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Jun 15th, 2018, 18:16 | #11 |
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I had a water leak, on my 940, where it had rusted through where the throttle cable came through the bulkhead, that took me ages to find. May also be related to the sticking throttle, you never know, after tipping water down the windscreen and over the scuttle panel, follow the throttle cable with your fingers on the inside and see if it is wet.
I fixed it with fibreglass and resin. View under the bonnet, on driver's side, after cutting back the rust...
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Jon. *engine doesn't have a large water capacity. |
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Jun 15th, 2018, 18:56 | #13 |
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You're right. Doesn't say v6 on it at all.I had the head gasket changed in April 2016. I had to nurse it back from Anglesey to Cheshire, and it blew about two miles from home.
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I think that may be it. Thank you. There is a large rust hole in the bulkhead. It's not right next to the throttle cable, but pretty close by. I've tried to get a picture of it, but it's in a really awkward place. I'll take it back to the garage on Monday. I've also bought a car cover from eBay, incase it's gonna take a while to fix.
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Jun 15th, 2018, 19:27 | #15 |
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Here are the two cars...
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Jun 17th, 2018, 00:06 | #16 |
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Whenever I’ve bought a car with my head I’ve ended up selling it quite quickly and at a loss.
In the end, I think that your heart has caused you to get onto this forum. If your heart was 100% for the Rover then this thread wouldn’t exist. Ditto the Volvo. Having owned a Rover 75, I can say that it was a very good car but the slow steering, poor stereo and (for me) less-than-ideal ergonomics led me to sell mine quite quickly. The Volvo is a different beast. You’ll probably not find a more comfortable car, but it is noisy and slow and probably handles less tidily than the Rover. Sheesh. Sell them both and buy a P1 Volvo V70 2.5 10-valve automatic. That’s a car that I miss. I sold my 1998 V70 and (with my head) bought a 2007 Skoda Octavia that lasted just a few months before it had to go. The V70 is still going, by the way, so I’m told. I’m now on my third V70. 😊 |
Jun 17th, 2018, 01:42 | #17 | |
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The Rover currently has seven advisories on its MOT. https://www.regit.cars/car/bx02ocu Advisory notice item(s): Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) Offside Rear coil spring corroded (2.4.C.1b) Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) Also, the adjustable steering column doesn't lock in place, there's a strange rattling/vibrating from the dashboard/door (haven't been able to pin it down), and despite having the exhaust changed after it rusted through, and fell onto the road in Stoke on Trent last year, there is still a rattle in that, like it's loose. Especially when rising through the biting point at very low revs. It seems to shudder. In all, I'm worried that trying to fix the Rover to a point I'm happy with will be more than fixing the Volvo, so long as this hole is the only problem. I love the Volvo for its turning circle, its smooth suspension, and the ride height compared to the Rover. I'm leaning more and more towards it now, as the sensible choice.
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Jun 17th, 2018, 07:39 | #18 |
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If it has been leaking for years then take up the carpets and check the floor isn't rotten underneath.
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Jun 21st, 2018, 21:39 | #19 |
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Hi,
If you need any help with insurance at all then please feel free to drop me a line. Regards, Dan. |
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