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21. Low compresion (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:20:53 -0700; I did a compression test on my Rover 3.5, newly rebuilt, on each bank there is on cylinder at #150, all the others are at #175. There is a black, oil like substance in the tail pipes. My guess is tha; /html/mgb-v8/2001-07/msg00052.html (7,294 bytes)
22. Exhaust (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 11:49:58 -0700; I am just having my exhaust system installed and the local muffler guy is having a problem. He says that there is no way he can get a 2 <" pipe under my 75 MGB. He also says that he is unable to use; /html/mgb-v8/2001-05/msg00004.html (7,381 bytes)
23. Geared Right Angled Drive (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 13:26:56 -0700; My Rover 3.5 MGB conversion with BW T5 is on the road and I am working out the bugs. One problem I have is the speedometer. I am about 19 miles over. I have heard that there is a right angle drive av; /html/mgb-v8/2001-05/msg00018.html (7,617 bytes)
24. Gearing (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:44:22 -0700; Thanks all for you replies to my question regarding a geared right angled drive. My computer was down for a few days. I'll check out the ideas. The car is running great. A slight hesitation sometimes; /html/mgb-v8/2001-05/msg00031.html (7,253 bytes)
25. Rear Main Seal (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 17:53:25 -0700; I just got back from a 600 mile trip in my new Rover 3.5 conversion. The rear main is leaking quite badly. Went through about 4 qts of oil. I was wondering if the Buick 215 and Rover 3.5 rear mains a; /html/mgb-v8/2001-05/msg00041.html (7,126 bytes)
26. Fuel Filler Hose (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 07:20:31 -0700; I am just about finished my MGB - Rover 3.5l conversion. One of the things I have done is to move the gas tank to centre to accommodate the dual exhausts. In doing so I am unable to use the existing; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00018.html (7,220 bytes)
27. Manual Over ride (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:38:19 -0700; I just received my electric fan and sending unit with a temperature control unit to adjust the temperature at which the fan kicks in. I would like to use the now defunct steering column OD switch (wi; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00022.html (7,229 bytes)
28. Manual Overide (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:52:11 -0700; Thank all for the help. I got the manual override worked out and it works Just went to fire up the car on Friday but I am lacking power to the coil-distributor. Ran out of time but hopefully will fir; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00031.html (7,525 bytes)
29. Zero Oil pressure (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:06:33 -0700; MGBV8 Conversion Rover 3.5 I got my electrical problem worked out. 2 wires reversed. The car starter right up. But the oil pressure dropped to ZERO and I shut it off. Took a look and couldn't see any; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00032.html (7,723 bytes)
30. It lives (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 17:46:19 -0700; The car is done. I had to use a 90 degree plumbing fitting and a couple of hose's from the wrecker to do the lower rad hose but it is water tight. I had to use a substandard brass fitting to mate up; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00034.html (8,203 bytes)
31. Re-torquing heads (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:43:38 -0700; Now that I have fired up my Rover 3.5 and bedded the cam I was wondering about re-torquing the head bolts? Do they have to be re-torqued since it is an aluminium head? And if so is the proper sequenc; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00035.html (6,947 bytes)
32. Dual Exhaust System (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 16:12:55 -0700; Within the last couple of weeks there was a thread regarding the location of the gas line, brake line, return vapour line, battery cable and wiring harness with respect to the muffler under the passe; /html/mgb-v8/2001-04/msg00056.html (7,877 bytes)
33. Manual Fan Over Ride (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 18:15:47 -0800; Since I have removed the overdrive unit in favour of the T5 tranny this leaves me an option of hooking up the manual override for the fan to the now useless overdrive switch on the wiper switch. Will; /html/mgb-v8/2001-03/msg00002.html (6,865 bytes)
34. Wiring (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 20:36:54 -0800; I am installing a coil/fuel pump shut off in my 74 = MGB. I know that the white wire coming from the ignition into the engine bay is the one I am after, to cut and install the shut off for the coil/p; /html/mgb-v8/2001-03/msg00038.html (7,978 bytes)
35. Oil Fittings (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:18:13 -0800; I recently purchased stainless steel braided oil lines and fitting from Earls. Nice stuff and I thought we had it worked out to which fittings I required to mate up with my oil cooler and the oil pre; /html/mgb-v8/2001-03/msg00084.html (7,166 bytes)
36. Fan Clearance (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 20:07:25 -0800; I have been looking at my Rover 3.5 - MGB conversion. Especially with regards to the engine drive 15" fan. Once the hood is closed it only clears by a very small 1/16 of an inch. I can't lower the en; /html/mgb-v8/2001-02/msg00013.html (7,580 bytes)
37. Carb Clearance (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 20:13:48 -0800; I checked out the clearance between the Edelbrock 1404 carb sitting on an Edelbrock 2198 Intake on my Rover 3.5. I put a piece of Plastercine on the front edge of the carb (about the only spot you co; /html/mgb-v8/2001-02/msg00014.html (7,325 bytes)
38. Leads/Distributor Cap (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:53:02 -0800; I hooked up my expensive Taylor hi-tension leads to my Rover 3.5 distributor cap today. The leads fit very loosely in the cap. So easily that they would easily shake out of the distributor cap. I tri; /html/mgb-v8/2001-02/msg00019.html (7,433 bytes)
39. Fans (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:58:36 -0800; I had a problem with the crank driven 15" fan blade being too big for my application. Without cutting them down they would run into the hood. After advise from this board I have decided to get rid of; /html/mgb-v8/2001-02/msg00020.html (7,489 bytes)
40. coolant temperature transmitter (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <brucemills@dccnet.com>; Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 17:20:52 -0800; Now that I have decided to remove the crank driven fan and go with electrics, this brings a new question to mind. In the newer MGB's there is a coolant temperature transmitter which slips through a r; /html/mgb-v8/2001-02/msg00024.html (7,645 bytes)

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