Funny Huw - One of my best cars was a Rover 218 SLD. Diesel of course so no Carb issues like on yours. I did have one huge stroke of luck - I had it just short of 2 years when the cam belt went and wrecked the engine. Very fortunately it was covered under warranty and I got a new engine, well, top end anyway, in a 4 year old car :-) Lovely car that, apart from the incident mentioned, never let me down.

I mentioned that I had a Montego - 2 litre petrol engine I think. Anyway, every time it was cold it would not start. I mean really cold - less than 0 - After the first time of calling out the AA I found out what to do. There was a bell shaped thingummy atop the engine - A something pot the mechanic called it. Just unscrewed a cap from the top of that and screwed it back again and it stared fine. Unblocked some sort of vacuum apparently. What was that all about? Why just in the cold? Anyway - As someone said earlier. they don't have engines now. Just plastic covers and ports to plug in diagnostic computers!


Cheers

DtG