[ROVERNET - UK] Radiator Cap for P3

[Paul Smith]

2000TC radiators had threaded caps.

PVS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Connie R Pennington" <wcpennington at juno.com>
To: <amoss at magma.ca>; <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Radiator Cap for P3


> Hi,
> My P3 cap has the fin on top, and the little fingers that secure the cap
> to the radiator inside
> of the neck with about 1/4 turn. I don't have the chain to attach it.
>                                                          Joe
>                                                            1948 P3 6
> light
>
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:16:14 -0500 "Andrew Moss" <amoss at magma.ca> writes:
>> Thanks for the reply Marc,
>>
>>
>> When I say that mine is threaded, I mean the way the cap attached to
>> the
>> radiator. On my P3 the cap would have to be screwed into the
>> radiator
>> many turns before it makes a seal. On the other P3 that I have seen
>> (
>> Peter Heaster's), the cap just twists 1/4 turn to put it in place on
>> the
>> rad. It has these little fingers that provide the seal instead of
>> threads.
>>
>> I am trying to find out if there is a Rover rad cap that would have
>> a
>> screw thread. I'm not sure if mine has been modified to accept an
>> after
>> market one or for another model of Rover rad cap.
>>
>> Thanks again for the info,
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marc Stainier [mailto:marc.stainier at belgacom.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:02 PM
>> To: amoss at magma.ca; rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Radiator Cap for P3
>>
>>
>> Hi Andrew
>> normally, as far as I know, all the radcaps for P2's & P3's don't
>> have
>> any little fingers on or around.They just have a small fin in the
>> middle. The Viking's head was fit on prewar models only. It needs a
>> "flat" radcap. Now, I know, (thanks to Ben IrishRover) that some
>> radcaps
>> were machined to make it flat to accept the famous viking. Original
>> flat
>> radcaps are realy hard to find now...I know the problem very well.
>> Regards Marc
>>
>> P2 12Hp '47
>> P2 16Hp '47
>> P2 12Hp '46
>>
>> -----Message d'origine-----
>> De : rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]De la part de Andrew Moss
>> Envoyé : samedi 29 janvier 2005 14:04 À : Rovernet Objet : [ROVERNET
>> -
>> UK] Radiator Cap for P3
>>
>>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> I also have a P3 that needs a radiator cap. I have looked at another
>> P3
>> and mine seems to be modified to accept a threaded cap. I think the
>> original has little fingers to hold it in place.
>>
>> What was the Viking head cap used on? Does it have a threaded base?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Andrew
>> '49 P3
>> '70 3500s
>> '66 2000TC
>> '84 VDP
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> rovernet mailing list
>> rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the bottom and follow
>> instructions: http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> rovernet mailing list
>> rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the bottom and follow
>> instructions:
>> http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> rovernet mailing list
> rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the bottom and follow 
> instructions:
> http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet