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If we're hedging bets then i reckon it's possible headgasket failure if not slipped liner if not cam bearings if not worn cam if not blocked cats if not broken rocker shaft if not bent valve....lets just say the little tick on idle that none of us have heard could be anything but is probably...

I had a rover v8 in a mk1 escort and that used a p6 timing cover and water pump to help it all fit it too!

Lights could be the dim/dip resister on the bulkhead. It's mounted to the right of the bulkhead as you look at the engine from the front. Looks like a goldie coloured heat sink.

Slipped liner scare monger you!!! If anything it would slip when hot when the prit stik holding it warms up!

I've done a little bit of work on mine. Found something like the Crower 50229 cam works well and no need to change valve springs. It's not about high rpm power which it will never achieve in a disco, more about low down power and torque. Says can get gains of 15-20hp i think I went for rhoads...

Try using a 15/50 or a 20/50 sounds like it could be tappets not holding the oil very well when it's getting warm and thinning out the oil abit

I live about 10 mins from the garage ashcroft use for all the fitting work and the bloke used to run a modified V8 90. Should be in good hands there!

Just been outside fitting new dizzy pick up and some new spark plugs. Still got the irregular flash and running rough. Im bored of this now, time for it go to a garage for the first time!

MAF, unplug it then try driving it

So What you're saying there Noisy is that although you had an irregular strobe on Ht1 the change or plugs cured it? Did after the plug change the irregular strobe stop? Everything else on my ignition system is in good order and cap and arm are genuine lucas, ht's magnecore. I'll put some new...

I've ordered a new pick up anyway it was cheap which probably means it's also crap but worth trying. I've swapped out all the other ignition components so i hope it is that. Like the tip of folding paper, don't have much luck with finding plastic feeler gauges

No play, its nice and clean in there form what i can see too and springs back to place nicely an all. If i put the timing light on No1 ht lead i get a flash flash flash nothin flash flash flash flash nothin nothin flash flash etc kind of thing going on. Would the pick up in the dizzy cause...

The coil was a proper genuine bosch one, The dizzy has a tab by the amp thats got a good earth running to it. All connections between coil and dizzy look good, even ran another lead from mp to coil that i had with no change. I work on car wiring daily at work and have a proper set of ratchet...

Just a quick one to see if anyone has any ideas. 1997 3.9v8 all running well then all of a sudden stalled and wouldn't restart. Finally started but with a nasty misfire throughout the rev range, hot or cold. Checked everything like coolant temp sens, maf readings, tps, timing...when checking...

I bought a new one from ebay, seemed just cheap enough not to be rubbish but after 2 months it was shagged...and the ebay shop had vanished, how odd!! I buy 2nd hand one's now. Search for jag/tvr/marcos one's too they all used the rover v8 and/or 14cux

Bought a cheap one of an ebay shop, Looked all clean and new...last 2 months!! Buy a good second hand one if you can. Some older jag xj's have the same maf too

If the coil has been wired up to a constant 12v it may well have burnt out from taking on charge all the time but not discharging itself. If you put the end of a test light onto the neg side of the coil and earth the other end of the test light you should get a pulsing of the test light when...

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I've got headman headers on a 3.9 and mine must be about 2.5 inch. 3" is for scoobaru impretza's isn't is?