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Ken G

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Now we have a forum devoted to Rovers, I should like to make contact with any owners of pre-1930 models, wherever they may be.

Ken G, 1925 Rover 16/50 (San Francisco)
 
Hello Ken,
I contacted you about 12 months ago just before I took delivery of my 1926 Rover 9/20. As you suggested life is never simple with such an early car.
We completed a few local trips as my confidence increased we booked to join in with the London to brighton classic run, but as a taster we also went to a run about 35 miles from home.
We had a great day but on the return the engine got noisey and a main bearing went, I retuned home on the back of a breakdown truck.
I replaced the bearing and checked all the others which showed no wear, but I was still unsure of what caused the bearing failer.
With further investigation, at some point somebody had blocked the oil pipe going into the cylinder head,I believe this was because the valve guides had worn and with no oil going to the top end the valve guide problem reduced.
Therefore I stipped the head and had new valve guides machined and fitted.
All the oil pipes have been cleaned and checked.
An additional problem was the rear axle leak. Which resulted in the removal of the axle as I was not able to remove the flange from underneath the car. With some machining this has been removed and a new felt oil seal added, if this does not solve the problem I will think about adding a modern oilseal but I should not have to remove the axle this time.

So apart from the above the car is running fine !!

Regards
Michael
 
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