Bruce-
It is easier to see from the front of the engine- the heads are offset. Driver's
side is farther forward than the passenger side, so.... the passenger side will
be closer in the back.
The old rule of thumb in finding #1 cylinder on V type engines, is the first
cylinder in the head that is the farthest forward.
Jim Stuart
Bruce wrote:
> Well the engine is in for the second time. I used a lot of the advise from
> this group and things went smoother. I used the belt sander to sand off the
> old bolt protrusion on the back of the T5 which only took about 20 min. I
> discovered that with the gaskets and the headers bolted up that they in fact
> cleared the 3.5 Rover block but I will have to do a little more panel
> beating on the inner fenders and the transmission tunnel. I jacked up the
> rear end of the B and that surely helped with placing the engine. I also put
> in the rubber motor mounts and then bolted the engine to them. Much easier
> installation. The original MGB cross member (tranny) looks like it will work
> out very well with a little modification. The intake/carb and air filter
> seems to be an issue. I placed plastercine on the most forward edge of the
> carb and placed the hood. 2" clearance, so it now looks as it I have the
> wrong air filter. I still have some tweaking to do but it is coming along.
> No one said it would be a piece of cake and if it was that easy everyone
> would do it.
> One question, with the motor more of less in place there is @ 1/2" between
> the rocker cover and the passenger bulkhead ( the metal deck edge where the
> recycle canister sits) and @ 1 1/2" to the drivers bulkhead where the clutch
> and master cylinder fits. Is this normal or should the clearances be the
> same?
>
> Bruce
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