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

[Gordon Reddy]

I am glad I asked the question! Lots of interesting information,
You will love your P5B Gianni, I have found that my P5 3litre is the
sweetest car I have ever driven (but I am looking forward to putting my
TC2000 back together).
Gord

On Sun, 6 Oct 2024 at 14:22, Gianni D'Ortenzio via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> 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>
> wrote:
>
>
> On Oct 6, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Vern Inkspot via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
> A “proper” HD8 has an actual idle circuit which was removed for the P6
> application.
>
>
> 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)?
>
> 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?
>
> Tom
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