Rover 3 Litre P5 Mk1

[nesjules]

Hi Guys
To keep my 2010 Puma Defender company I've acquired a 1961 Rover P5 3 litre. It's in good old condition with all the original papers etc.
My problem is I need a new brake master cylinder. It keeps sticking when the pedal is fully depressed, and doesn't return. All the seals were recently replaced and all looks OK when stripped but it still sticks.

Does anyone know where I might get one in Aus, preferably Melbourne?
Or alternatively a UK supplier.

Cheers

Jules

[loanrangie]

You could get it re-sleeved in s/steel if its beyond a seal kit , otherwise one of the british car mobs should be able get one for you.
Try automotive surplus in Mitcham.

[Mick_Marsh]

If you are after parts, another supplier is Graeme at British Car Components in North Melbourne

[pop058]

Any Rover car club should be able to help you or steer you in the right direction

[incisor]

sometimes it is not the master cyl but the rubber hose(s) collapsing

do all the wheel cyls bleed with a good flow of fluid?

[nesjules]

Thanks for your help guys.

The main problem is that if I try to bleed with the engine not running, there appears to be nothing making the master cylinder piston return (despite the presence of the return spring).
As soon as I start the engine and the servo kicks in it works OK - most of the time.

The piston appears to be sticky, but seems OK stripped out on the bench.

I'll try the mob in North Melbourne.

Cheers Jules

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I've got an engine out of a P5 Mk1 sitting in the shed. :)

Looking for a P5 Mk3 suffix "C" engine or even just the crank and con rods.

[Cobber]

I love the P5s, well done and good luck :BigThumb:

[Bigbjorn]

I've got an engine out of a P5 Mk1 sitting in the shed. :)

Looking for a P5 Mk3 suffix "C" engine or even just the crank and con rods.

Diana, slot in a Chrysler Hemi 265. Give it some horsepower and performance.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Diana, slot in a Chrysler Hemi 265. Give it some horsepower and performance.Why?

Its not the purpose of the exercise, if I want performance I have both the 4.6 RRc and the SDV6 D4, I want the bits for a Series LR.

[Bigbjorn]

Why?

Its not the purpose of the exercise, if I want performance I have both the 4.6 RRc and the SDV6 D4, I want the bits for a Series LR.

Rover 3 litres of that era (and the late Humber Snipes) are quite nice cars but suffer the common pommie design fault, overweight and underpowered. Too much pudding and not enough engine. Range Rovers are a classic example. That GM engine family that the 3.5 and later Rover V8's came from were out at 300 c.i. and later at 350 with aluminium heads and iron block. In V6 form they eventually reached 4.3 litres turbocharged so why did Rover build a ****ant 3.5 litre to move a 2 ton car?

Stick in the easily obtained Chrysler, an easy conversion, and get yourself a nice gentleman's carriage with performance. Late Snipes with one are a lovely car. The Chrysler is a good bit lighter than either the Rover or Humber engine and almost 50% greater capacity. Nothing beats cubic inches.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Brian

You don't get it do you?

I don't want to convert the Land Rover, I want it Rover all Rover. Land Rover 6 cyl, whilst under powered have nice manners in a 109 series. Every re-powered Holden/Ford/Chrysler 6/V8 I have ever driven does not make the driving experience as nice as a Land Rover with a Rover six in it.

Rover cars of that era, like Humbers, Jags and Daimlers all suffered from the UK registration taxes based upon the RAC horsepower ratings, hence they were mostly small capacity engines. The EU regs are even worse.

Diana