- 1. Dots on big end bearing caps. (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 11 Oct 99 10:18:38 +1000
- Hello All, I dropped the sump on my 3.5 rover v8 on the weekend to investigate an under load thumping. I suspected a conrod bearing or main bearing cap. I checked a couple of the big end bearings and
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00022.html (7,447 bytes)
- 2. Re: Manuals (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 11 Oct 99 10:29:34 +1000
- --=_ORCL_20834196_0r0 I have bought both of these books from pitstop books in Australia. I was hoping for some books that would describe the rebuild of a bog standard 3.5 range rover v8, I guess a so
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00023.html (12,149 bytes)
- 3. Re: Dots on big end bearing caps. (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 13 Oct 99 11:51:27 +1000
- --=_ORCL_20896667_0r0 Thanks for all of the replies. I certainly believe it has been rebuilt at some stage. This may explain the centre punch dots. You know that feeling you get after you just spent
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00039.html (10,366 bytes)
- 4. IT lives, well sort of.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 18 Oct 99 12:18:08 +1000
- I managed to get my Range Rovers's 72 V8 started on the weekend. The vehicle is undergoing a sort of restoration at the moment, It's still in bits, the engine has not been run for about six months no
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00040.html (8,699 bytes)
- 5. It Lives, continuation (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 26 Oct 99 11:05:48 +1000
- Hello All, Managed to diagnose the rough running 72 RR 3.5 v8 engine, I took the rocker covers off and ran the motor. It appears the a couple of the valves are not opening, this is accompanied by muc
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00058.html (7,530 bytes)
- 6. Rover Engine numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 27 Sep 99 13:46:12 +1000
- --=_ORCL_20532285_0r0 I have a 72 RR, with an engine number on the front of the right head. The number is something like 355A0001065. I understand that range rover engines usually have their numbers
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-09/msg00032.html (8,235 bytes)
- 7. Help with vaccuum leaks on rover v8 (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 08 Jul 99 15:11:12 +1000
- Hello All. Sorry if this is a little off topic for this list, I really just want some feedback from some rover v8 experts... Looks like I have to replace the inlet manifold gasket on my 84 RR. I am g
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-07/msg00011.html (8,660 bytes)
- 8. Torque setting for Rover Spark Plugs? (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 12 May 99 09:22:13 +1000
- --=_ORCL_17442955_0r0 I know it's probably a stupid question, but for some stupid reason I cannot find any information on how tight to tighten a Range Rover v8's spark plugs. there must be some torqu
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-05/msg00026.html (9,179 bytes)
- 9. range rover v8 oil pump problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 09 Apr 99 11:10:28 +1000
- --=_ORCL_16805305_0r0 Hello All, I am investigating a low oil pressure problem on a rover 3.5 v8. I suspected that the oil pressure relief valve was sticking as the oil pressure varied quite a lot. I
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-04/msg00021.html (7,736 bytes)
- 10. Bearing replacement on a Rover v8. (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 29 Apr 99 08:50:32 +1000
- --=_ORCL_17176410_0r0 Hello All, I have a rover v8 with a knock that I suspect to be either main bearing or big end related. The rest of the motor is probably OK, ie CAM and lifters etc. The oil pres
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-04/msg00064.html (10,518 bytes)
- 11. Oil Change - Metal fragments (score: 1)
- Author: "Stuart Goggin" <SGOGGIN@au.oracle.com>
- Date: 22 Feb 99 16:27:40 +1100
- --=_ORCL_15912322_0r0 Hello All, Did an oil change on my 83 range rover yesterday, the first time I have had a chance to do it my self since buying it in January. The motor is a standard 3.5l v8. Aft
- /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-02/msg00067.html (8,391 bytes)
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