New RR SSII owner

[AndrewW-G]

IIRC the heads were the same for UK and US markets?...........in which case the cars will run happily on unleaded without modification.

[tonys]

A good choice!

With regard to unleaded fuel, if memory serves correct, when leaded fuel disappeared dealers advised okay to run on unleaded, but a timing adjustment was necessary. I am fairly sure mine was adjusted and seem to recall they supplied a screen sticker to say adjusted for unleaded.

[Balmoral Green]

tonys said:

when leaded fuel disappeared dealers advised okay to run on unleaded, but a timing adjustment was necessary.

Yes, but that was because when unleaded was introduced, it was 2 star, not 4 star. It had nothing to do with the missing lead. I always thought that was very bizarre at the time, lots of cars, of all makes, could run unleaded with adjustment, but if unleaded had been introduced as 4 star in the first place, none of them would have required adjustment at all.

[5 wh]

When I had my SSII a letter came with it from the local RR dealer,circa 1990 saying that all Rolls Royces built since 1927 were able to run on unleaded without adjustment.

[cardigankid]

Beautiful, lovely car, but since you have got it and you have no doubt had a good drive in it, there is nothing I can't tell you that you don't know.

You can probably get a full copy of the build sheets for your car from the RREC if you haven't already got them.

[tonys]

Balmoral Green makes a good point, which i hadn't really thought about since as it was a long time ago. I think i'll have another look at it now though!

[MJK 24]

That is such a lovely car

[A GTS]

Many thanks for all the helpful and very nice comments. The car doesen't looks so pretty at the moment, all the seats and carpets, undercarpets and sound proofing is out, and I'm getting rid of any hint of rust on the floor pan, and then going to red oxide it before new carpets are fitted. Any good hint as to how one gets the worn looking bits out of beige seats? I did try some beige gunge I found on ebay, but act more like a feed than a colour.

[AndrewW-G]

A GTS said:

Many thanks for all the helpful and very nice comments. The car doesen't looks so pretty at the moment, all the seats and carpets, undercarpets and sound proofing is out, and I'm getting rid of any hint of rust on the floor pan, and then going to red oxide it before new carpets are fitted. Any good hint as to how one gets the worn looking bits out of beige seats? I did try some beige gunge I found on ebay, but act more like a feed than a colour.

Whilst the seats are out, re-conolise them.........croftgate, gliptone etc will sell you a kit matched to the colour of you cars hide, it will make all the difference on a light coloured interior

[pennrolls]

http://www.liquidleather.com/
This company sells the recolouring kits.