Thread: Rebuilding a Rover V8

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

Important question ... Did crud fall into the oil gallery? ... When you used compressed air

If answer is ... unsure .... have a good look
A solution to clean is maybe ....
Get a thin tube and sticky tape it to the end of the vacuum cleaner and insert it slightly into the gallery ... Be carefull as you will also suck oil



You don't want debris left in there as this will push it up into the rocker gear and block thier lube lines and this will or can, result in a rocker not being lubed

Mike

Not Really sure , where exactly is the oil gallery Mike , remember you're talking to a complete Dummy and this is engine rebuild 101

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Not Really sure , where exactly is the oil gallery Mike , remember you're talking to a complete Dummy and this is engine rebuild 101

It's at the rear of the block at highest point. You may be lucky. This is a P76 Block that I drilled as don't have one to take Rover heads.




Notice the ridge and scores on bores. Not as nice as yours are. Had a heavy hone and holden starfire pistons fitted with pins reamed. Was years ago and is still going strong.
Tony

As Tony has pointed it out ... Protect these areas 24hrs a day

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

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Also lay a rag into this valley area ... never remove it ... IT is to catch any tools or debris ... and stop it falling through to the sump

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

It's at the rear of the block at highest point. You may be lucky. This is a P76 Block that I drilled as don't have one to take Rover heads.




Notice the ridge and scores on bores. Not as nice as yours are. Had a heavy hone and holden starfire pistons fitted with pins reamed. Was years ago and is still going strong.
Tony

Yep , I see it Tony , Thanks, I'll check in the Day light, and just a possibility if there is what's my best option , pull the whole bottom end apart and maticously clean everything and put it back together

Edit : Thanks Mike , Just saw your Post , I placed a coupla towels over that whole area to stop any debris falling inside.

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Yep , I see it Tony , Thanks, I'll check in the Day light, and just a possibility if there is what's my best option , pull the whole bottom end apart and maticously clean everything and put it back together

Nah bugger that - to hard. Stick a nice grunty drill down dizzy hole with a spade and watch oil + crud excrude from the hole

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

As Tony has pointed it out ... Protect these areas 24hrs a day







Also lay a rag into this valley area ... never remove it ... IT is to catch any tools or debris ... and stop it falling through to the sump

Had that happen more than once

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

You just need to cover the lifters & especialy the cavity holes in the middle where you can see the cam ... With a rag , folded / doubled over and nicely tucked into the edges (just like tucking a baby into bed ) ... to catch & stop stuff from falling through ...

Don't have rags dangling all over the place as you may accidentally hook it while working and then it makes a mess .... as then something flings in the gap provided and then ... Presto .... A nut / washer / socket / whatever is guaranteed to fall down in the sump // I have had some close calls

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Edit : Thanks Mike , Just saw your Post , I placed a coupla towels over that whole area to stop any debris falling inside.

Your missus is gonna kill you

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Nah bugger that - to hard. Stick a nice grunty drill down dizzy hole with a spade and watch oil + crud excrude from the hole

Nice one .... I new there was an easy way

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Had that happen more than once

Not to me ... But I have come verrrrrry close ... Now it's rags / rags & more rags .... My brother owns a panel shop so bags of white rags are on tap

Originally Posted by mike 90 RR

You just need to cover the lifters & especialy the cavity holes in the middle where you can see the cam ... With a rag , folded / doubled over and nicely tucked into the edges (just like tucking a baby into bed ) ... to catch & stop stuff from falling through ...

Don't have rags dangling all over the place as you may accidentally hook it while working and then it makes a mess .... as then something flings in the gap provided and then ... Presto .... A nut / washer / socket / whatever is guaranteed to fall down in the sump // I have had some close calls



Your missus is gonna kill you



Nice one .... I new there was an easy way



Not to me ... But I have come verrrrrry close ... Now it's rags / rags & more rags .... My brother owns a panel shop so bags of white rags are on tap

I'll take the towel on the left

On things falling in engines 2...... 1 x rover & 1 x 351 ford had to undo mounts etc to get sump out. The others... rear end of larger tractors