[ROVERNET - UK] Re: rovernet Digest, Vol 41, Issue 4

Fri Apr 7 22:40:33 BST 2006

Hi Stephen!

If you can figure out a way to scan the books I can lend you the 3500S 
shop manual, SD1 manuals, P6 supplements and parts books. Let me know!

Dermot Harvey

On Apr 7, 2006, at 7:00 AM, rovernet-request at lyris.ccdata.com wrote:

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>    1.  P5 DG transmission (Anthony LaVigna)
>    2. Re:  P5 DG transmission (James Dean)
>    3.  USA Rover Club Website (Stephen JC Beer)
>    4.  P6B rear ride height (Ray)
>    5. Re:  USA Rover Club Website (Paul Smith)
>    6. Re:  USA Rover Club Website (Drew Egginton)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:51:18 -0400
> From: "Anthony LaVigna" <alavigna at verizon.net>
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
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> I have a LHD '64 P5 MkII saloon with the DG automatic transmission. I 
> am
> looking for some help.
>
> The previous owner of my car broke the mounting bracket for the gear
> selector cross-shaft lever by running over some object. This lever is
> mounted under the car to the left of the transmission through two 
> bolts into
> the drain pan (sump) and one bolt to the body. The broken bracket was
> repaired by welding a piece of plate steel as a fix. It is clear from 
> to me
> that the repair job was not careful and that the resulting bracket 
> does not
> resemble the original and is probably misaligned.
>
> I am currently having trouble getting the car to shift smoothly so 
> that the
> column indicator lines up with the actual gear. I suspect that the 
> repair
> has misaligned the lever and linkages changing the overall geometry.
> Unfortunately, the gear shift linkages on the LHD cars were completely
> different than from the RHD cars and the manual is light on LHD 
> information.
>
> In looking at the "fix", I noticed that the cross-shaft lever is 
> mounted
> skewed. I also think that the lever itself might be bent. The problem 
> is I
> do not have another car to look at to determine whether what I am 
> seeing is
> normal or not.
>
> Does anyone have a LHD P5 MKII saloon with DG transmission that might 
> be
> able to look at the lever and describe their setup? The lever is 
> mounted on
> the left side of the transmission about midway and can be seen without
> jacking up the car. Better yet, would anyone be able to send or post 
> some
> pictures of their bracket?
>
> Alternatively, has anyone removed their DG transmission, linkages, and
> mounting brackets and might have the lever and mounting bracket laying
> around and might want to sell them?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 11:58:32 -0700
> From: "James Dean" <jaguru at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Message-ID: <000a01c659ac$19b531f0$7001a8c0 at XKEJag>
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> I have about a half dozen DG 250 automatic transmissions, all from 
> Jaguar. I
> assume it is the same transmission as Rover. Studebaker also used 
> them. Mine
> were fitted with the speed hold. Contact me if you need anyhing; and 
> in case
> of the lever I can email photos. James Dean, Ft Lauderdale.
> jaguru at bellsouth.net  or phone 1954JAGUARS. I ship worldwide
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony LaVigna" <alavigna at verizon.net>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 10:51 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] P5 DG transmission
>
>
>> I have a LHD '64 P5 MkII saloon with the DG automatic transmission. I 
>> am
>> looking for some help.
>>
>> The previous owner of my car broke the mounting bracket for the gear
>> selector cross-shaft lever by running over some object. This lever is
>> mounted under the car to the left of the transmission through two 
>> bolts
>> into
>> the drain pan (sump) and one bolt to the body. The broken bracket was
>> repaired by welding a piece of plate steel as a fix. It is clear from 
>> to
>> me
>> that the repair job was not careful and that the resulting bracket 
>> does
>> not
>> resemble the original and is probably misaligned.
>>
>> I am currently having trouble getting the car to shift smoothly so 
>> that
>> the
>> column indicator lines up with the actual gear. I suspect that the 
>> repair
>> has misaligned the lever and linkages changing the overall geometry.
>> Unfortunately, the gear shift linkages on the LHD cars were completely
>> different than from the RHD cars and the manual is light on LHD
>> information.
>>
>> In looking at the "fix", I noticed that the cross-shaft lever is 
>> mounted
>> skewed. I also think that the lever itself might be bent. The problem 
>> is I
>> do not have another car to look at to determine whether what I am 
>> seeing
>> is
>> normal or not.
>>
>> Does anyone have a LHD P5 MKII saloon with DG transmission that might 
>> be
>> able to look at the lever and describe their setup? The lever is 
>> mounted
>> on
>> the left side of the transmission about midway and can be seen without
>> jacking up the car. Better yet, would anyone be able to send or post 
>> some
>> pictures of their bracket?
>>
>> Alternatively, has anyone removed their DG transmission, linkages, and
>> mounting brackets and might have the lever and mounting bracket laying
>> around and might want to sell them?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 21:25:44 -0500
> From: Stephen JC Beer <stephen at beerinc.com>
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Message-ID: <9ae485933565f77097bb715e7d0b5534 at beerinc.com>
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> Hello all.
>
> I am finally making some progress on the update / revise of the RSTCA
> website.
> My hat is off to Glen WIlson for all the effort and time he must have
> put in on the first go around.
>
> Seeing Glen's posting on the original site of a Service Manual
> Supplement got me thinking. If we could provide a database of
> copyright-free older manuals we would be doing the worldwide Rover
> community a good service. The moment any new Citroen DS owner joins
> their list they are immediately directed to the vast database of FREE
> downloadable parts manuals, service manuals, bulletins, etc. for the
> various DS models. These people will even burn it all onto a disc for
> you if you pay for postage. These files are invaluable.
>
> I think for the greater Rover good we should do this -- but it is a
> large undertaking and I could not do it alone. I can host this stuff on
> my server and put it together into a clean, easily accessible format --
> but if someone knows of a way to digitally scan many pages at a time,
> the job might be feasible. I can then convert these scans to
> downloadable PDF files which could be accessed from the site. I have
> the factory Rover 2000 Service Manual, an Owner's Manual, and P2 books
> (which may have copyright issues that would need sorting as I had to
> purchase them from an official Rover Club). This stuff should be free,
> dagburnit!  Its tough enough to keep these lovely cars running. ;-)
>
>
> The work in progress...
> http://beerinc.com/rstca
>
> Cheers,
> Stephen Beer
> Milan, NY
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:48:58 +1000
> From: "Ray" <raywilkins at optusnet.com.au>
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] P6B rear ride height
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Message-ID: <200604070649.k376mxA8001083 at mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
>
> I have just noticed that the rear of my P6B appears a lot lower than 
> the
> front. Can anyone tell me what the height should be from the ground to 
> the
> top of the wheel arch? Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Ray Wilkins
> 1976 P6B
> Melbourne Australia
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:55:03 +1000
> From: "Paul Smith" <vmitps at netspace.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Message-ID: <002301c65a11$5ffa2250$0301010a at p4>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I can scan the 3500 manual, but it would not be for US models.
>
> PVS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen JC Beer" <stephen at beerinc.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 12:25 PM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
>
>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> I am finally making some progress on the update / revise of the RSTCA
>> website.
>> My hat is off to Glen WIlson for all the effort and time he must have
>> put in on the first go around.
>>
>> Seeing Glen's posting on the original site of a Service Manual
>> Supplement got me thinking. If we could provide a database of
>> copyright-free older manuals we would be doing the worldwide Rover
>> community a good service. The moment any new Citroen DS owner joins
>> their list they are immediately directed to the vast database of FREE
>> downloadable parts manuals, service manuals, bulletins, etc. for the
>> various DS models. These people will even burn it all onto a disc for
>> you if you pay for postage. These files are invaluable.
>>
>> I think for the greater Rover good we should do this -- but it is a
>> large undertaking and I could not do it alone. I can host this stuff 
>> on
>> my server and put it together into a clean, easily accessible format 
>> --
>> but if someone knows of a way to digitally scan many pages at a time,
>> the job might be feasible. I can then convert these scans to
>> downloadable PDF files which could be accessed from the site. I have
>> the factory Rover 2000 Service Manual, an Owner's Manual, and P2 books
>> (which may have copyright issues that would need sorting as I had to
>> purchase them from an official Rover Club). This stuff should be free,
>> dagburnit!  Its tough enough to keep these lovely cars running. ;-)
>>
>>
>> The work in progress...
>> http://beerinc.com/rstca
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Stephen Beer
>> Milan, NY
>>
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:52:39 +0800
> From: Drew Egginton <drew at pitstop.net.au>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] USA Rover Club Website
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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> Hi Stephen
>
> Congrats! What you have done so far looks good. Can you add the Western
> Australian Rover Owners' Club website to your clubs listing?
>
> http://www.waroc.org.au
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew Egginton
> Membership Secretary/Vehicle Registrar
> WAROC
>
> Stephen JC Beer wrote:
>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> I am finally making some progress on the update / revise of the RSTCA
>> website.
>> My hat is off to Glen WIlson for all the effort and time he must have
>> put in on the first go around.
>>
>> Seeing Glen's posting on the original site of a Service Manual
>> Supplement got me thinking. If we could provide a database of
>> copyright-free older manuals we would be doing the worldwide Rover
>> community a good service. The moment any new Citroen DS owner joins
>> their list they are immediately directed to the vast database of FREE
>> downloadable parts manuals, service manuals, bulletins, etc. for the
>> various DS models. These people will even burn it all onto a disc for
>> you if you pay for postage. These files are invaluable.
>>
>> I think for the greater Rover good we should do this -- but it is a
>> large undertaking and I could not do it alone. I can host this stuff
>> on my server and put it together into a clean, easily accessible
>> format -- but if someone knows of a way to digitally scan many pages
>> at a time, the job might be feasible. I can then convert these scans
>> to downloadable PDF files which could be accessed from the site. I
>> have the factory Rover 2000 Service Manual, an Owner's Manual, and P2
>> books (which may have copyright issues that would need sorting as I
>> had to purchase them from an official Rover Club). This stuff should
>> be free, dagburnit!  Its tough enough to keep these lovely cars
>> running. ;-)
>>
>>
>> The work in progress...
>> http://beerinc.com/rstca
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Stephen Beer
>> Milan, NY
>>
>>
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