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I've left my brother answer phone message and emails to give me a ring, hopefully he will today, I'll try ringing him again today to see if I can get an answer, he's not always the quickest to get back to me. PM me the post code or address and the size of what he's needs to collect so I can...

I can ask my brother, he lives around there someware, I will ring him tonight see if he is about and able to help. How big is it? He may even post it for you all I can do is ask for you.... Steve

For that money I reckon you should be able to get a pretty tidy well sorted p38, then like has been said proper maintenance and you should be fine. The other answer that I'm surprised no one has come up with is for that money you could find a really nice late Classic, then you can have the...

PM replied to, Thanks J you are a star!!

pulled a plug and bone dry, guess that's looking like re sync time then??

I have a code reader that I bought for Wifeys Beetle, I guess just a normal obd type reader, would this get the codes? I believe some of the codes are/can be read by obd readers?? Could I down load software for it anyware? Its just one of those cheapy ones of Fleabay Steve

Hi, will check that as well, could you confirm if it has gone out of sync, would it still turn over normal? does it then just loose spark or spark and fuel? if it is imobalised would the engine turn over but no spark? This is very frustrating, I have been at this engine since early January, I...

No, not done that, never crossed my mind as all was fine before I took the old engine out, guess I've got nothing to loose by checking them though. Thanks STEVE

Hi, just so you have the full picture here it is from the start........ 1999 4.6 thor p38 Basically I have taken out the old 4.6 with overheating/pressure problems, I got a secondhand re-linered 4.6 gems block that had been backdated to run an early front cover with a dizzy in a classic...

Ahh! just seen the thank you thread that you posted up so it has been sorted! Steve

Did you ever get this sorted? I'll be working in Newton Abbot in a couple of weeks, will be there for about a week, I'm based in Aberystwyth but have family in Manchester and Macclesfield, I will be making regular trips up there over the next few months as wifey is very ill and having treatment...

Back to the garage it should go!! I bet by buying from a garage you paid higher than you could have done by buying private, you have then paid to have extra rights.....now is the time to use those rights! As above see the mentioned thread....... Steve

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Yep no problem. I'm not 100% sure without checking, but I think you will find that the valves are bigger as well so should get a nice performance gain as well, but even if I'm wrong on the valves the stud pattern etc will all be fine :) Steve

No no no no don't do that sort the v8 petrol power is the only way, diesel is for vans and lorries!!!!

Looks like we both agree on the dizzy being the big problem then!! Oh and yes I forgot to say vent the cap as well to stop the condensation after you have sealed every hole!! Just like MR Noisy said! Obviously quicker typing than me :) :) :) Steve

There is no crank sensor so no need to worry there! The dizzy is one of the worst problems, make sure that the cap and leads are spotless clean, seal the caps onto the plugs and cap with silicone grease. Although you have used one of those rubber gloves over the dizzy cap they can cause a...

Although RPI are supposed to be good they are also more known for being expensive and like to paint a bad picture of what you have and what others are selling, in there eyes they are the only rover v8 specialists and coscast are the only way to go. There are plenty of bad stories about the...

Thanks for that! Thats it then in the morning, off with the other head, clean it up pop over to my mate with the machine shop for a quick flatness test and skim if required and back together it goes!! Just gotta hope not too much snow so my mate can get to his shop in the morn!! Cheers...

Yes when the engine is back together I have a mate down the road who does mot's, would this give a more definate answer than the sniff test through the header tank? I have a sniff tester and it never made the water change colour but was pressurizing still, not sure if you have read all the...