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Header Tank Purchase
cryoman1965 - 21/2/06 at 03:44 PM

Where can i purchase a new pressurised Expansion Tank for my Indy with a Pinto Engine. I believe i need a Rover 200/400 type. Thanks.

flak monkey - 21/2/06 at 03:48 PM

Isnt a second hand one good enough? There are loads of the old shape rovers laying about in scrappies with the header tank you are after. Otherwise Unipart probably still make them...just look in the yellow pages for your local unipart distribution place.

David

donut - 21/2/06 at 03:55 PM

Astra ones are ok to use too

britishtrident - 21/2/06 at 03:59 PM

Rimmer Brothers will do one mail order


However loads of new and old shape Rovers in the yards but fit a new pressure cap.

DarrenW - 21/2/06 at 04:02 PM

As an alternative why not try getting away without using one. I dont have one on mine and it is OK.

britishtrident - 21/2/06 at 04:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
Isnt a second hand one good enough? There are loads of the old shape rovers laying about in scrappies with the header tank you are after. Otherwise Unipart probably still make them...just look in the yellow pages for your local unipart distribution place.

David


Unipart have been completly severed from Rover for a very long time these days they mainly source and distrubute hostpital consumables for the NHS and some heavy commercial vehicles parts.

These days Caterpilller Logistics handle MG-Rover spares under the name X-Part.

flak monkey - 21/2/06 at 04:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident

Unipart have been completly severed from Rover for a very long time these days they mainly source and distrubute hostpital consumables for the NHS and some heavy commercial vehicles parts.

These days Caterpilller Logistics handle MG-Rover spares under the name X-Part.


Fair enough! I know that Unipart have nothing to do with Rover now, but they do still have parts for them. Or at least our local Unipart place has loads of Rover bits in stock, but then they have parts for all sorts of vehicles. Got my Cortina discs from them for about 60% of the price from a local motorfactor, and they had them in stock.

David

indykid - 21/2/06 at 06:15 PM

unipart still regularly supply our branch of halfords with all sorts of automotive parts, for all sorts of vehicles, usually PLG.

tom