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1. Torque settings for Rover exhaust manifolds (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:11:25 -0700; Hi guys, I'm getting ready to bolt the exhaust manifolds onto my 3.5 for my factory MGB-GT V-8. The factory recommends 13 foot-pounds for the bolt torque, but that is for the original specification w; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00049.html (8,234 bytes)
2. RE: Noise in my V8 (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:17:05 -0700; Sounds like a lifter to me - I would be very careful using a motor flush product, especially on an engine with that many miles on it. Pull off a valve cover and check for sludge buildup - if it look; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00050.html (7,956 bytes)
3. RE: Noise in my V8 (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:42:51 -0700; The Rislone and (to a greater extent) Lifter Free work by dissolving sludge that may be plugging the oil holes in the lifters. They are not as aggressive as a full Motor Flush product, but they do t; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00051.html (9,714 bytes)
4. RE: Torque settings for Rover exhaust manifolds (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:14:09 -0700; I was amazed too when I found that the factory GT V-8 used no exhaust manifold gaskets as stock. When I visited Beer of Houghton (one of the foremost MG V-8 shops in the UK) Syd and Malcolm confirme; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00063.html (12,227 bytes)
5. RE: Torque settings for Rover exhaust manifolds (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 07:35:00 -0700; I may have an explanation - I think the GEG 692 manifold gaskets were only used on EXPORT SD1s. I seem to recall the Beers mentioning that fact when I talked to them in the UK. Can't tell from your; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00065.html (9,192 bytes)
6. RE: Buick 215 Flywheel (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:01:25 -0700; I'll bet the Buick had the rim because it was always considered more of a "luxury" brand than Olds. Olds went for the performance end of the market, as did Pontiac. I think the "rimmed" flywheel will; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-10/msg00069.html (9,023 bytes)
7. RE: Muddying the waters?????, plus head gasket question (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:18:55 -0700; I've got a nicely rebuilt 3.5 Factory MGB-GT V-8 engine on a test stand, sorting out any problems before reinstalling it in the car. The engine has had all new parts installed, the crank has miked ou; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-09/msg00046.html (10,808 bytes)
8. RE: Muddying the waters?????, plus head gasket question (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 06:18:02 -0700; Where do you live? I think the key to this is what sort of climate your car is exposed to. Here in Sacramento, the temperature in the winter rarely dips below freezing, and then only at night. Havin; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-09/msg00050.html (7,996 bytes)
9. RE: Muddying the waters?????, plus head gasket question (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:33:21 -0700; My question concerns the recommendation not to torque the bottom row of cylinder head bolts on a Rover 3.5L V-8, to prevent blow-by into the crankcase below the valley pan. Later Rover engines delete; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-09/msg00052.html (8,430 bytes)
10. high performance head gaskets for Buick/Rover V-8 (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:39:33 -0700; Hi guys, I am in a bit of a bind and am looking for a supplier for high performance composition type cylinder head gaskets for a Buick 215/Rover 3500 V-8. After rebuilding my Factory MGB-GT V-8 engin; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-07/msg00017.html (8,841 bytes)
11. Re: high performance head gaskets for Buick/Rover V-8 (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:09:19 -0700; Thanks for everyone's help. After dealing with multitudes of slack-jawed parts counter clones on the phone this morning, I called Dan at D&D Fabrications. He gave me a part number for the Fel-Pro Per; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-07/msg00021.html (9,335 bytes)
12. RE: Cleaning inside of pistons (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:02:30 -0800; I use a material called "parts dip", it is a methylene chloride based solvent that removes varnish and carbon deposits very well from aluminum engine parts. The material is sold by several manufactu; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-02/msg00031.html (9,717 bytes)
13. RE: Motor oil (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:39:59 -0800; Rover motors have been very reliable with low oil pressure at idle, but MG saw fit to uprate the oil pressure relief valve spring to give about 15-20 PSI at idle when they built the MGB-GT V-8. The r; /html/buick-rover-v8/2000-02/msg00038.html (12,405 bytes)
14. RE: Steering (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:09:02 -0700; I would be very careful if you are planning to modify the steering design to add an additional U-joint. I drove a car (1971 GT) that had this done to accept an SD-1 Rover V-8 with fuel injection. The; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-10/msg00006.html (8,624 bytes)
15. overheating (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:07:51 -0700; Someone mentioned a "tropical" thermostat for the Rover V-8, used in the Discovery and the Range Rover. Does anyone know if this is simply a cooler thermostat, or does it have a larger opening than t; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-07/msg00037.html (7,219 bytes)
16. RE: The Great Gas Out (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 06:39:12 -0700; Yeah, I hate to say it, but lode brings up a good point. During my trip to the UK in 1997, it appeared that we were paying about 4 times what gas costs in the US. I came back home with a more balance; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-04/msg00004.html (9,526 bytes)
17. RE: Fastener color on Rover V-8s (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 14:46:31 -0800; Here is a really obscure question for folks on the list. I am restoring my factory MGB-GT V-8, and early factory photos of the engine bay show most of the fasteners on the engine to be black plated (; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-03/msg00024.html (7,097 bytes)
18. RE: Buick - BMW? (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:49:27 -0800; It"s funny you mention the early-50s aluminum engine experiments. I seem to remember two Buick "dream cars" from the early 1950s, one was called the Le Sabre (no relation to the production car) and o; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-02/msg00058.html (8,452 bytes)
19. Machine work on Rover V-8s (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 08:17:41 -0800; Does anyone out there have good experience with machine shops in the Sacramento/Northern California area for Rover V-8s? I am ready to rebuild my original MGB-GT V-8 engine and have what could be a; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-01/msg00017.html (7,369 bytes)
20. RE: Machine work on Rover V-8s (score: 1): Author: Paul.Kile@Aerojet.com (KILE, PAUL D); Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 15:20:40 -0800; I considered RPI, actually talked to them at length one night. The problem with that is twofold. Yes, I am going totally concours with this car, since there are so few Factory V-8s in the US. The ot; /html/buick-rover-v8/1999-01/msg00019.html (9,161 bytes)

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