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The mention of an engineer makes me hazard a guess he's in OZ,

Hey guys, just wondering how you guys plumb in a catch can, do you use a pcv valve or just vent from both rocker covers direct to the can?
Does it need vacuum assistance to pull the fumes out or can I just use the can with filter on top as an open breather setup?
Cheers

Has anyone skimmed the thrust plate that holds the pump gears in? im going to get a new pump but cant find a new plate. My plate has light scuff marks so was thinking of skimming the surface, any views? cheers

I have a video of it on my phone but not sure how to upload it.

Can anyone tell me how to correctly measure this?
I replaced gears and chain with a kent vernier setup 3000 miles back, i am now stripping the engine and there is slack in the chain and you can move the cam slightly in each direction with the slack in the chain. I know there will be a certain amount ...

Yea that's the stuff, u can buy it black or tintable so you can add your own colour. Looks good when done, look up u pol website, they do heaps of stuff

This is the 2nd time I've scraped all the under seal off and the last lol, going to be coated in 2k u pol raptor this time.

Do i? Not been about for a bit

Well after 8 yrs of being off the road, ive finally pulled my finger out and been getting on with the car. 4 yrs ago i wired up MS2 and de cluttered engine bay before stripping it back to a shell. 4 years later, car is tipped on its side having the underseal removed, long tedious job but almost ...

I have removed the engine n box from my Mk1, the gearbox mounting rubbers are shagged, can you get poly bush replacements or is it only rubber ones ?

I didnt realise above engine is metric but makes sense. So i need to source m14x1.5 down to m12x 1.5 adaptor then.

How the hell did it get in for sale section?
I thought rover stuff was all imperial? so what about the temp sender?

Hi guys, does anyone know what thread the thermotime switch is and coolant sender ? I need to make up an adaptor to put the coolant temp sender in where the thermotime went originally. Cheers