| To: | E-Mail <therays@ellijay.com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Rover V8 Timing |
| From: | Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net> |
| Date: | Sat, 21 Nov 1998 12:06:34 -0600 |
| Cc: | Jim Stuart <jimbb88@erols.com>, Jim G <jimgcusavecom@webtv.net>, Greg Williams <Greg_Williams@cayennesoft.com>, mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net, Buick Rover V8 <buick-rover-v8@Autox.Team.Net> |
| Organization: | Vintage Sporting Cars |
| References: | <000c01be1504$0442ed20$67ce1ece@therays> |
| Reply-to: | Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net> |
| Sender: | owner-mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net |
Jim, assuming that your Rover is making about 10 to 1 compression and your mixture is on, I would try about 34 degrees total. You may get away with more, up 40, I have, but start lower and work up. John E-Mail wrote: > I recently installed a V8 engine from a P6B into my MGB. I am having > trouble with the engine running hot and continuing to run after I have shut > it off. My suspicion is that the timing is set incorrectly. Since I don't > have a shop manual I am in the dark as to the proper setting. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Jim Ray |
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