I'm not mechanically inclined, but love every minute of your passion in getting the Rover running. I grew up in England and remember the launch of the Rover 3500 (SDI) still to this day one of my favorite car designs. I can't wait for more updates on the Rover.
@@whattherust Nitro Silvia channel on here has saved many of these Rovers and has 5 or 6 or more of them himself and you should get good tips from his videos about where to check for rust and how to repair them etc.
That’s a great video! Thank you! Change the fuel filters! That should help the idle too. Clean all the electrical connecters to all the FI sensors & relays. Light Corrosion on the terminal ends may not let the FI work properly. Sounds like an alternator bearing is howling or the AC bearing clutch assembly. Loud ticking like a lifter isn’t filling up. Oil change may take care of that with Some kind of lifter additive like B&G or Lucas. Thank you again and looking forward to the next one!🏁🏁🏁🏁👍👍👍👍
Awesome work getting the old Rover running. These are getting very rare even in the U.K due to the climate and rust. Hopefully you will do more work on the rover and get it back on the road. The Lucas electrics are proving to be quite durable as these cars make it past 30-35 years old which is a surprise.
Hi, i live in the UK and have just come across your videos. So nice to see you getting this old girl up and running again. These were and still are nice cars,very smooth with nice power & sound track too. I had the V8 Vitesse 5 speed manual shift, awesome car and performance 😊 The police also used these in the UK after it replaced the Rover P6 V8s. Great video and you explain things in simple layman's terms. Much more interesting than TV. All the best and thank you for sharing your time and effort. Best regards Simon. 🤜🤛👍👍
@whattherust your more than welcome 😊 I've definitely subscribed to your channel now and look forward to seeing more of your work on the Rover and other future great cars. Thank you again 👍🙏👍🙏
I'm about to catch-up and watch this video this evening; just to add, there are very few Rover SDI's around in the UK 🇬🇧 these days. Hen these cars were about in the 70' & 80's, the Citröen CX, was the main competition. My old man had a couple CX's and they were superb cars to drive with superb engineering. Look forward to watching this in a couple of hours. BTW, you and Chrstina are doing great work as a team, keep it rolling
27:45 Okay here's your problem at this point. I KNOW you (he) should know better than PUMPING A FUEL INJECTED CAR WHEN STARTING IT! As an old senile evil man once said "C'MON MAN!" LOL. You were flooding the thing the whole time by pumping the gas pedal. The only way to make it start after doing that is to Hold the Gas pedal to the floor and not letting off until it revs to at least 4000 RPM. Or so. LOL. THe other troubles besides the fan clutch or the fan itself are that it has vacuum leaks. That's why hes struggling so much at times. The MAF isn't well for sure but Vacuum leaks are so often the reason for troubles. I sure enjoy your channel and great skills! You are fun to watch and I love when you get excited about the cr firing up finally! Thank you for you're
Hearing that smoke alarm go off freaked me out. I'm cooking something right now and thought it was mine going off in the kitchen 😄 I'm wearing headphones cuz im hard of hearing, so it sounded like that alarm was coming from the other room. And I know cars pretty well, but never heard of that car. Very unique.
50 states emissions laws stopped all rover sales in USA. Was an unpopular brand. The Land Rover discovery redesign in the 90’s meant those could sell here and rover split from Land Rover to the end of production the rover was a honda accord part for part with some faux wood interior trim and a top spec being the main difference. Of course the brand died fully in mid 2000. Cars are kinda a thing of yesterday anyway everyone wants crossover suv cars now.
Whatever the production issues & faults, no one can say, even today, that they're not a great looking vehicle. I had the SD1 V8 5 speed manual, it was ballistic. It's great to see someone give it the TLC it needs, I don't think too many were exported to the US, so well done finding one, still looks better than most cars today.
I believe that is an Vane Air Flow Meter...not a mass air meter. The varying amounts of inrushing air moves the vane inside the meter, which in turn sends a signal back to the ECM so that it can adjust fuel mixture and timing accordingly. I wouldn't mess with it much if it is functional. Even more shocking than the fact it has points is that appears to be the original 60's-era GM "window cap" distributor left over from when that was a 215 cid Buick.
@@whattherust You're welcome. Also, that loud backfire at 28:28 is a sign that the gods of fuel injection have been angered by your choice of a cheap, inferior brand of starting fluid :-))
The SD1 3500 had a Lucas electronic ignition distributor. If it's got points, then it had probably been swapped for an older, or cheaper part as the older ones could fail. Here in the UK, people would swap them for a Rover P5B or P6B model points distributor.
A lot of parts off the Buick 300 & 340 fit on these. Engine wise its just a small block Buick v8 so easy to work on. Make sure theres enough transmission fluid in the gearbox and final drive has oil. Google is your friend here, in Europe rust is the enemy but that one looks pretty good.
Yes that V8 was originally a Buick unit, only used from around 1959 - 63. Rover bought the manufacturing rights and tooling from GM in the mid 60s. They reworked some of the design, but it stayed in production in various capacities, into the 2000's here in the UK. It's a very popular unit for engine swaps, and with kit car builders. There is a company called Rimmer Brothers 8n Lincoln UK that specialise in anything for Rover SD1, and other Btitish classics. They bought up tons of old SD1 stock parts after production finally ended here, and then at Hindustani Motors in India. You can download their parts catalogues for free, or request them by post.
Yup you two guys have called it right. This so called Rover was one of British Leyland last hurrahs and a total rust bucket and as you say the engine is the only good thing about it. My father in law had 2 of them from new via his work but compared to Other executive level cars these were shit and built of what we call over here milk bottle top metal as they and the bumpers crumpled so easily The first 20 years of Range Rovers used the same engine much more successfully and would be another source of engine spares should any be needed. Yours has a weird US spec bumper and looks like a second edition version from around 1979-80
hi there as i am english i remmber the rover comming out some people used to kit them out they was great car they was a rover vittesse with a bit more punch lovely cars she is running great i would love it parked on my drive lol lol great work as allways cannot wait till next video content awesome be safe
A few days ago I finally removed the inner piston from the master cylinder, so I should have brakes soon. After that I'll post an update video. Thanks for the support Paul.
I bought my 2nd 1980 Rover 3500 in 1986, after returning from Germany. It was sitting on the back of a used car dealers lot. The dealer said it wasn't running right and told me he didn't want to sell it. I insisted though, since I had one in Germany, and loved that car so I bought it and limped it the 45 miles home. The darn car always wanted to run hot and not idle great so I removed all the fuel injection and installed a special Edelbrock intake with a Holley 600cfm carb and it ran a lot better. Then I upgraded the stupid points distributor with an electronic ignition module and it ran better (still wanted to run hot). The original plastic fan I thought was too small so up graded the fan to a GM six blade fan. It helped but still wanted to run hot. Finally ended up having a custom 5 core radiator built for it by a specialist and that seemed to do the trick. The automatic trans was junk too so had to have that rebuilt. A word of advice, always have a fire extinguisher handy, a few butt connectors, and some electrical tape. The ribbon wiring is horrible on these and I had the rear hatch wiring start to smoke on both cars I had. Once I got it close to being reliable, I had my English cousin send me the Euro headlights and surround and the rear spoiler to upgrade the looks. Still didn't trust it though and ended up trading it for a Merc 450 SEL which never broke.
Beautiful a design as his car is, when they 1st came to the States, I didn't think that they would sell well like almost every other British cars since the early 70's.
That's a 1980? There is a lot of electronics on that thing for it be that old. It looks like it has a Mass Airflow Sensor on it. I've never seen a Mass Airflow Sensor on a car that old.
as for ignition, many european makers used points to actuate a transistor ignition. then the point only needs occasional adjusting as it only gets like, 3 volts to transfer instead of 7 or 9 as ususal. this has been used up into mid-80's before the car makers got the point of going all induction or hall-sensor on ignitions. I don't really know much about english cars here. the broken line by the gas tank looks to me like it's an air vent running from one top of the tank towards the filler cap. if it's open your fuel will vanish and maybe even leak out in a fast-driven corner.
Hola, why your fan working all the Time? You need clean very good your maf sensor. I think Is only my opinión in good say. I love your channel. And maybe the time Is bad. Go for More proyectos. Saludos desde Guadalajara, México.
James Taylor is the author of a good book on these cars and you can find it on the internet. You will also find maintenance Maintenance Manuals from Haynes. There is also a good owners club in the UK that will have a load of information and help. Good luck John
The original fuel pump on most series 1 SD1 models is a small electric one, located inside the tank. It is mounted at the bottom of the fuel level sender unit. You access it via the L/H rear door, fold the rear seat down and pull up the carpet on the load floor. It's under the large round rubber plug, held in by six cross or hexagon head setscrews, the fuel pipe nut and a wiring plug. Clean off the area of any road dirt and hold the cast pipe outlet as you unscrew the pipe union nut as they can break. The fuel pump gets It's power via the ignition key on starting, but a low oil pressure cut out sensor on the engine oil pump keeps it powered once the engine starts. The pump can stick if unused for a time, but a squirt of WD40 soon frees it up. If it continually cuts out after starting, don't always assume a faulty pump, it can be a failed oil pressure sensor, not maintaining power after starting.
@Tastes Like Petrol My 1985 series 2 VdP V8 runs SU carbs with electronic mixture control, and it has the in tank submerged type petrol pump. Only the Vitesse, VdP Efi, and some export market 3500 V8 with fuel injection had a high pressure pump on petrol models. They're usually reliable, and only start giving problems if you constantly let the tank run very low. The pump draws air on cornering, and runs hot when not fully submerged in fuel.
I had a 1984 mk2 3500 V8 as my second car aged 20 and when it worked it was great fun. Fuel pumps seemed to be the main problem as I went through at least three of them! Build quality was pretty poor though and anti rust treatment was non existent. Engine was sweet though but that was the only thing that wasn't British!
I used to work on these in the UK. They ran nice when working but suffered from terrible quality control . Don't remember injection models here. All I ever saw were SU carbs .
@@whattherust Ok just hoping that the rover can be put back on the road and not be used for parts as you mentioned not many came into the country so kind or rare.Also the body looks good for its age can see any major rust issues I have two of these rover sd1 that I need to do rust repairs.My two rover sd1 have the online 2600 six engine in them.they were actually fast than the carburettor eight cylinder engine so they had to reduce the inlet manifold diameter to give it less performance otherwise people would be buy the 8 cylinder cars.I do watch you getting cars running again and I would say there is always so satisfaction when you can get a car going after so many years Good stuff.
This was one of the funny car presumably in 1990s was introduced in India, weird style and fuel guzzling engines which were absolute failure. Seen this after long time, I wonder this car is still existing.
Ok, so call me a dreamer, because I really like to modify all of my cars, but I would really like to pull that 3.5L British-Leyland V8, rebuild it with some custom forged rods and pistons, put some larger fuel injectors in it, install a much larger capacity in-tank fuel pump (with larger gauge wiring and an added relay), have the heads decked and ported with some aftermarket dual valve springs with upgraded retainers, I'd contact ARP and have them fabricate some custom length head studs for it, get some MLS head gaskets for it, have some custom made tubular steel exhaust manifolds with v-band couplers, add a decently sized Precision or Garrett turbocharger (possibly a GT35R), and replace the engine harness and computer with a Haltech unit with a good tune. If possible I'd add a 5 speed manual trans as well, or at least an upgraded 4L80 GM trans. You don't find US delivered Rovers every day, and I've always wanted to build something different like that. Hell, I'm still dying to find a Jensen Interceptor shell to swap a 5.7 or 6.4 Gen III Hemi into and turn it into a road race car like Letty had in Fast and the Furious. I have ALWAYS wanted a Jensen Interceptor. Call me crazy, but they've always been really good looking and cool to me. English made with a Chrysler big block 383.
Any updates on this car? Have you still got it? If so my advice would be to loose the Lucas fuel injection and go for a Edelbrock 500 carb instead, also change the plugs and leads and a full service then she will be purring like a v8 should.
I have been working on it quite a bit lately, but am stalled due to the master cylinder. They are not available new, and the rebuild kit didn't work, so I am stopped cold. The only option is to buy a booster and master cylinder from a newer model and retrofit it. It is a lot of money for the parts, so I am hesitant about taking the car any further. If I could get brakes, I already found an intake and carb for it but I am thinking it may be time to sell.
It is so good to hear someone else in the US has one of these! Mine is doing OK, but I am having a very hard time rebuilding the master cylinder. I can't get the inner piston out, even after removing the retaining pin. I have to get that fixed before I can drive it. I'll have a video posted of the progress to date soon.
@@whattherust thanks for the response! I had the exact same problem. Took my mechanic weeks of trying to get it out or find a replacement. Ended up ordering a MK2 (post ‘84) master and booster from Rimmer bros. It works in the old car with minimal hammering of the suspension hump in front just so it clears. A real pain. Parts were about $300
@@whattherust yes it’s just the “facelift” SD1 which was sold only in other countries. It had minor changes and the master cylinder was one of them. Basically it’s just the master cylinder/booster for all 84+ cars
Pretty solid underneath!! That's amazing for a British Leyland car. Over here in the UK we call them Rot Boxes. Subbed your channel you do a great job, love your vids keep em coming buddy.......🇬🇧🤗
Am pretty much sure, you have bad injectors, not sure all are functioning. That's why it will run on starter fluid but can't run on gas. Remove and test each one to be sure.
I love to tinker with cars as well but I never choose British cars if I can help it it’s probably got senses on the senses that won’t work because the senses corroded somewhere on something damn British cars
The fuel pump may be the same as the pump fitted to a classic Range Rover which should still have a US parts supply. Does it have an old in-line fuel filter, it will be clogged up with gunk if it does? Hopefully you will get rid of those horrible ugly US mandated headlamps and bumpers 🤢🤢🤮🤮, these were futuristic good looking cars when launched in Europe in 1977 but the US modifications appear to have ruined the styling. A front chin spoiler or valance also makes them look better. Hope you keep the enthusiasm and restore it fully.
An estate sale is like a yard sale, but for someone that has passed or is moving away. In this case, the owner had passed, and his entire estate was up for sale piece by piece. This Rover was sold via a silent auction, which ended up being only 2 bidders, myself and the junk yard.
Hey buddy, please check out Tony Trout on here, he’s a mechanical engineer, and he will definitely be able to help you out with the sd1, best of luck 🇺🇸🇬🇧
I'm not mechanically inclined, but love every minute of your passion in getting the Rover running. I grew up in England and remember the launch of the Rover 3500 (SDI) still to this day one of my favorite car designs. I can't wait for more updates on the Rover.
Thanks! More are coming.
@@whattherust Nitro Silvia channel on here has saved many of these Rovers and has 5 or 6 or more of them himself and you should get good tips from his videos about where to check for rust and how to repair them etc.
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Well done, Christina... 👍
Great to see this beast getting some love. Cool car.
That’s a great video! Thank you! Change the fuel filters! That should help the idle too. Clean all the electrical connecters to all the FI sensors & relays. Light Corrosion on the terminal ends may not let the FI work properly. Sounds like an alternator bearing is howling or the AC bearing clutch assembly. Loud ticking like a lifter isn’t filling up. Oil change may take care of that with Some kind of lifter additive like B&G or Lucas. Thank you again and looking forward to the next one!🏁🏁🏁🏁👍👍👍👍
Awesome work getting the old Rover running. These are getting very rare even in the U.K due to the climate and rust. Hopefully you will do more work on the rover and get it back on the road. The Lucas electrics are proving to be quite durable as these cars make it past 30-35 years old which is a surprise.
I love the fact that you never give up well done sir
Thanks very much.
That alternator is a scream . We another. Success for you Richard. Congratulations 👏💯
Awesome to hear it running! Great job! 👍 Can't wait for more updates
Hi, i live in the UK and have just come across your videos. So nice to see you getting this old girl up and running again. These were and still are nice cars,very smooth with nice power & sound track too. I had the V8 Vitesse 5 speed manual shift, awesome car and performance 😊 The police also used these in the UK after it replaced the Rover P6 V8s. Great video and you explain things in simple layman's terms. Much more interesting than TV. All the best and thank you for sharing your time and effort. Best regards Simon. 🤜🤛👍👍
Thank you for the nice comment. This car was certainly interesting to work on. I learned a lot.
@whattherust your more than welcome 😊 I've definitely subscribed to your channel now and look forward to seeing more of your work on the Rover and other future great cars. Thank you again 👍🙏👍🙏
See!? THIS right here is why I enjoy watching these old school rescues...because you never know who's going to find what.
Thanks Robert. Although the view count on this video is low, it certainly is unique.
I'm about to catch-up and watch this video this evening; just to add, there are very few Rover SDI's around in the UK 🇬🇧 these days. Hen these cars were about in the 70' & 80's, the Citröen CX, was the main competition. My old man had a couple CX's and they were superb cars to drive with superb engineering. Look forward to watching this in a couple of hours.
BTW, you and Chrstina are doing great work as a team, keep it rolling
Thank you for the support Richard.
nice car! I just fell in love with this Rover!))
27:45 Okay here's your problem at this point. I KNOW you (he) should know better than PUMPING A FUEL INJECTED CAR WHEN STARTING IT! As an old senile evil man once said "C'MON MAN!" LOL. You were flooding the thing the whole time by pumping the gas pedal. The only way to make it start after doing that is to Hold the Gas pedal to the floor and not letting off until it revs to at least 4000 RPM. Or so. LOL. THe other troubles besides the fan clutch or the fan itself are that it has vacuum leaks. That's why hes struggling so much at times. The MAF isn't well for sure but Vacuum leaks are so often the reason for troubles. I sure enjoy your channel and great skills! You are fun to watch and I love when you get excited about the cr firing up finally! Thank you for you're
Fantastic! i love the look on your face when it starts! that's me every time I get in to my Rover and it starts!!!
Amazing!! She definitely wants to see the road again.
Hearing that smoke alarm go off freaked me out. I'm cooking something right now and thought it was mine going off in the kitchen 😄 I'm wearing headphones cuz im hard of hearing, so it sounded like that alarm was coming from the other room. And I know cars pretty well, but never heard of that car. Very unique.
That is funny stuff! Thanks for sharing.
SD1 in the USA? Cool man! Interesting to see the different details from the UK cars
I learned a lot from it. It was so different from anything else I had worked on.
Amazing, didn’t realise they sold the SD1 in the US! Great vid!
Thanks! I have started working on it again, so more videos coming.
50 states emissions laws stopped all rover sales in USA. Was an unpopular brand. The Land Rover discovery redesign in the 90’s meant those could sell here and rover split from Land Rover to the end of production the rover was a honda accord part for part with some faux wood interior trim and a top spec being the main difference. Of course the brand died fully in mid 2000. Cars are kinda a thing of yesterday anyway everyone wants crossover suv cars now.
Just over 800 SD1 were sold in the USA.
It also sounds like you may have a few spark plug wires crossed. And you may need a new water pump too.
The 1980 Rover SD1 is a sporty car,hoping you can restore the automobile! I Enjoyed Your Video Richard and Christina!Take Care, Your Oregon Friend ☮️
Thank you Charles!
@@whattherust You Are Welcome Richard and Christina!
Great video! Great job getting the Britbox running!😁👍🛠️
Thanks Billy. This Rover was a huge challenge, but I am glad I was able to get it started.
Iv never seen a us spec sd1 I didn't even know that rover was in the US?.. makes sense considering that it was you guys that provided the 💪
Nice to see a buick beening in good nick
Whatever the production issues & faults, no one can say, even today, that they're not a great looking vehicle.
I had the SD1 V8 5 speed manual, it was ballistic.
It's great to see someone give it the TLC it needs, I don't think too many were exported to the US, so well done finding one, still looks better than most cars today.
It is unique for sure. Quite special in the US.
I believe that is an Vane Air Flow Meter...not a mass air meter. The varying amounts of inrushing air moves the vane inside the meter, which in turn sends a signal back to the ECM so that it can adjust fuel mixture and timing accordingly. I wouldn't mess with it much if it is functional. Even more shocking than the fact it has points is that appears to be the original 60's-era GM "window cap" distributor left over from when that was a 215 cid Buick.
Right, that would explain the lack of a sensing wire in that sensor. Thanks for the info.
@@whattherust You're welcome. Also, that loud backfire at 28:28 is a sign that the gods of fuel injection have been angered by your choice of a cheap, inferior brand of starting fluid :-))
The SD1 3500 had a Lucas electronic ignition distributor. If it's got points, then it had probably been swapped for an older, or cheaper part as the older ones could fail. Here in the UK, people would swap them for a Rover P5B or P6B model points distributor.
A lot of parts off the Buick 300 & 340 fit on these.
Engine wise its just a small block Buick v8 so easy to work on.
Make sure theres enough transmission fluid in the gearbox and final drive has oil.
Google is your friend here, in Europe rust is the enemy but that one looks pretty good.
Yes that V8 was originally a Buick unit, only used from around 1959 - 63. Rover bought the manufacturing rights and tooling from GM in the mid 60s. They reworked some of the design, but it stayed in production in various capacities, into the 2000's here in the UK. It's a very popular unit for engine swaps, and with kit car builders. There is a company called Rimmer Brothers 8n Lincoln UK that specialise in anything for Rover SD1, and other Btitish classics. They bought up tons of old SD1 stock parts after production finally ended here, and then at Hindustani Motors in India. You can download their parts catalogues for free, or request them by post.
Yup you two guys have called it right. This so called Rover was one of British Leyland last hurrahs and a total rust bucket and as you say the engine is the only good thing about it. My father in law had 2 of them from new via his work but compared to Other executive level cars these were shit and built of what we call over here milk bottle top metal as they and the bumpers crumpled so easily
The first 20 years of Range Rovers used the same engine much more successfully and would be another source of engine spares should any be needed. Yours has a weird US spec bumper and looks like a second edition version from around 1979-80
Nice work!!
Thanks!
with it not charging maybe not enough voltage to run electronic ignition or provide enough fuel pressure.
hi there as i am english i remmber the rover comming out some people used to kit them out they was great car they was a rover vittesse with a bit more punch lovely cars she is running great i would love it parked on my drive lol lol great work as allways cannot wait till next video content awesome be safe
A few days ago I finally removed the inner piston from the master cylinder, so I should have brakes soon. After that I'll post an update video. Thanks for the support Paul.
Nice content on you channel! Very cool car and learning a lot from you. What could be that wining noise? Power steering pump that is jammed?
Thanks! I believe the noise is the alternator. That would explain why the charging system is out.
I still work on a few of these here in the UK, they were common when I first started in the garage game.
With 50lbs oil pressure and a lifter noise it could be a stuck valve and it back fire through the intake
Good work! What are your plans for the car’s fuel tank? Can it be cleaned, or will you need to replace it?
I need to drain it and pull it out. The gas is shot, so it will not be a fun job. I think it can be saved.
These V8 SD1's are commanding good money in England now, especially the ones with little rust!
They rusted as they went down the assembly line being built.
I bought my 2nd 1980 Rover 3500 in 1986, after returning from Germany. It was sitting on the back of a used car dealers lot. The dealer said it wasn't running right and told me he didn't want to sell it. I insisted though, since I had one in Germany, and loved that car so I bought it and limped it the 45 miles home. The darn car always wanted to run hot and not idle great so I removed all the fuel injection and installed a special Edelbrock intake with a Holley 600cfm carb and it ran a lot better. Then I upgraded the stupid points distributor with an electronic ignition module and it ran better (still wanted to run hot). The original plastic fan I thought was too small so up graded the fan to a GM six blade fan. It helped but still wanted to run hot. Finally ended up having a custom 5 core radiator built for it by a specialist and that seemed to do the trick. The automatic trans was junk too so had to have that rebuilt. A word of advice, always have a fire extinguisher handy, a few butt connectors, and some electrical tape. The ribbon wiring is horrible on these and I had the rear hatch wiring start to smoke on both cars I had. Once I got it close to being reliable, I had my English cousin send me the Euro headlights and surround and the rear spoiler to upgrade the looks. Still didn't trust it though and ended up trading it for a Merc 450 SEL which never broke.
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
That is a cool looking car
It was very different. It must have been amazing back in 1980 when it was new and still so rare to see on the road.
Beautiful a design as his car is, when they 1st came to the States, I didn't think that they would sell well like almost every other British cars since the early 70's.
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Small hoses are breathers?
That's a 1980? There is a lot of electronics on that thing for it be that old. It looks like it has a Mass Airflow Sensor on it. I've never seen a Mass Airflow Sensor on a car that old.
Right, it had a lot of electronics for 1980, yet it still had points ignition. A very strange combination.
as for ignition, many european makers used points to actuate a transistor ignition. then the point only needs occasional adjusting as it only gets like, 3 volts to transfer instead of 7 or 9 as ususal. this has been used up into mid-80's before the car makers got the point of going all induction or hall-sensor on ignitions.
I don't really know much about english cars here. the broken line by the gas tank looks to me like it's an air vent running from one top of the tank towards the filler cap. if it's open your fuel will vanish and maybe even leak out in a fast-driven corner.
Nice content on the rover..the sd1 didn't have the injection system in the UK it had 4 su carbs on the v8s 👍
Thanks. If I keep this Rover I'll be converting to a carb as well.
Hola, why your fan working all the Time? You need clean very good your maf sensor. I think Is only my opinión in good say. I love your channel. And maybe the time Is bad. Go for More proyectos. Saludos desde Guadalajara, México.
Hola! Gracias.
James Taylor is the author of a good book on these cars and you can find it on the internet. You will also find maintenance Maintenance Manuals from Haynes. There is also a good owners club in the UK that will have a load of information and help. Good luck John
Thank you for the tips John. I have some brake parts coming from the UK this week, so I am getting closer to a first drive.
The original fuel pump on most series 1 SD1 models is a small electric one, located inside the tank. It is mounted at the bottom of the fuel level sender unit. You access it via the L/H rear door, fold the rear seat down and pull up the carpet on the load floor. It's under the large round rubber plug, held in by six cross or hexagon head setscrews, the fuel pipe nut and a wiring plug. Clean off the area of any road dirt and hold the cast pipe outlet as you unscrew the pipe union nut as they can break. The fuel pump gets It's power via the ignition key on starting, but a low oil pressure cut out sensor on the engine oil pump keeps it powered once the engine starts. The pump can stick if unused for a time, but a squirt of WD40 soon frees it up. If it continually cuts out after starting, don't always assume a faulty pump, it can be a failed oil pressure sensor, not maintaining power after starting.
All EFI cars have the pump under the floor, external to the tank. Only the carb cars have it in the tank.
@Tastes Like Petrol My 1985 series 2 VdP V8 runs SU carbs with electronic mixture control, and it has the in tank submerged type petrol pump. Only the Vitesse, VdP Efi, and some export market 3500 V8 with fuel injection had a high pressure pump on petrol models. They're usually reliable, and only start giving problems if you constantly let the tank run very low. The pump draws air on cornering, and runs hot when not fully submerged in fuel.
I really dig those old Rovers. You can get an aerosol spray called fogging oil. It actually coats the bore more uniformly.
Weird looking car have never seen one before what are your plans for it 😉
I am not sure yet. I'd love to get it on the road, but availability of parts are a big problem.
I had a 1984 mk2 3500 V8 as my second car aged 20 and when it worked it was great fun. Fuel pumps seemed to be the main problem as I went through at least three of them! Build quality was pretty poor though and anti rust treatment was non existent. Engine was sweet though but that was the only thing that wasn't British!
I used to work on these in the UK. They ran nice when working but suffered from terrible quality control . Don't remember injection models here. All I ever saw were SU carbs .
Drivin SD1 since I got my license and I know one thing. When this injection V8 backfires the air meter is shot instantly
the engine is really a buick 215 with a e. tronic injection system.
Correct.
Is there more videos of the rover sd 1 to see . would like to know what happened after you got the rover going.
I have one more to post that I am still editing.
@@whattherust I see rimmers bros sell complete brake master and booster new.
@@gregorystokes5965 They do, but for Series 2. It fits the SD1, but it takes some work.
@@whattherust Ok just hoping that the rover can be put back on the road and not be used for parts as you mentioned not many came into the country so kind or rare.Also the body looks good for its age can see any major rust issues
I have two of these rover sd1 that I need to do rust repairs.My two rover sd1 have the online 2600 six engine in them.they were actually fast than the carburettor eight cylinder engine so they had to reduce the inlet manifold diameter to give it less performance otherwise people would be buy the 8 cylinder cars.I do watch you getting cars running again and I would say there is always so satisfaction when you can get a car going after so many years
Good stuff.
This was one of the funny car presumably in 1990s was introduced in India, weird style and fuel guzzling engines which were absolute failure. Seen this after long time, I wonder this car is still existing.
I sold it to a local enthusiast. He has plans to restore it.
Ok, so call me a dreamer, because I really like to modify all of my cars, but I would really like to pull that 3.5L British-Leyland V8, rebuild it with some custom forged rods and pistons, put some larger fuel injectors in it, install a much larger capacity in-tank fuel pump (with larger gauge wiring and an added relay), have the heads decked and ported with some aftermarket dual valve springs with upgraded retainers, I'd contact ARP and have them fabricate some custom length head studs for it, get some MLS head gaskets for it, have some custom made tubular steel exhaust manifolds with v-band couplers, add a decently sized Precision or Garrett turbocharger (possibly a GT35R), and replace the engine harness and computer with a Haltech unit with a good tune. If possible I'd add a 5 speed manual trans as well, or at least an upgraded 4L80 GM trans. You don't find US delivered Rovers every day, and I've always wanted to build something different like that. Hell, I'm still dying to find a Jensen Interceptor shell to swap a 5.7 or 6.4 Gen III Hemi into and turn it into a road race car like Letty had in Fast and the Furious. I have ALWAYS wanted a Jensen Interceptor. Call me crazy, but they've always been really good looking and cool to me. English made with a Chrysler big block 383.
Right, the Interceptor is quite an amazing car.
lifters are seized I know these engines inside out
Any updates on this car? Have you still got it? If so my advice would be to loose the Lucas fuel injection and go for a Edelbrock 500 carb instead, also change the plugs and leads and a full service then she will be purring like a v8 should.
I have been working on it quite a bit lately, but am stalled due to the master cylinder. They are not available new, and the rebuild kit didn't work, so I am stopped cold. The only option is to buy a booster and master cylinder from a newer model and retrofit it. It is a lot of money for the parts, so I am hesitant about taking the car any further. If I could get brakes, I already found an intake and carb for it but I am thinking it may be time to sell.
I also love your passion to do what you do but how come you don't use a portable 12v fuel pump into a 5 gallon gas can for your gas supply
I need to get one for sure. When I did this car it had one already because it was fuel injected.
If it wasn't dead before, your mass airflow is dead now because of the ether sprayed on it.
Ho I heard Richard cuss on that one😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sounds like a Timing problem mate
Welcome to the world of british automotive fun. Get out the spanners , stiff upper lip , pip pip and all that...we shall never surrender
Rare car
They used a Buick design motor for many many years
I never thought there would be a rover following in USA. How is that car there?
I am researching that. The car was sold locally at a classic car dealer, so I might get some info from them.
Rover sold a bunch of Series 1 cars in the US. The Series 2 never made it.
I like the car though.
You can pull the steering wheel out aswell.
I did not know that!
perhaps clean before you start messing about dust/cobwebs and dirt does not help starting. But looks good to those that just want a start video
Im not sure how i missed this series before, but love seeing an SD1 being brought back to life. Even better that its a rare NAS spec US car.
I'll be getting back to this car very soon, so more videos coming.
@@whattherust Awesome, I look forward to it
What ended up happening with this beauty?? I own one in Santa Barbara that I've been nursing back to life.
It is so good to hear someone else in the US has one of these! Mine is doing OK, but I am having a very hard time rebuilding the master cylinder. I can't get the inner piston out, even after removing the retaining pin. I have to get that fixed before I can drive it. I'll have a video posted of the progress to date soon.
@@whattherust thanks for the response! I had the exact same problem. Took my mechanic weeks of trying to get it out or find a replacement. Ended up ordering a MK2 (post ‘84) master and booster from Rimmer bros. It works in the old car with minimal hammering of the suspension hump in front just so it clears. A real pain. Parts were about $300
@@geoffreycarter3981 Thanks for the tip! What is a MK2, a Rover?
@@whattherust yes it’s just the “facelift” SD1 which was sold only in other countries. It had minor changes and the master cylinder was one of them. Basically it’s just the master cylinder/booster for all 84+ cars
@@geoffreycarter3981 Got it. Thank you.
Pretty solid underneath!! That's amazing for a British Leyland car. Over here in the UK we call them Rot Boxes. Subbed your channel you do a great job, love your vids keep em coming buddy.......🇬🇧🤗
Thank you! Yes, it is very solid and one would never know just looking at the paint. I have a new one on this Rover coming!
Fuel pressure all he has to do is pressurizethe can cant just have a hose in it
Seeing it's a BMC car "will it run" would have been at the dealership when it was new.....
Am pretty much sure, you have bad injectors, not sure all are functioning. That's why it will run on starter fluid but can't run on gas. Remove and test each one to be sure.
I love to tinker with cars as well but I never choose British cars if I can help it it’s probably got senses on the senses that won’t work because the senses corroded somewhere on something damn British cars
Massive vacuum leak too
A foreign car? A trend?
Hi Marv. No trend, just an interesting car. I am glad it is gone though.
Ваш бензин перетік в паливний бак?
No, I hooked up a separate fuel line, because the tank was full of bad gas.
Means it has vacuum leaks
BRITAIN'S FINEST RIGHT THERE LOL
What I'm mystery oil? .. it's baby oil .. with perfume snd red dye .. no must÷ry
Lucas..prince of darkness ,
The fuel pump may be the same as the pump fitted to a classic Range Rover which should still have a US parts supply. Does it have an old in-line fuel filter, it will be clogged up with gunk if it does? Hopefully you will get rid of those horrible ugly US mandated headlamps and bumpers 🤢🤢🤮🤮, these were futuristic good looking cars when launched in Europe in 1977 but the US modifications appear to have ruined the styling. A front chin spoiler or valance also makes them look better. Hope you keep the enthusiasm and restore it fully.
What's up
Need to hook that mess there thing up and that pipe going over there or that thing ain't going to never going to run right
will you remove that disgusting massive rubber bumper and fit the normal uk version
It does ruin the look, but first I need to get it driving.
Hi
Estate?
An estate sale is like a yard sale, but for someone that has passed or is moving away. In this case, the owner had passed, and his entire estate was up for sale piece by piece. This Rover was sold via a silent auction, which ended up being only 2 bidders, myself and the junk yard.
I AM EXPECTING MORE MECHANICAL JUST NOT WASHING.
Amen, brother!
@@tomjones2086 - the last washing episode blue ford killed me man :( i love the ford pick up :D more mech :D
@@Iskandar_Igit I completely agree. I know how to wash a vehicle.
@@tomjones2086 everytime he wash vehicle it makes me cry :( - i love the prague life - mechanicals and his teachings :D love it.
@@Iskandar_Igit Thanks for the feedback. More mechanical videos are coming. I ordered a bunch of parts today to get this Ford back on the road!
If it was run by an old couple that 44,000 miles might be genuine🤔
I learned later that the miles were original. Unbelievable.
Only Rover could make a Buick v8 run so crappy
Funny stuff.
Put a Ford motor in the car and air ride make a sleeper out of it ☺️☺️☺️☺️
Definitivamente prefiero máquinas americanas, aunque los aceros de GB son los mejores
280z find one
Hey buddy, please check out Tony Trout on here, he’s a mechanical engineer, and he will definitely be able to help you out with the sd1, best of luck 🇺🇸🇬🇧
Will do! Thanks.
there is no way id own one of them lol im too big and its full of antique fuel injection from uk. Meaning. Massive pain in the nuts
You nailed it there, but luckily it is an easy swap to a carb.
@@whattherust fair point lol
They were s beautiful looking heap of shit , extremely unreliable.
@@briancarton1804 lol i wouldnt mess with it 😅
Which is kinda funny cuz im converting my suburban to a qjet 🤔
3 videos in and power wash so far…. Wow. Slow
Typical British junk. Probably Lucas electronics. Great job though.
You shouldn't mess with cars that you know nothing about!
For the love of god! Will you speak up?! You sound like your mumbling half the time!