[Rovernet] Why HS8's on the Rover TC2000?

[Gianni D'Ortenzio]

I have had a couple of TCs and I always thought the bigger carbs were there to stop you leaving the choke on for more than the briefest period.

I found it a great carbie setup for fouling plugs, if choke was left on a millisecond or two over the required period.

I miss my last TC. Sold it in a fit of pique with the world and a fancy idea that what I really needed was an e-bike.

Within months I developed an inflammatory arthritis and now have a barely used e-bike and several P3s I can’t drive.

Recently bought a P5B saloon and once well enough, hope to get it on the road. Power steering and automatic gearboxes are my future.

Cheers Gianni

Everton Upper (the one in Australia)

Trek e-bike (like new)
P3 4-light restored.
P3 6-light x 3 in various states of disrepair.
P5B saloon needing TLC for registration and use.





> On 7 Oct 2024, at 7:55 am, Tom Rymes via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
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>> On Oct 6, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Vern Inkspot via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
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>> A “proper” HD8 has an actual idle circuit which was removed for the P6 application.
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> Interesting, Vern! Does the Rover instead rely on propping the throttle open slightly, like the HS carbs on an MGB (and presumably the HS8 on the later 2000TCs)?
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> I once had a 3-Litre P5 that I couldn’t figure out how to tune properly, as it would just refuse to run on the idle circuit. I eventually removed it and found a gasket that did not have a hole for the idle circuit, thus blocking it completely. Perhaps that gasket was meant for a P6?
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> Tom
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