Conference terri::cars_uk

    oh i fogot too add my name is phil and thanks in advance for your help 
    
    

    >>i also need a starter motor as well.
    
    Try Motorist Discount Centres, Basingstoke Road, 01734 875592
    
    >>torque conv back plate (ring gear is chewed) cannot buy new and the
    >>whole assy is �150 odd quid new so i need a second hand one
    
    You could always check out the same place, but presuming it's still
    expensive and a scrappy is your only option, check out topic 1475 in
    the Reading conference (RDGENG::READING.NOTE).
    
    Cheers,
    Dan

Get a copy of Exchange & Mart - I think some reconditioners of auto 
transmissions will part exchange the whole auto box for not much more 
than that.

- John.

    thanks for the advice but, 
    
    a the gearbox is in a1 condition and the reconditioners do not sell
      ring gears or mounting plate as seperate items (the plate and ring
      gear are bolted to the crank) ,belive me i have rung them and asked 
    
    
    b have tried all the local scrappies including blackbush to avail 
      what i really need is either a large dose of luck or a specialist
      breaker  as the 2.0 auto is a rare beast as the man at the rover
      dealer said "youve got a what! never sold many of those chief "
    
    thank you for any further input in advance 
    
    
    cheers phil 
    

    Without wishing to put a downer on your hopes (you're right, this model
    is a particularly rare beast - not so much the engine as the 'box!),
    you might have to relegate yourself to the fact you'll have to buy new.
    
    :-(
    
    Sorry,
    Dan$out_of_ideas

    hi there its me again 
    
    have had a bright idea(1w bulb)  what if......
    
    i change the gear box to manual !! does any one have any advice on what 
    needs doing to accomplish this feat of engineering 
    
    and 
    
    i hear that there is a sd1 owners club  any one out there know if i can
    get advice on spares etc from these people who are they, where do they
    meet ? any phone numbers 
    
    thanks for any advice in a despperate hair pulling way 
    phil

    (At a guess)
    
    You'll need the manual pedal box assembly and clutch cable (I seem to
    remember it was a cable clutch on my old man's 2.6).
    
    You'll need the gear stick and linkage, which will probably necessitate
    modification of the centre tunnel, or get the manual model's
    equivalent.
    
    Speedo drive could well be different, requiring the appropriate speedo
    cable, dial and drive.
    
    Then ofcourse is the gearbox mounts, and gearbox itself, presuming it
    bolts directly onto the engine without any different bellhousing.
    
    Then the driveshaft could well be different.
    
    etc etc
    
    All in all, not a job I'd like to do, but it's probably possible.
    
    Cheers,
    Dan

    Another silly idea?
    
    What about getting a complete doner car from the scrappy? One that
    failed the MOT because of rot or some such. At least you'd have all the
    mechanicals.
    
    There are a choice of engines here, 2.3 2.6 3.5.
    
    I bought a 2.6SE manual for three month back in 1988 and agreed a price
    to return it to the dealer. This worked out cheaper than hiring. I
    found the car very comfortable, but I do remember that there are two
    spark plugs hidden by the manifold and difficult to extract.
    
    Dave 

    
    Phil...
    
    
     whats the car worth ?.   Is it worth  the trouble.. ?.
    
    

    What about the Rover Centre? They "break" Rovers!
    
    Inside the M25 off the end of the M11 I think.
    
    0181 556 5442
    
    Good Luck