If anyone would know, it would be Andrew Richmond at Rangie Spares in
Melbourne (Australia not Florida). Ring him on (03) 9464-4094
Regards,
Ron Beckett
'86 Range Rover 4.6L
Webmaster & Database Manager Hillman Owners Club of Australia
Editor, Land Rover Owners Club of Australia (Sydney Branch)
www.localnet.com.au/~lroc
check my web site www.users.bigpond.com/hillman
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Bronlund <peteb@clear.net.nz>
To: Buick-Rover-V8 Mail List <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>; Damien Haas
<damienh@defcen.gov.au>
Date: Saturday, 11 September 1999 10:16
Subject: Re: V8 oil pump thoughts
>Hey Damien,
>Sorry mate but i feel i'd better put everything
>straight. What i'm trying to find out is if the
>Holden Commodore 3.8L V6 front cover is anything
>like the Buick 3.8L V6. i'm told that its the same
>engine or virtually so that is. i've not been able
>to slap my hands on the Buick type of cover that
>the gentleman Winn Bearden is talking about. i'd
>really love to see a pic of one and know whether
>the oil pump is as on the Buick & Rover V8 or is
>it driven off the crank-nose as in the Commodore
>design.
>
>Pete Bronlund
>ALMAC SABRE (kit-car under construction).
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Damien Haas <damienh@defcen.gov.au>
>To: Pete Bronlund <peteb@clear.net.nz>
>Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:11 PM
>Subject: Re: V8 oil pump thoughts
>
>
>> Hi Pete;
>>
>> Sounds like youve got yr fingers dirty putting
>these bits together!
>>
>> Have you got any photos or any other techo info
>on fitting the Holden
>> 3.8 timing cover to the rover 3.5 or P76 4.4
>block ?
>>
>> I'd like to hear more about this, is there
>machining involved ?
>>
>> Damien Haas
>>
>>
>> Pete Bronlund wrote:
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Winn Bearden <wbearden@americus.net>
>> > Subject: Re: V8 oil pump thoughts
>> >
>> > Winn, this sounds like really good advice but
>...
>> >
>> > > Order you a brand new timing cover for a
>3.8
>> > Buick. You have to enlarge the dowel
>> > > pin holes if it is a Rover V-8.
>> >
>> > do you know the proper order code or
>part-number
>> > that we could use at a Buick agent for this V6
>> > 3.8L cover?
>> >
>> > The only 3.8 cover i've sourced is a sort of
>Buick
>> > relation, a "variant" used on the Australian
>> > Holden Commodore. The oil
>> > pump is driven from the crank nose and is
>integral
>> > with where the harmonic balancer (front bottom
>> > pulley) fits up.
>> >
>> > > One other thing. There is two different
>types of
>> > > timing covers. Make sure your oil pan bolts
>> > line up. If they don't, then it is
>> > > the wrong one. The wrong one can work, but
>> > you'll have to drill and tap new oil
>> > > pan bolt holes AND drill out a blocked off
>oil
>> > passage. Not worth the hassle unless
>> > > you've already bought the wrong one and
>> > installed a hi- vol oil pump before you
>> > > realized it!
>> >
>> > Does the oil pump drive come from the
>distributor
>> > end on the Buick V6 3.8L?
>> > (We don't see much, if any Buick stuff down
>> > under...so you'll understand why we're
>asking).
>> >
>> > >(You can safely guess that this is what I
>did!)
>> > 100 bucks for the
>> > > cover, 30 for the hi- vol oil pump, and 30
>for a
>> > Buick water pump instead of the
>> > > $200.00 Rover WP
>> >
>> > Yes, the Rover covers like the "SD1" with the
>> > lip-seal rather than rope (which leaks) are
>> > obtainable second
>> > hand but aren't cheap and are usually quite
>worn
>> > where the doggs run.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Winn Bearden 19?? SIIA/SIII/RR 100"
>Hybrid
>> > > P.O. Box 464 1995 RR County Classic
>> > > Americus, Georgia 1967 NADA 109" SW (in
>pieces)
>> > > 31709
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>>
>
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