[ROVERNET - UK] VIN numbers
Dirk Burrowes
dirk at vy-tek.com
Tue Sep 13 04:12:55 BST 2005
Hi all,
I would like to know a more detailed history of my 105 and would like to
find out this through the Vehicle number. The tag on the driver side door
Has the number 623900079.
Does anyone know where I might find the history of this car using the VIN
number?
Thanks
Dirk
P.S coming soon Adventures in Roverland part 3 (Rover in Taiwan)
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
(Dave Read)
2. Re: Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2 (Slatskars)
3. Re: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
(roland)
4. RE: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's lastpost)
(Robert Thornton)
5. RE: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
(Paul Smith)
6. RE: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's lastpost)
(Robert Thornton)
7. RE: SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
(Paul Smith)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:58:07 +0930
From: Dave Read <defender110 at ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
last post)
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Hi
Peter
Penrite make a light gear oil here in Oz.
It has the viscocity of ATF and the shear strength of hypoid.
I have used it in my Defender box for the last 5 years or so. No issues
to date ...
Cheers
Dave South Oz
> James
>
> I have recently acquired a TVR Griffith which has this
> same box, the LT77. TVR first recommended ATF but
> apparently it doesn't protect the fibre gears in the
> oil pump which will obviously lead to failure. The
> recommended lubricant is now Castrol SMX. This is
> available in UK but not in Australia. However a
> special version of SMX called SMX-O (for Opel) is used
> by Holden (GM) dealers here for Astra gearboxes. I
> have just started using this and the gear changes are
> much easier. With SAE 90 gear oil it was very
> difficult when cold.
>
> I thought this may be of interestto SD1 owners.
>
> Peter B
>
> --- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi James,
>>The gearbox is dead. It should have been attended
>>to sooner in order to
>>save it. The TR7 box will do fine, but needs to be
>>flushed and treated
>>after installation. It is not a Getrag and neither
>>is the Jag box. It
>>is a British Leland LT77. Gear strength and bearing
>>size were never the
>>problems. The use of tapered roller bearings
>>resulted in heavy center
>>bearing end loads and wear on the bearing that
>>resides between the First
>>Motion Gear and the Manshaft. Partial failure of
>>this bearing causes
>>the clearance between the maninshaft gears and the
>>countershaft gears to
>>increase putting greater strain on each gear tooth
>>and eventual failure
>>of the sliding gears and the countershaft gears.
>>Although it is not a
>>foolproof test, try to move the First Motion Gear
>>(input shaft to
>>Americans) up and down with the trans out of the
>>car. If the TR box
>>shows appreciable movement at this point, it may not
>>be good either, and
>>at the very least needs a rebuild before
>>installation.
>>
>>Roverly,
>>Kent K.
>>
>>James Dean wrote:
>> He suddenly has a noise in first, second, third,
>>but not 4th and
>>
>>>5th. It sounds like it is coming from the gearbox,
>>
>>he says. When he
>>
>>>jacks the car up and runs it, the noise goes away.
>>
>>Any ideas?. If it is
>>
>>>a gearbox, I have a good TR7 gearbox. I have been
>>
>>told Rover used
>>
>>>heavier bearings. An owner of a Tr shop told me he
>>
>>had a TR7 with a
>>
>>>superpowerful TR8 engine, drives it hard, and has
>>
>>had no problem for
>>
>>>years. He says yes, the bearings were changed, but
>>
>>it made no
>>
>>>difference. What is the real answer?I know Vitesse
>>
>>SD-1's had hardened
>>
>>>gears, but do not think regular SD-1 had that.
>>
>>Also, is this the same
>>
>>>Getrag 5 speed Jaguar used on the 80-87 Series III
>>
>>XJ6 5 speed? The box
>>
>>>looks almost the same, except the shifter.
>>
>>
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:09:43 -0700
From: "Slatskars" <slatskars at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
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Well, Mark Goodall definitely had a British accent. He also is one person
that I would not do business with again. I confirmed the name, etc. with a
local British car parts rebuilding shop owner. He too has been screwed. Mark
operated on ebay as mrgreenback and is located in Kissimmee, FL. I would
advise avoiding any purchase from him unless you inspect it before purchase.
slats
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From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:54 PM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
> No, he's definitely American. I'm always astounded by people who do
> business this way, and I've known a few in different fields. Sometimes
> the most amazing thing is, they manage to avoid even being arrested for,
> never mind convicted of, any kind of crime. This guy listed his cars
> through one of those auction dropoff companies, where you give them your
> stuff to sell on ebay and they take care of all the details. That way he
> managed to piggyback on their good feedback record and distance himself
> from any direct retaliation from ebay. They are partly culpable, I think,
> having allowed him to list his cars through them without their having ever
> even seen them, but they have been tarred by his actions and may end up
> closing.
>
> Lessons of the story? 1. Paying someone a few hundred bucks to inspect a
> high-dollar car purchase on ebay is money well spent. A good friend of
> mine had a similar experience bringing a Lancia over from France, and has
> always had an inspection done since then. 2. Be especially careful buying
> things which are listed by these "auction dropoff" businesses. I've had
> mostly very good experiences using ebay, but several of the less favorable
> ones have involved these kinds of companies. People seem to use them to
> misrepresent items for sale, and distance themselves from the
> consequences.
>
>
>> Is this Harold the German? or a different unsavory Harold? Being in the
>>
>> Classic Car Business for 30 years in Ft Lauderdale, I have seen hundreds
>>
>> of"specialists" of all shades come and go. Worst of all was William Von
>> Hove
>> of Exclusive Impex.I think he went through 3 corporate identities
>> without
>> leaving town. In 1989, his company bought the back page ads of
>> Thoroughbred
>> and Classic Cars.so, you can't judge by appearance.
>
> "This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be
> of no possible service to him."
> - William Lyon Phelps
>
> Geoff Kirkpatrick, 382 Riverside Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005, USA
>
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:25:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: roland <veetwinrider at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
last post)
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You could use a product by BG. It replaces gear oil or
engine oil or ATF used in transmissions. Called
Synchro Shift. google BG Lubricants.
roland
DL650
VX800 #21
P5
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:13:03 +0930
From: "Robert Thornton" <R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com>
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
lastpost)
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After doing quite a bit of research on this subject I chose to use Red
Line Oils MT 90 synthetic manual transmission oil.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_gearlubricants.asp?pvID=74&prodID=57&
subcatID=18
It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
deteriorate when it gets very hot because the oil has a very high
viscosity index which is not affected by variations in temperature. MT
90 is the latest thicker 75W90 version of MTL.
Rob
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You could use a product by BG. It replaces gear oil or engine oil or ATF
used in transmissions. Called Synchro Shift. google BG Lubricants.
roland
DL650
VX800 #21
P5
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:48:23 +1000
From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
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> It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
Balk!
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:45:29 +0930
From: "Robert Thornton" <R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com>
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
lastpost)
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Or
Baulk!
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> It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
Balk!
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:21:36 +1000
From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
last post)
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Yep, depends which dictionary you work off.
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From: Robert Thornton [mailto:R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com]
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Or
Baulk!
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> It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
Balk!
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