The V8 Owners Forum -

Well I've located the problem, and it's bizarre - at least it seems that way to me. I took the dizzy out - I could see an immediate problem there - metal filings round the drive dog, which turned out to be shagged as the drive has worn away. Tried to turn the oil pump - seized solid. Dismantled it, ...

No, shaft's too long. And I wouldn't get access for the drill anyway, not even the cordless.

It's only four bolts for the crossmember, and I should be able to leave the bumper in place. There's enough flex in the pipes and cables, as long as I separate the air ducting from the filter box.

The pump seems to work fine - not sure what model it is as it came with the conversion, but there is an electronic controller and temperature sensor, and that does what it's supposed to. The reason the heater doesn't work is the way it's connected; the electric pump is in the main radiator hose abou...

You did use composites specifically for a 3.5 engine? Yes, as supplied by RPI engineering. The valve seats on P6 engines are not hard enough for unleaded petrol but will probably last a while if mileage is relatively low. Mileage will be fairly low - can't afford the petrol to use this for the dail...

I recon you could get a caddilac northstar V8 in there! now that would be interesting. :lol: :lol: :twisted: Sorry shouldn't say things like that! As has been said above it sounds like it sounds like Lifter Preload is out of spec. Cheepest solution would be to go back to tin gaskets and don't do up...

So how can I prime the oil pump now then, if that's the problem? The V8 engine manual is not too helpful about things like that. If it's a P6 engine with P6 style gears, you just whip the dizzy out, put your priming tool into a drill and engage the end of the priming tool with the oil pump down the...

Check for exhaust flange leaks - its not unusual for the gaskets to get assembled incorrectly and lead to a blow at the head face that sounds like a loud knocking Andrew No, I was very careful to get those right. That part should be a big improvement anyway; some previous numpty had put the manifol...

Filled with oil, yes! It does run, and I don't see compression as being the sort of thing that will make it noisy. It's not fitted in a P6 though; it's in a VW T25 (!!). So no oil gauge, but I think I have one in the shed somewhere. Carbs have not been touched; they're still set exactly as they were...

My engine is an old P6 engine with carbs. It had all the usual oil leaks (pouring out!!), so I've just had it out, done the front & rear crank seals (new type replacements), sump gasket, timing cover gasket, composite head gaskets, compo valley gasket, rocker gaskets. The dizzy's been out of cou...

The existing exhaust is quite loud, but "V8-loud" - the original VW engine had an EMPI "quiet pack" and that was actually quite a bit louder!

Strangely enough though, I can hardly hear it inside the van - the V8 is much quieter than the wasserboxer was.

I have a VW T25 camper with a RV8 fitted, at the rear, obviously. The exhaust supplied with the conversion uses the original Rover downpipes and Y-piece running forwards before being mated to a Honda silencer box which exits in front of the rear wheel. This arrangement is far from ideal, as it passe...

That enters the realms of ram pipes then. The original Rover cylinder airbox has a noticeably small diameter ram pipe; I know from my reading what the purpose of this is. The VW box is larger but not necessarily more efficient; I will take a look at that.

I just looked at the vehicle cross-reference list for the original VW filter : http://www.knfilters.com/search/applica ... od=33-2003.
That includes engines such as the Audi Quattro and Jaguar/Daimler 6 litre V12!
Sounds more than up to the job to me.

This is getting to be interesting. The VW, which was a 1.9 petrol, actually has a larger filter than the Toyota 2.4 petrol. The Toyota engine returns about 125bhp with that filter, which isn't that far behind the estimated 150bhp that I anticipate from the V8. The only significant difference is that...

Currently there's one big cylinder over the top, but that's too high and I'm looking to duct it off to the side of the engine.