Thread: Rebuilding a Rover V8

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

Thanks JC , so the Big countersunk head is acting as a taper , have to get hold of another alen key as my Kinchrome alen key snapped , think I apllied a little too much force ...mind you the bugger had a short handle

Also, It is an imperial allen key size, not 5.5mm Although this will work, it is slightly too small and may round off in the bolt The correct size escapes me now, I have one in my 'special tools' section of the toolbox but it is something like '11/32"' or some obscure size like that
As I said, the 5.5mm will do it but BE CAREFULL or you will be getting out the drill...

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

Also, It is an imperial allen key size, not 5.5mm Although this will work, it is slightly too small and may round off in the bolt The correct size escapes me now, I have one in my 'special tools' section of the toolbox but it is something like '11/32"' or some obscure size like that
As I said, the 5.5mm will do it but BE CAREFULL or you will be getting out the drill...

JC

Half the battle with rovers is working out if nuts & bolts are AF or Metric from memory 5.5 mm was quite a tight Fit

Khos, yes you can put the tappets back in once you have the valley cover off, but sometimes it may not be clear which goes in which hole and that is reasonable important.
When you get down to where the cam and followers are visible take a close up clear photo of some cam lobes ie the points and the bottom of some followers.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by Disco_owner

The 5.5 mm "Alen Key" Snapped when trying to undo the Alen head bolt on side of the bracket attached to the head ,

Damn ...

Nothing seems to be straight forward


oh... the fun we have with our landrovers

Grind it cool to produce another flat edge and go again. If the bent bit snapped then remove it all and use the allen key in a socket to drive it instead. After JC's tip it may keep you going.

You need to get a pin punch and bash the capscrew and around it, to shock it, the are a nasty thing to het out

arrrgh , I'm about to douce the car with petrol and set it up alight ,

only Kidding , I love that rangie to bits. anyhow.

I've removed the 4 retaining bolts off the top of the rocker arm and can't for life of me get the valley cover off , do I still need to undo the 2 alen key bolts inside ?






PhillipA , I removed the rocker arm off and then pulled Pushrods out very carefully on the drivers side so followers remain in their seats.

Originally Posted by PAT303

If you have a steep driveway make sure someone is filming you lifting the engine out so you can put it on funniest home video's when it goes through the windscreen,just kidding.They aren't a difficult engine to rebuild but a better idea I think would be to buy another one,thier cheap,and rebuild it so your still got wheels and you can take your time and muck around with it.I'd chase a 4.4. Pat

This is probably the best piece of advice , I should have bought a 2nd engine and re-built it and then swapped engines , I have no wheels ATM and rangie is blocking the disco to reverse out from driveway so I can't drive either

Khos, You do not have to take the plugs out in the photos. They are core plugs from the casting.
re having no car. You will not do that again will you.
Regards Philip A