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Sounds like low oil pressure at idle to me. Engine warms up, oil thins, low pressure causes lifters to not fully pump; meaning the valve is closing on a more aggressive part of the lobe rather than the less aggressive ramp (for lifting/placing the valve on/off the seat gently). You rev the engine a...

Ian Anderson wrote:Leaking exhaust manifold?

Hi and thanks .... I had a look at the exhaust and it is not the problem.
The noise is engine based..... a tap, tap, tap sort of sound

I have a 3.5 Rover V8 (about 1980) in a kit car that has just started to make a ticking noise at idle. The noise goes away as the revs rise.... above about a 1000 to 1500 rpm the noise more of less disappears. It doesn't make a 'ticking' sound when the engine is cold, only when it warms up. It sound...

I have managed to sort this problem in that the remote rubber bushes where worn but what I also needed to do was add a few large washes to push the remote further back thereby allowing the gear stick to not foul on its surround. I think that making sure the gearstick is totally free to move the maxi...

My kitcar suddenly will not engage 5th gear. All other gears work fine. As you try to select you get this severe grinding noise and it pushes out of gear. How do I adjust the gearbox remote to try and solve this problem, or is there anything else I can to do? I am just hoping I don't need to remove ...

Thanks Chaps,
Some brilliant advice. From what has been said I think I need to see what I can do with floats, as float slosh seems to be the most likely cause.

What is the setup of your carb? Also how did you set the pilot screws? Thanks for all the good advice. In terms of the carb setup I set the mixture screws to the fastest tickover and then weakened it a little. Going into a bend and breaking steady is fine. It is when I come into a bend quick and br...

Dear Friends I get 'kick back' or a lull in the engine and it jurks forward as I come out of bends. It happens when the throttle is applied, after the engine has been shut back for a while going into the bend and it is more pronounced at speed. The timing is approx 14deg at tickover with max of 35de...

I must say a brilliant response. My current max advance of 3500rpm looks to be too high based on what is being said. Max advance at the start of the torque curve is a very good starting point and as suggested I need to be careful of too much advance at tickover.

Brillaint and thanks

Kevin

With regards to advance springs on my RV8 Lucas distrubutor. Where do people usually end up with regards to everything at maximum advance? The Des Hammill book is saying a standard distributor is fully advanced at about 4500rpm and for best performance you need to set it somewhere between 2700-4000r...

I think the radiator you are considering may struggle to keep an RV8 cool. The radiator is not that large and only a 2 core. As an example in my Lotus 7 type kitcar with an RV8 I use this radiator (see link below). http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/shop/product.asp?P_ID=212&strPageHistory=search...

I've done a shed load of work on several ignition systems when using this carb. Basically the carb does not suit the Rover vac system well at all. You would get better performance by disconnecting the vac system, running 14 degrees static 36 all in at around 2750-3000 RPM. You can buy springs from ...

nobie1 wrote:yer but which rover v8 would be best to buy whats the differences between them all

Condition is all important, but I would go for the largest capacity you can find for your money.

I've done a shed load of work on several ignition systems when using this carb. Basically the carb does not suit the Rover vac system well at all. You would get better performance by disconnecting the vac system, running 14 degrees static 36 all in at around 2750-3000 RPM. You can buy springs from ...

Chaps I have a 3.5RV with Edelbrock 1404 Performer Series Carburettor (Webber 500) and Offenhauser 360 manifold. The distributor needs to be fully advance at approx 35 deg before TDC on decent revs. With the vacuum attached I get approx 50 deg advance BTC running at STEADY revs (ie 3000rpm or in ex...