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i have just picked up another rover v8
the number on the block is 42516467C
which engine do i have
thanks mark

P6 engine

are these blocks any good or should i look for a later unit?
i now have 2 of them and can make one good engine out of them both
thanks again
mark

technically they aren't as good as the later stiff blocks but in reality they are fine. I might even be tempted to say they cause a lot less hassle than the later 4.0 4.6 blocks. It all depends on what your going t be doing or expecting from the engine really.

seems like the right place to ask on another engine code, rather than starting a new thread

i picked this engine up a wee while back cheep, and for some reason it makes me think its ainchient

anyway i'm at the point now where i need to get ordering parts and i'm not sure on the age of it

the block reads cr9.35:1 and 11A57052

who knows where it came from, and what age it is?

help apreceated George

11A00001A SD1 Auto 9.35:1 CR
1979-80




you can see this plus more here http://www.v-8.org.uk/RoverV8EngineNumbers.htm

scoobyv8 wrote:seems like the right place to ask on another engine code, rather than starting a new thread

i picked this engine up a wee while back cheep, and for some reason it makes me think its ainchient

anyway i'm at the point now where i need to get ordering parts and i'm not sure on the age of it

the block reads cr9.35:1 and 11A57052

who knows where it came from, and what age it is?

help apreceated George

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thanks! i gather it wont matter that its a auto engine, when i intent to use it with a manual box. it came without a flywheel so, a flywheel, clutch, and lt77 is on the shopping list. as long as it all go's together

call me dippit, but i'm new to v8's, and i'm sure theres loads of things that dont go together! better asking and getting it right first time.

cheers George

also does it matter that my engine number dosent end with 1A as the engine charts? infact it dosent have any letter at the end only numbers

auto manual doesnt matter but there might be some extra brackets and things on the carbs for the auto, just dont use them. Dont worry about the 1a.

If you're going from auto to manual, don't forget to change the spigot bearing in the end of the crankshaft.

Chris.

thanks chris, are they different seals? or do you just mean to replace it to give it a new lease of life

my engine still looks like this i'm afraid, so new seals will be easy.



thanks again George

For £95 you can have a 3.9 which with a chem clean, new rings and bearings will last for ages and perform well. With a decent cam and heads you could have over 200bhp and alot more torque to play with.

There just so happens to be one in the classifeds section which now comes with a free sd1 front cover with fairly new oil pump gears too. . . . . .

Spigot bearing is nothing to do with seals its the bearing the gearbox shaft sits in. They re a different size between auto and manual so you need to swap them round.