[Rovernet] Rovernet Digest, Vol 153, Issue 1

Wed Sep 16 12:34:15 EDT 2026

Bill

I have a MEAN GREEN STARTER for the V8 engines BUT is it clocked correctly
4 the P6  I do not know but they R ABSOLUTELY SUPERB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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>    1. P6B starter replacement (magnet at ican.net)
>    2. Re: P6B starter replacement (Roland Drew)
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> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:41:28 -0400
> From: "magnet at ican.net" <magnet at ican.net>
> To: Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> Subject: [Rovernet] P6B starter replacement
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> Hello Rovernetters,
>
> It has been very quiet recently on the Rovernet... maybe this will
> "start" some comment.
>
> A couple of weeks ago we were planning a road trip -- about 500 miles --
> in my 1970 3500S.  Checked all the fluids, tyres, etc. and she seemed
> ready to go when two days prior to  departure, an intermittent fault
> developed in the starter.  You really don't want this sort of thing when
> you're travelling on holiday, so I decided to replace the starter with a
> spare unit.  This solved the problem and the car performed faultlessly
> on the trip.
>
> Now that I'm home again, I thought I'd see what was amiss with the old
> starter.  Before I took it out of the car, when it did work -- perhaps
> on every 3rd attempt --   it worked OK, turned the engine over with
> enthusiasm.  But then on other tries all it gave was a loud click, and
> judging from the effect on headlight brightness, it did not appear that
> power was being supplied to the actual starter motor.  I suspect the
> solenoid, but have not as yet done any real diagnostics.
>
> Well, the point of my message is this:  Has anyone had any experience
> with alternative replacement starters for the P6 V-8? Particularly with
> the starter for the pre-1994 Range Rover?  When I had my '93 RR, I once
> had to replace the starter, and it was easy enough to get hold of one.
> Unfortunately I never looked into this interchangeability issue at the
> time.
>
> Questions: is the cut-out for the pinion on the nose piece in the same
> angular position relative to the mounting bolts?  Is the mounting bolt
> spacing the same?  I recall the position of the solenoid was different,
> not sure if this posed a problem.  The RR's engine was basically the
> same as that in the P6B, so I shouldn't think there would be much
> difference in the starters. What about MGB V-8, other cars using the
> same engine?
>
> Any information most gratefully received!
>
> Cheers,
>
>   -- Bill Daddis
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:24:10 +0100
> From: Roland Drew <roland at maisondrew.co.uk>
> To: Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P6B starter replacement
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> Well, since you were hearing the click - that is the solenoid 'throwing',
> and you report that the moror is vigerous when it did run, that suggests
> the motor is also 'fine'.....The bit that wasnt working were the contactors
> which the solenoid throws together to allow the high demand the motor
> requires. There have been multiple suppliers of Rover V8 starter's over the
> years. Each with their own contactors - which I think can all be replaced
> with ease when disassembling. Suspect you may want to identify the motor
> assy manufacturer to determine who supplies the contactors.
>
> On Tue, 15 Sept 2026 at 20:41, magnet--- via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Rovernetters,
> >
> > It has been very quiet recently on the Rovernet... maybe this will
> > "start" some comment.
> >
> > A couple of weeks ago we were planning a road trip -- about 500 miles --
> > in my 1970 3500S.  Checked all the fluids, tyres, etc. and she seemed
> > ready to go when two days prior to  departure, an intermittent fault
> > developed in the starter.  You really don't want this sort of thing when
> > you're travelling on holiday, so I decided to replace the starter with a
> > spare unit.  This solved the problem and the car performed faultlessly
> > on the trip.
> >
> > Now that I'm home again, I thought I'd see what was amiss with the old
> > starter.  Before I took it out of the car, when it did work -- perhaps
> > on every 3rd attempt --   it worked OK, turned the engine over with
> > enthusiasm.  But then on other tries all it gave was a loud click, and
> > judging from the effect on headlight brightness, it did not appear that
> > power was being supplied to the actual starter motor.  I suspect the
> > solenoid, but have not as yet done any real diagnostics.
> >
> > Well, the point of my message is this:  Has anyone had any experience
> > with alternative replacement starters for the P6 V-8? Particularly with
> > the starter for the pre-1994 Range Rover?  When I had my '93 RR, I once
> > had to replace the starter, and it was easy enough to get hold of one.
> > Unfortunately I never looked into this interchangeability issue at the
> > time.
> >
> > Questions: is the cut-out for the pinion on the nose piece in the same
> > angular position relative to the mounting bolts?  Is the mounting bolt
> > spacing the same?  I recall the position of the solenoid was different,
> > not sure if this posed a problem.  The RR's engine was basically the
> > same as that in the P6B, so I shouldn't think there would be much
> > difference in the starters. What about MGB V-8, other cars using the
> > same engine?
> >
> > Any information most gratefully received!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >   -- Bill Daddis
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Roland Drew
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