Hi,
My P3 cap has the fin on top, and the little fingers that secure the cap
to the radiator inside
of the neck with about 1/4 turn. I don't have the chain to attach it.
Joe
1948 P3 6
light
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:16:14 -0500 "Andrew Moss" <amoss at magma.ca> writes:
> Thanks for the reply Marc,
>
>
> When I say that mine is threaded, I mean the way the cap attached to
> the
> radiator. On my P3 the cap would have to be screwed into the
> radiator
> many turns before it makes a seal. On the other P3 that I have seen
> (
> Peter Heaster's), the cap just twists 1/4 turn to put it in place on
> the
> rad. It has these little fingers that provide the seal instead of
> threads.
>
> I am trying to find out if there is a Rover rad cap that would have
> a
> screw thread. I'm not sure if mine has been modified to accept an
> after
> market one or for another model of Rover rad cap.
>
> Thanks again for the info,
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Stainier [mailto:marc.stainier at belgacom.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:02 PM
> To: amoss at magma.ca; rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Radiator Cap for P3
>
>
> Hi Andrew
> normally, as far as I know, all the radcaps for P2's & P3's don't
> have
> any little fingers on or around.They just have a small fin in the
> middle. The Viking's head was fit on prewar models only. It needs a
> "flat" radcap. Now, I know, (thanks to Ben IrishRover) that some
> radcaps
> were machined to make it flat to accept the famous viking. Original
> flat
> radcaps are realy hard to find now...I know the problem very well.
> Regards Marc
>
> P2 12Hp '47
> P2 16Hp '47
> P2 12Hp '46
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]De la part de Andrew Moss
> Envoyé : samedi 29 janvier 2005 14:04 À : Rovernet Objet : [ROVERNET
> -
> UK] Radiator Cap for P3
>
>
> Hi Ben,
>
> I also have a P3 that needs a radiator cap. I have looked at another
> P3
> and mine seems to be modified to accept a threaded cap. I think the
> original has little fingers to hold it in place.
>
> What was the Viking head cap used on? Does it have a threaded base?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
> '49 P3
> '70 3500s
> '66 2000TC
> '84 VDP
>
>
>
>
>
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