Interesting Rover 800s in my local breakers ....

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:25 pm

Lots of interesting stuff in my local breakers today. Must have been at least twenty various Rovers all told Metros, 214s 220s, one well stripped 600 and some 800s. Popped in there after work on my way home a little before they closed. Three big old Rover 800s in there caught my eye - all around twelve years old and tidy for breakers ... not that unusual in recent years. A diesel 820 D, an 825 V6 and of particular interest to me, an O series 820 (carb) on a G reg plate.... a rare beast? I once found one of those with a Montego Turbo Cam cover .... Complete with MG Turbo along the top in the alloy ribbing ....

This last R820 car, the O series one, had the smaller sparking plugs fitted. I've never seen the smaller size spark plugs in an O series engine before. Also of particular interest to me was the thermostat housing. It appears identical to those fitted to the O series Montego Turbos having the addition drilling for another sensor below the normal one. I wonder if the threads on this lower sensor hole are the same as used on Montego Turbo versions for the sensor which goes there for their carb cooling fan.....

I'll go back tomorrow first thing and get it just in case. Far cheaper than getting stripped threads redone ...

Post by **SubCat001** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:34 pm

Sounds intresting. You dont see to many O series engine 820's about. Shame so many end up at the breakers when there little fundamentallyt wrong with them.

malcolm_durant · Post by **malcolm_durant** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:51 am

John...where were these breakers??

Malcolm

PS...I'm in Eastbourne and want a Vit Sport exhaust (not same as pre 96 Vit) desperately!!

MGJohn · Post by **MGJohn** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:06 am

Where ....

Glorious Gloucestershire ... bit far from Sunny E. Sussex...

malcolm_durant · Post by **malcolm_durant** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:10 am

Booger....only 2 in breakers round here abouts (people with zimmer frames prefer Protons and Astra's)

Malcolm

richard moss · Post by **richard moss** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:04 am

MGJohn wrote:A diesel 820 D,.

must be a conversion job

malcolm_durant · Post by **malcolm_durant** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:32 pm

Someone's been dredging up old posts..!

Funnily enough I alreadyneed a backbox to replace the one I got shortly after that thread appeared...

Malcolm

fluke · Post by **fluke** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 1:48 pm

Malcolm you tried Bridges At Pease Pottage ??

E_T_V · Post by **E_T_V** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:53 pm

richard moss wrote:
MGJohn wrote:A diesel 820 D,.
must be a conversion job

Why? I know they did a 2.5 VM diesel but I thought the really early ones used the perkins lump from the maestro/montego.

roverturboandy200 · Post by **roverturboandy200** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:16 pm

Bridges at pease pottage is massive, but never have what I'm looking for and the blokes there are soooo unhelpful!!

Maybe just my luck (and it's 40 mins away)

Andy

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Interesting Rover 800s in my local breakers ....

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