Rover v8 - assessment and measurements pre build 

Thank you Jon 👍🍻

I know im asking randomly but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I would love any help you can give me

@Kai Will Instablaster :)

I would like to know Problem on my range roar 2006 I'm loser water in don't Howard Lake

Don't how Lee and still lose and water

evolved slightly from the Buick original. ironically once Rover had bought the rights Buick wanted Rover to supply them! Rover couldn't make enough for their own use though

@@churchhouseclassics: Something Rover was doing better than Buick, would've been good had it all worked out.

actually not homie! The early Rover aluminum V8's were the best and most reliable, as time when on and Rover modified the little Buick more and more it degraded in reliability until the last models were deemed as "fragile engines" As Rover punched out the displacement from 3.5 their motors were plagued with serious casting issues, cylinder cracking problems, water and oil leaking problems and on and one! Rover had to literally inspect each block and separate the best ones from the just ok ones and the bad ones. The last were sent back for melting down of course, but what once was never a problem with the original Buick blocks became the major problem for Rover! Rover struggled to get it right after they started modifying the little Buick they had purchased! @@williamhelms9942

Thank you 👍

They are not very powerful, it takes a shit load of work to get any real power out them. (Don't believe the likes of TVR and their BHP figures). I've worked on a shed load of these engines, the last one I built had a load of work done to it but I'd still class it as 'road spec', it was a 4.6, it knocked out 315 BHP on the rollers. It would cost a fortune to build one to a semi race spec, the pistons are cast so they are no good, the dished crown design is an issue, the rods would need changing and the valve train can not take high RPM, it needs more than valve springs to sort it out. Don't get me wrong, I like these engines but they have issues, cracked blocks, slipped liners, head gasket issues due to the 14 bolt head design, main bearing cap fretting if they are not a cross drilled block. I guess I just don't look at them through rose-tinted spectacles! 🙂

it is indeed sir 👍🍻

not seen this vid in a while, what happens at 4:00?

Drop me an email, this engine just needed building up as per spec. The build sheet I am using is ages old and was related to the high compression v8 in the Rover p6. A half decent machine shop will be able to help you with spec for the 4.6.

I have no idea

It is indeed. To be honest the time taken to refit a used part and find it not fit for purpose outweighs the cost of a new part! So long as it is not made from a dairy consumable such as cheese 😋

He's put some lovely new rings on all of them ;)

I heard that today's spare parts are of very bad quality, like camshafts lifters and bearings so if the old part is good maybe better to use that 🤔

many because the conrods face each other for each big end journal i.e. 1,3,5,7 all face one direction, 2,4,6,8 face the other. There is a machined face on each conrod that must face against another machined face n it's neighbour. the pistons, if marked, should all face forwards. The Workshop repair operation manual has it all detailed beautifully. Drop me an email if you have any questions about it.

@@churchhouseclassics I already sent an email

215 is a V-8 So..... All V-8. are even fire 🔥

That was my old, start up workshop in my dad's barn. More irritating was the dive bomb attacks and everything covered in swallow crap. Idyllic and ideal are some way apart

thank you for watching 🍻👍

measure 15 times can get a bit boring but does get an engine that is good