lack of big end oil squirt grooves RV4.6
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:00 pm
Hi I'm new to the Forum but not new to rover V8's
I'm building a 4.6 and noticed the little groove in the conrod big end to squirt oil in the opposing cylinder bore has been omitted? So I'm going to put grooves in the rods to once again squirt oil up the bore, was this the cause of slipped liners i was thinking? And as an aside, when i stripped the ebay junk engine special, the heads had not been torqued down at all! 2 middle bolts little more than hand tight (3&5 head gasket hanging out) and one front bolt so tight it snapped in the block! is this common or just a Friday afternoon job...
I'm building a 4.6 and noticed the little groove in the conrod big end to squirt oil in the opposing cylinder bore has been omitted? So I'm going to put grooves in the rods to once again squirt oil up the bore, was this the cause of slipped liners i was thinking? And as an aside, when i stripped the ebay junk engine special, the heads had not been torqued down at all! 2 middle bolts little more than hand tight (3&5 head gasket hanging out) and one front bolt so tight it snapped in the block! is this common or just a Friday afternoon job...