What did you do to your Rover today?

[LR Max]

Hummmmmmmm
Now that's tempting - solves some of the storage problem, love the look of the bonnet mounted tire too

Might have to give that some thought - although it appears to need some frame work (topic for another thread)

That bonnet is already starting to "cave in" from the weight of the tire.

Also they can be difficult to open with a heavy tire on there.

[stomper]

They aren't that hard to open, unless you are a girlie man I wouldn't want my wife checking the oil anyway!

[LR Max]

Well I just put a hole in my hard top .

Was hauling outta the parking deck and caught that little hanging thingy. Usually made out of plastic but I think this one was made out of 2x4 box steel! Those guys weren't playing around.

When it hit, it sounded like a gong went off in the back.

GGGGGOOOONNNNNGGGGG!!!!

[albersj51]

Finally got around to timing her again, this time with the VA unplugged (thanks Jac04 for telling me this). She is running well again.

Tomorrow is the dreaded exhaust manifold replacement. Been spraying PB Blaster on her for a couple of weeks now. I ask for your thoughts and prayers (to the Rover Gods) that this goes without a hitch (or broken stud)! Wish me luck!

[Cutter]

Drove my 109 back to RI from overland engineering after Matt reground the crank and ways in the 2.6. Ran steady and smooth at 60-65 down 95. Got a clunking sound now from the rear u joint I think. I'll take a look tomorrow hopefully. I've missed her, been 10 months since she went north, good to be rovering!

[artpeck]

Got the spark working thanks again to TeriAnn. Turned out it was simply points that need to be cleaned up after 20 years of sitting but her advice allowed me to eliminate everything else. A little fine grit sandpaper and the original components from 1973 are working fine. But not the fuel pump so that is on order. Took off all the brake drums which housed the mothers of all spider nests. They are in the degreasing bath. Started into brake cylinders.

And then drove the D-90 to remind myself why I am doing this.

[albersj51]

Success!! The New exhaust manifold is now in! Thank you for your prayers to the Rover Gods. Somehow no studs broke! The 2 weeks of PB Blaster worked wonders! Unfortunatley the "kit" Was missing some bolts and bits, so I had to reuse a few. All in all it went well and she sounds awesome and exponentially quieter!

[Cutter]

Greased the universal joints and the clunking when coming to a stop ended, adjusted the parking brake and refilled the transmission fluids as the 3 hour highway drive yesterday coated the underside well.

[cachinfool]

Got the brake lights, tail lights, turn signals & flashers working. The lenses on the rear were all shot and the expense of replacing original was way too much so I went with "Defender" replacements from our hosts. Once I got them installed the only thing that was working was the tail lights so the adventure began. Got the brake lights working pretty quick, figured out the ignition needed to be on for the brake lights to work, very dumb if you ask me so I moved the power from the ignition side of the fuse box to the battery side. Turn and hazard lights were another story. Turns out the hazard switch was shot, full of corrosion so I was getting no continuity between any of the terminals. I couldn't find a replacement switch (that I wanted to pay for) so I dissected the switch I had to determine how it was supposed to worked. I ended up going to NAPA and getting a toggle switch and a couple of different relays, AR272 & AR289 to make the system work.

[osajaj]

Dropped the gas tank and fitted a new one from the hosts. Rebuilt carb and installed, trucks running again very nicely. Also drained and changed all fluids. On top of all that, have been trying to hunt mice out of my firewall and rear bumper, seemed they decided to make a hotel out of the series. Any suggestions on how to get them out??

[artpeck]

Had mice in my wife's GL 550 and they chewed through crap and caused $2000 of damage. Try the adhesive traps and stay with it as it takes a while to get rid of them for good. And be aware that they will likely come back on a seasonal basis.

[osajaj]

good to know, I will pick some up today and lay them around everywhere. How are they getting into the firewall?? I just want to try and make sure I put them at the opening.

[SafeAirOne]

...mice...Any suggestions on how to get them out??

Drive your rover every day. They'll leave on their own.

[artpeck]

That is the interesting thing with my wife's car. It is a daily driver and yet they tore through insulation and the wiring harness. One or two also ended up spattered on the engine but ey kept at it.

How do they get in? Field mice only need a very small opening to squeeze through, like 1/4".

[bkreutz]

I used to repair lots of rodent damage at the dealership (before I retired), seems that they like the taste of plastic and rubber, chew marks on the hoses, plastic tanks, and especially the insulation on wiring, also seemed to me that they preferred the wiring in the most inaccessible places like the fuel injector wiring under the intake manifold.