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by Mc Tool
Sat Feb 10, 2024 2:48 am
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: 3.9V8 Timing Cover on a 4.6V8
Replies: 16
Views: 537

Re: 3.9V8 Timing Cover on a 4.6V8

Poor documentation and support in your country ? Australia ? is that for everybody ........or just you :lol: . I mean Aus ( much as I hate to admit it :P :lol: ) is hardly backward in technology ..... or motorsport. :)
by Mc Tool
Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: 3.9V8 Timing Cover on a 4.6V8
Replies: 16
Views: 537

Re: 3.9V8 Timing Cover on a 4.6V8

Given that you presumably already have: A toothed wheel on the crank An EDIS module 2 coil packs - Mounted and correcct length leads I'd have though it would be much easier (possibly cheaper) to simply add in an ECU to control the ignition. This would be much better than a distributor system. Perso...
by Mc Tool
Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:28 pm
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: multi plate clutches
Replies: 7
Views: 9168

Re: multi plate clutches

Thanks for the replies . I simply dont have room for a booster , looked at that a bit , even an in line booster would be hard to place . I have the 4hp22 with all the bits needed to make it work , apart from the driveshaft yoke , so Im sorta ( financially) stuck with that . Insurance :lol: Had the c...
by Mc Tool
Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: multi plate clutches
Replies: 7
Views: 9168

multi plate clutches

Looking for experience with multi plate clutches . I have above knee amputation , I also have a mk3 Capri .......and a 3.9 rover :D The plan was to fit the rover and toyo 5 speed to my mk2 escort but when I crashed the bike I flagged the project and kept the motor/5 speed. Now I have the capri but n...
by Mc Tool
Tue Oct 31, 2023 10:36 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Cleaning up a aluminium engine block
Replies: 11
Views: 14715

Re: Cleaning up a aluminium engine block

Preparation is the key to a good looking job. I know it's either expensive or a pain in the arse but I can tell you that you will regret doing a half arsed job as that's what it will look like . If you go for bead or sand blasting ......I would figure out a way to plug all the holes you don't want f...
by Mc Tool
Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Rover V8 cylinder head porting advice.
Replies: 62
Views: 45330

Re: Rover V8 cylinder head porting advice.

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This is a good read . Shows pix, dimensions and diagrams of various stages of porting Rover heads. Tells you how to do it and what tools /methods are best . If you want to port your heads this ( and David Vizards porting book ) are almost a must have .🙂
by Mc Tool
Sun Feb 12, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Pressure testing block
Replies: 4
Views: 2806

Re: Pressure testing block

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I go it sorted . One of the bolt holes in the front of the block goes thru to the water jacket ( the one with the stud ) and I was loosing pressure thru that . Once I got it air tight it hold 30 psi ......been over 24 hrs now , on both sides , so 😀😀 I have a good block .
by Mc Tool
Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:09 am
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Pressure testing block
Replies: 4
Views: 2806

Pressure testing block

I have a 3.9 block that Im trying to test . I have made flat steel plates with 2mm thick rubber stuck to them to blank off holes , fitted a pressure gauge and put 30psi in . The gauge doesnt move at all for an hour but had dropped to 20psi after another 4 hours . I have done the soapy water thing ro...
by Mc Tool
Fri Nov 18, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: High Oil Pressure
Replies: 30
Views: 12663

Re: High Oil Pressure

I just get a piece of doweling , cut a slot in the end and slip in a bit of fine wet n dry sandpaper and spin it with a drill ....sorta works like a flap wheel
by Mc Tool
Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Knackered Oil Pump?
Replies: 2
Views: 1402

Re: Knackered Oil Pump?

Hell yes , that has been chewing something hard for a while . Deff needs engine stripped down , pay particular attention to the ends of the lifter galleries just under the blanking plugs because swarf will collect there and if you dont clean it out this swarf will destroy your new motor. The rear pl...
by Mc Tool
Sat Sep 03, 2022 3:36 am
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Engine stumbles powering thru corners
Replies: 19
Views: 15749

Re: Engine stumbles powering thru corners

I would have thought that putting float bowls on the sides of the carb would cause exactly the problem you describe .. I just had a look at the blurb and they describe the 1404 as "an every day driver with reliable street performance" . Didnt mention track days.......or the high cornering forces inv...
by Mc Tool
Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:38 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Help! Have I screwd up? Taking BW65 gearbox off.
Replies: 6
Views: 2127

Re: Help! Have I screwd up? Taking BW65 gearbox off.

Another issue is .....the outer shaft that the seal runs on with the two big notches must be fully seated in with the notches engaged . These notches drive the oil pump and its possible to engage the splined shafts but have the notches not so . This leaves the converter sticking out to far ( by the ...
by Mc Tool
Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:46 am
Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
Topic: Does the oil flow change direction in a ZF4HP22?
Replies: 4
Views: 2085

Re: Does the oil flow change direction in a ZF4HP22?

I dont know but I would think that if the fluid did reverse direction it would only be thru the converter. Just thinking that regardless of what its fitted to the likelyhood of there being a thermostatically controlled cooler is good .....ergo , it wouldnt make sense to reverse the flow thru the coo...
by Mc Tool
Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:24 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Regrind crank or not?
Replies: 2
Views: 1011

Re: Regrind crank or not?

Anything you can feel is definitely suss ,specially if its going into your own motor 😁.Its surprising just how small a gouge you can "finger nail " .....might only be a thou or so . I would get a bit of 800-1000 grit wet and dry sand paper ,cut a strip as wide as the journal , squirt of crc wd40 wha...
by Mc Tool
Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:03 am
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Rover 3.5 V8 camshaft bearing tool
Replies: 4
Views: 1642

Re: Rover 3.5 V8 camshaft bearing tool

For what it would cost and the likely hood of a whoopsie if your not well practiced at doing it yourself I would get a automotive engineer to do the job . You only have to ruin one bearing and you'll have to buy a whole set . 🙂

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