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Great stuff.
Thanks for the help.

its on a Webber 500 carb so no rev limiter.

Hi Started up my rv8 4.6 today to show a friend and after a couple of mins at idle i revved it a couple of times to hear the lovely sound of the engine revving. Unfortunately i had a spanner near the throttle linkage which jammed the throttle on full, after a couple seconds of panic i turned the eng...

Found the problem!
The driverside metering rod was bent! and therefore not returning to the jet.
Has anybody ever had this before?
If i replace it will i have to adjust the spring to stop this happening again?
Your thoughts are appreciated.

Chris

Hi I have a rv8 4.6 with webber 500, all is new and has been working fine. Started her up to day to warm her up and she was running terrible. Took off the air filter and all four barrels of the carc are full of fuel. With ignition on the fuel pours into the carb like crazy. Could this be a float pro...

Hi I have just rebuilt a 4.6 rv8, running on webber 500 carb,sd1 front end, twin 11 inch fans, large radiator.87 degrees stat. I know air locks are a common problem and have read lots about this. My system is pressuring on the top hose, when the engine is hot the top hose is solid, when i take of ca...

Hi
Just about to start up my rebuilt 4.6.
i have normal mineral oil in it, can anybody recommend an additive that will help protect my cam when running in ?One that i can get from halfords or motor factor, as i want to do this on wednesday morning.

cheers

Chris

Thanks for the advise guys.
The engine is a RV8 4.6 running a piper 270 cam with lightly ported standard heads and an eldebrock 500 carb.
Ill give those guys a call and see what they have.

Thanks again.

Chris

Hi Tried to fire my RV8 4.6 after rebuild today and discovered that my newtronics electronic ignition system has died. I spoke to Chris at RPI who was very helpful and recommended a Mallory Unilite Dizzy, but the kits cost £375 which is a little expensive for me at the moment. He told me that i woul...

Hi Guys

Thanks loads for the quick and speedy reply!

Cheers
Chris

Hi

I have a RV8 in my tr7.
Im trying to remove the oil filler extension that is on my rocker cover.
Do these unscrew?
Im having real difficulty getting it off and its too high to stay on and fit under my bonnet.
I think the rocker covers are of a rover sd1.


Thanks in advance

Chris

Hi I am wanting to run a permanant 12v feed to the front of my car which will power my dual kenlowe fans and also supply feed for my electronic ignition circuit and possibly other stuff. What Amp cable should i use? Also what amp for a shared switchable ignition feed for the same jobs? Many thanks i...

Hi i am putting an sd1 flywheel onto a late rv8 4.6.
My flywheel has six bolt holes which seem to match the crank but the crank has a dowel as well which fits between 2 of the holes.
Can i remove the dowel?
Or do i need to drill the flywheel?
Thanks in advance.

Chris

So im putting a 4.6 rv8 into my triumph tr7. Its using a lt77 gearbox with a lightened (but not balanced yet!) flywheel. What grade of clutch should i use. The engine has a more lively cam and lightly ported heads and will not be driven to hard. occasional weekend stuff. I have seen ap do a red or b...

thx
the thing is i have a composite "heavy duty" gasket spare though it is much thinner than the cork, do you recommend using this or getting another cork gasket and trying again.

Cheers