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by davewillb
Mon May 05, 2014 9:29 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Rover 3.5V8 with slipped liner (24D)
Replies: 6
Views: 5248

Hi my understanding of the slipped liner problem is that the block cracked behind the lined inside the block. The liner should be held at the bottom by an interference fit and, when is often the case, the liner is not pushed fully down into the block when the liners are put and the block is decked ...
by davewillb
Sun May 04, 2014 8:11 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Rover 3.5V8 with slipped liner (24D)
Replies: 6
Views: 5248

I've only seen one slipped liner in all the 3.5 engines I've dismantled or had the heads off, and that must be well into the late hundreds of engines. (If not more probably). Normally when something's that rare it's valuable, don't think this will fetch much though....having said that there do seem...
by davewillb
Sat May 03, 2014 3:09 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Rover 3.5V8 with slipped liner (24D)
Replies: 6
Views: 5248

Rover 3.5V8 with slipped liner (24D)

Hi, I was stripping this block for parts and looked again at the original issue which I thought was a crack when the engine was still in the car and it wasn't so easy to see (it was a December evening!) - I can see now that the liner has slipped and as this is a 3.5 Rover V8 which this isn't really ...
by davewillb
Mon Apr 28, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: TVR cam - TVR51
Replies: 0
Views: 11265

TVR cam - TVR51

Hi, I'm struggling to find any info on the above cam (probably cause I don't know where to look!) The PO ran it in a 4.0 (3.9) from a TVR he told me. Could I use it in a standard 3.5 or 3.9 / what would I need to do to make it work? Apologies if this is a daft question, I'm a novice with just a part...

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