyres ready to have it trailered away to a garage who are planning to get it running. The second task was to get the Rolls Royce 20/25 started as it has been blocking in the only car I have at home with air conditioning.

We started with the green Range Rover that had been sat since Aug 2025 after another garage said they could not work out why it would not run. As my blue Range Rover was blocked in, we took the Citroen C15 van. We pumped up the Range Rover tyres and attempted to pull it out of its parking space. While the engine of the C15 had enough power it was just too light and all we got was wheel spin. No amount of jerking would pull it from its parking spot and we had to give up and head home.

The Rolls Royce has a vacuum fuel pump on the bulkhead with a reservoir that gravity feeds the carburettor. As the car turns over it was lack of spark or lack of fuel. As it coughed a couple time Slowsilver bet on fuel so we took the top off the pump/ feeder tank to reveal it was dry. We put a couple of litres of petrol in the header tank and the car started instantly. Why was it dry, I don’t know it had only stood for 5 days when the problem occurred and the car has stood for weeks and still had petrol in the header tank.

We moved the Rolls Royce so the blue Range Rover TDV6 was free and went back to the FoD to tow out the green Rang Rover to a convenient spot for loading onto a trailer. All that tugging and jerking from the C15 and the blue Range Rover just walked it out. I had been thinking I can’t remember how to engage low box, I didn’t even need it.

I was 66% expecting to read that you used the RR20/25 to drag the RRC out! I bet that would of caused a few monocles to pop out...

[Six-cylinder]

29 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I was 66% expecting to read that you used the RR20/25 to drag the RRC out! I bet that would of caused a few monocles to pop out...

I think it would have done a better job than the C15.

I was planning to use the C6, but could not find a place to tow from.

[Zelandeth]

Just been so absurdly hot that the fuel has evaporated from the header tank on the Rolls maybe?  Especially with how much more volatile modern fuels are.

[High Jetter]

Green Rangie needs to live

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

 to get the Rolls Royce 20/25 started as it has been blocking in the only car I have at home with air conditioning.

get you - middle class problems

 tugging and jerking

MATRON!!!!

@Slowsilver - beast