NUMBER: 67-44
DATE: 3-31-67
GROUP: Engine
SUBGROUP: Oil Pressure Relief Valve

MODELS: Alpine V, Minx VI & Arrow
SUBJECT: New Oil Pressure Relief Valve

A new steel relief valve assembly was introduced in production from the Chassis Numbers shown below, having a thick fibre sealing washer under the head of the relief valve.

Alpine V – B.395 012220

Minx VI – B.006 045731

Arrow – B.051 006069

Should you encounter complaints of oil leaks from this fibre washer, it is recommended that the existing washer, approximately 1/8″ thick, is replaced by a thinner washer, 1/16″ part number 5058200. After fitting new washer, tighten relief valve to 15 ft. lbs. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.

Check for any signs of damage to the threads of the relief valve and body; replace where necessary. This new washer will be introduced in production in the near future.

The new valve can be installed on up-to models by including the filter base, part number 5058202.

T. H. BULLARD
Manager – Service & Parts

NUMBER: 67-42
DATE: 3-30-67
GROUP: Engine
SUBGROUP: Oil Filter Line

MODELS: Tiger
SUBJECT: Modified Oil Filter Line Attaching Point

A new tie down clip has been introduced in Production to prevent possible rubbing of the oil filter line against the steering column. This change is effective from chassis number B382-001094.

It is recommended that the clip, part number 9179051, be fitted as illustrated in Fig. 1.

T. H. Bullard
Manager — Service & Parts

NUMBER: 67-32
DATE: 2-22-67
GROUP: Clutch
SUBGROUP: Master Cylinder

MODELS: Alpine V & Minx IV
SUBJECT: Modified Master Cylinder Main Cup

A modified master cylinder main cup is now available which will correct problems of periodic loss of clutch in heavy traffic.

The new main cup can be identified by its manufacturer’s number 3842-424 which is on the cup.

All master cylinders, part number 1223548, and the new overhaul kits, part number 5044629, currently supplied include the latest cup, part number 5044628.

T.H. Bullard
Manager – Service & Parts

NUMBER: 67-28
DATE: 2-13-67
GROUP: Body
SUBGROUP: Windshield Water Leaks

MODELS: Alpine V & Tiger 260
SUBJECT: Windshield Water Leaks

As a result of a recent investigation of windshield water leaks, it has been established that, in the majority of cases, leakage was due to an inadequate seal between the windshield frame and the ‘A’ post trim which carries the weatherstrip to the door seal. Before carrying out any windshield removal, it is recommended that the following procedure be put into effect:

1. Remove the seven screws which secure the ‘A’ post weatherstrip to the ‘A’ pot trim plate.
2. Carefully remove the weather strip and clean off the ‘A’ post trim.
3. Drill out the two attaching rivets.
4. Remove the ‘A’ post trim plate. Clean off any existing sealer and apply an adequate amount of sealing compound to the windshield frame.
5. Replace the trim, riveting it into position and then replace the weather strip and seven attachment screws. Be sure that an adequate application sealer is applied between the rubber and the trim plate
6. Sealer should be applied at all cowl seams and cowl vent body seams.

T. H. Bullard
Service & Parts Mgr.

Factory Service Bulletin

TO: ALL ROOTES DEALERS
MODEL: ALL MODELS
SUBJECT: EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR CODE NUMBERS

Further to previous Service Bulletins that have been issued on this subject, we give below a complete list of paint colors together with their respective color code numbers:

Exterior Paint Code

Rootes Code	Color Name	Berger Color Code	1 Gal can Rootes Part Number
1	Embassy Black	404.0014	75242800
2	Astral Grey
3	Ascot Grey
4	Dawn Mist	404.0632	75242801
5	Seal Grey
6	Oyster Grey
7	Cloud White
8	Foam White/Grey	404.1137	75242802
10	Grey Metallic (Interior)	404.2213	75242803
10	Grey Metallic
11	Thistle Grey/Island Mist	404.0621	75242804
12	Light Gun
13	Charcoal Grey	404.1138	75242805
14	Pebble Grey
15	Fathom Grey	404.0708	75242806
16	Pearl Grey	404.0622	75242807
17	Ocean Blue
18	Glacier Blue	404.0821	75242808
19	Moonstone	404.1212	75242809
20	Fiesta Blue	404.0765	75242810
21	Corinth Blue/Severn Blue	404.062	75242811
22	Airline Blue
23	Windsor Blue	404.0823	75242812
24	Blue Metallic
25	Powder Blue	404.0912	75242813
26	Pippin Red	404.046	75242814
27	Burgundy	404.1317	75242815
28	Calypso Red
29	Morocco Brown	404.1274	75242816
30	Seacrest Green	404.0659	75242817
31	Cypruss Green
32	Iceburg Green
33	Sage Green	404.1271	75242818
34	Smoke Green	404.1172	75242819
35	Antelope
36	Cavalry Beige	404.111	75242820
37	Wickham Blue	404.1451	75242821
38	Royal Blue
39	Carnival Red	404.0949	75242822
40	Glen Green	404.1375	75242823
41	Ember Red	404.1373	75242824
42	Apple Green	404.1374	75242825
43	Regency Beige	404.1377	75242826
44	Ash Grey	404.1272	75242827
45	Caramel	404.1376	75242828
46	Velvet Green	404.1273	75242829
47	Biarritz Blue	404.0636	75242830
48	Ascot Grey	404.1378	75242831
49	Cloud Rose
50	Blue Haze
51	Slate Blue
52	Lake Blue	404.1467	75242832
53	Wedgewood Blue	404.147	75242833
54	April Yellow	404.0625	75242834
55	Venetian Red	404.1711	75242835
56	Steel Grey Met.	404.2212	75242836
57	Azure Blue	404.167	75242837
58	Midnight Blue	404.171	75242838
59	Toledo Red
60	Deep Bronze Green
61	Quartz Blue Met.	404.2215	75242839
62	Bronze Met.	404.2214	75242840
63	Solent Blue Metallic	404.2216	75242841
64	Summer Yellow	404.1779	75242842
65	Not Used
66	Birch Grey	404.1791	75242843
67	Light Green Met.	404.2219	75242844
68	Autumn Gold Met.	404.2218	75242845
70	Maroon	404.1778	75242846
72	Skye Blue	404.1588	75242847
71	Mid Bronze Green
72	Sky Blue
73	Not Used
74	Marina Green	404.3829	75242848
75	Glen Almond Green	404.1959	75242849
76	Balmoral Grey	404.1957	75242850
77	Tartan Red
78	Loch Blue	404.1958	75242851
79	Glade Green	404.1962	75242852
80	Caribbean Blue	404.1956	75242853
81	Horizen Grey
82	Silver Grey	404.2221	75242854
83	Sapphire Blue	404.222	75242855
84	Libyan Sand
85	Tartan Red	404.196	75242856
86	Forest/B.R Green	404.2106	75242857
87	Goodwood Green Met.	404.2223	75242858
88	Airway Blue
89	Burnt Almond Met.	404.2227	75242859
90	Silver Moss Met.	404.2229	75242860
91	Lavender Grey Met.	404.2226	75242861
92	Artic White	404.2162	75242862
93	Storm Grey	404.217	75242863
94	Slate Blue	404.2165	75242864
95	Kingfisher Blue	404.2164	75242865
96	Alabaster Grey	404.2163	75242866
97	Royal Blue	404.2228	75242867
98	Riverside Red
99	Maroon Metallic
100	Mediterranean Blue	404.2327	75242868
101	Not Used
102	Oxford Blue	404.2371	75242869
103	Port Dixon Green
104	Willow Green	404.238	75242870
105	Bermuda Blue	404.2379	75242871
106	Commodore Blue	404.2381	75242872
107	Holly Green	404.2378	75242873
108	Polar White	404.2373	75242874
109	Orchid Green	404.2374	75242875
110	Capri Blue	404.2375	75242876
111	Coffee Brown	404.2376	75242877
112	Yellow Gold/Spring Gold	404.2377	75242878
113	Glade Green Met.	404.2249	75242879
114	Sherwood Green	404.225	75242880
115	Spring Yellow	404.2786	75242881
116	Shore Beige	404.2945	75242882
117	Neptune Green	404.2943	75242883
118	Lagoon Blue	404.2928	75242884
119	Laurel Green	404.2929	75242885
120	Silver/Beige Grey	404.293	75242886
121	Shadow Blue	404.2291	75242887
122	Signal Red	404.2942	75242888
123	Ming Blue	404.2944	75242889
124	Gold Bronze	404.2292	75242890
125	Lincoln Green	404.2293	75242891
126	Claret	404.3306	75242892
127	Turquoise Blue	404.3307	75242893
128	Prussian Blue	404.3398	75242894
129	Golden Sand	404.3506	75242895
130	Gunmetal	404.3504	75242896
131	Dark Aqua	404.3505	75242897
132	Glade Green	404.3894	75242898
133	Tangerine	404.4531	75242899
134	Pewter	404.4532	75242900
135	Oasis Green	404.4533	75242901
136	Tahiti Blue	404.4534	75242902
137	Firebrand Red	404.4535	75242903
138	Safari Beige	404.4536	75242904
139	Baltic Blue	404.4537	75242905
140	Cedar Green	404.4538	75242906
141	Silver Mist	404.4539	75242907
142	Sunset	404.454	75242908
143	Aztec Gold	404.4541	75242909
144	Golden Olive	404.4542	75242910
145	Electric Blue	404.4543	75242911
146	Mood Indigo	404.5341	75242912
147	Spice	404.5342	75242913
149	Phantom Mist	404.5344	75242914
150	Aquarius	404.5345	75242915
151	Firecracker	404.5346	75242916
152	Sundance	404.5347	75242917
153	Limelight	404.5348	75242918
154	Carib Blue	404.5349	75242919
155	Sunfire Yellow	404. 586l	75243257
156	Wardance	404.5978	75243289
157	Prairie Wind	404.5979	75243290
158	Bitter Green	404.598	75243291
159	Grasshopper	404.5982	75243292
160	Tan-Go	404.5981	75243293
161	Golden Glory	404.5983	75243294
163	Violet	404.5984	75243295
164	Lilac	404.5985	75243296
165	Imperial Red	404.6508	75243664
166	Sandlewood	404.6509	75243665
167	Honeygold	404.651	75243666
168	Sunflower	404.6511	75243667
169	Platinum	404.6512	75243668
170	Haze Blue	404.6513	75243669
171	Blue	404.6514	75243670
178	Apricot	404.7006	75243793
172	Orange Blossom	404.7007	75243794
173	Pinewood	404.7001	75243854
175	Deep Mango	404.7002	75243856
176	Peppermint	404.7003	75243857
177	Gold Dust	404.7004	75243858
174	Kingfisher	404.7005	75243859
	Magenta	404.7376	75243989

These colors have been gathered from multiple sources, please submit any corrections or more accurate matches, as some shades are not available under the original names.

NUMBER: 68-18
DATE: 10-14-68
GROUP: Engine
SUBGROUP: Intake Manifold

MODELS: Alpine V
SUBJECT: Engine Vibration

THIS BULLETIN CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES BULLETIN 67-45 DATED 4-3-67.

When you receive complaints of engine vibration which. can normally be felt through the accelerator pedal especially at 3200 r.p.m,. it is recommended that a clamp is fitted to the intake manifold in accordance with the following instructions:

Remove center bolt from intake manifold.

Remove the existing center bolt and replace with Imp cylinder head bolt, part #9003239 (3/8″ U.N.C. bolt).

Assemble washers, clamp, nut and spacers in order shown in figure 1, to bolt ‘F’.

Fit clamp assembly at position shown in illustration and tighten bolt ‘F’ to 20 ft. lbs. and then tighten nut ‘C’.
NOTE: ALWAYS TIGHTEN BOLT ‘F’ BEFORE NUT ‘C’.

DESCRIPTION – PART NUMBER – QUANTITY

Plain Washer ‘A’ – 9068016 – 3

Spacer – 9088193 – 2

Nut ‘C’ 3/8″ UNC – 9029168 – 1

Clamp ‘D’ – 1214539 – 1

Lock Washer ‘E’ – 9661241 – 1

Bolt ‘F’ – 9003239 – 1

J.J. Rivers
Service Manager

NUMBER: 68-14
DATE: 6-27-68
GROUP: Fuel
SUBGROUP: Carburetor

MODELS: All Models Equipped With Zenith C.D. Carbs
SUBJECT: Loss Of Oil From Dash Pots — Zenith C.D. Carbs

Where complaints are received of persistent loss of oil from carburetor dash pot pistons resulting in loss of piston damping, it is recommended that the following action be taken:

1. Remove damper(s) and chamber cover(s).
NOTE: Always be sure that the chamber cover is refitted in its original position, otherwise re-centralization of the jet will have to be carried out.

2. Mark and drill a l/16″ (1.5 mm) hole in position shown. Make sure that the hole is drilled so that when cover is replaced, the hole is facing away from the engine, (i.e. the highest point on angled carburetors). The hole must break through into recess above top thread. (fig. 1)

3. Plug the existing hole, with Solex Plug, Part No. 51550. Be sure it is adequately secured and that it does not obstruct the top thread.

4. Refit cover to carburetor. Fill damper with correct grade of engine oil as per Service Manual. Re-fit damper.

J.J. Rivers
Service Manager

NUMBER: 68-13
DATE: 6-27-68
GROUP: Electrical
SUBGROUP: Gauges

MODELS: All Models Equipped With Alternators; Negative Ground Only
SUBJECT: Fluctuation of Ammeter Needle/Ignition Warning Light In Models Equipped With Negative Ground Alternators

On cars equipped with Lucas 10AC or 11AC alternators and having NEGATIVE ground systems, some owners may report a condition where the needle fluctuates or the ignition warning light flickers. This will only occur under light electrical load conditions (i.e. in daylight with no accessories in operation) and can be immediately overcome by applying an electrical load such as switching on the headlights.

This condition will only occur when the battery is in a full charged state and is in no way detrimental to the functioning of the alternator charging system. If, however, an owner is insistent on immediate action being taken, first be sure that there are no bad connections in the circuit between battery and CI terminal on the 4TR control and from negative on the 4TR control to ground. Refer to WSM 149, Section N, for diagram and location of snap connections, etc.

If the fluctuation continues after this service, then the 6RA relay should be replaced. Be sure that the new unit, part number 1800746, is date coded 1/67 or later.

J.J. Rivers
Service Manager

NUMBER: 68-12
DATE: 6-27-68
GROUP: Cooling
SUBGROUP: Temperature Sending Unit

MODELS: Arrow & Alpine V
SUBJECT: Corrosion Of Temperature Sending Unit

Since the introduction in approximately mid-January 1967, of a steel temperature sending unit, fitting into the thermostat housing a number of complaints have been received of corrosion of the unit together with difficult removal.

In some instances, corrosion may take place due to poor electrical contacts between the sending unit threads and the body of the thermostat housing; to overcome the problem the existing fiber sealing washer should be replaced with an aluminum washer, part #5059482.

In an effort to minimize sending unit failures, it is recommended that the washer be replaced when your customer comes for routine service. Effective chassis number is B081000100, B051010000 and B395014000.

J. J. Rivers
SERVICE MANAGER

NUMBER: 68-3
DATE: 2-28-68
GROUP: Engine
SUBGROUP: Cylinder Head

MODELS: Alpine, Imp, Minx, and Arrow
SUBJECT: Cylinder Head Bolt Tightness

Effective immediately, the cylinder head bolt torque loading figure has been reduced from 48 ft. lbs. to 45 ft. lbs.

Please correct the appropriate Service Manuals.

NOTE: Check tightness of bolts:

1. Cast Iron Head – HOT

2. Aluminum Head – COLD

J. J. Rivers
Manager – Service & Parts