Glenn-
2nd hole up on the driver's side is a register hole to match a locating pin
on the block, no bolt goes there. See if it is the crank seal leaking &
running to that point. It is possible that the cover did not sit flat to the
block prior to bolting down because the 2 locating pins did not line up or
were not even there. The other is near the top on the passenger side.
Start up noise in the valve train is not unusual until the lifters pump up &
fill with oil.
Rebuilt starters after being rebuilt several times are not as strong as you
would wish.
White smoke usually indicates water leaks into the combustion chamber, a
leak at the intake manifold? Try running it again, & hope it goes away. Try
pressurizing the cooling system & see if it holds pressure. Tire pump &
balloons.
Jim Stuart
Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>
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From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Glenn
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 8:40 PM
To: mgb-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: It Starts - Good and Bad??
Well, I finally managed to find time to put the fully
rebuilt 3.9L engine back in the B. It's been a
tremendously long and frustrating project. I'll tell
the whole saga another night. Keep in mind this is my
first attempt at installing a completely rebuilt
engine, new pistons, cam, polished crank-shaft, new
valves, etc.
On to the good news, the engine started within two
full revolutions. I tried to get everything right,
such as the priming the oil pump etc. This was the
good part, I was quite impressed that it started so
quickly. Oil pressure was an immediate 50 lbs.
I brought the engine immediately up to 2k to bed the
cam. Here's where things starting happening.
Upon initial start-up the engine seemed a little loud
for me. Sounded like valve train noise, this went
away within the first couple of minutes. Normal?
Oil leak. I've got a fairly bad oil leak coming from
the lower drivers side of the timing cover :-( Geez,
this is exactly where my old 215 leaked. I've got a
V6 timing cover on the 3.9 engine. There appears to
be an extra hole on the drivers side, 2nd hole up from
the bottom. There is not a bolt in this hole. Did
the 3.9 engine not have a corresponding hole? I'm not
sure how to even attempt to fix this one without
tearing the front timing cover off. Any suggestions
here?
Next issue. Even after 15 minutes I still had a
little bit of white smoke coming out of the passenger
exhaust. Definately white, not blue. Not a
tremendous amount, but noticeable. I'm running a true
dual exhaust. Any thoughts here?
I also have a feeling that I'm going to eventually
need to put in a gear reduction starter in. The old
215 starter (was rebuilt when I bought it) struggled
to crank the engine over. The engine is built very
tight, the builder, was very suprised at how tight the
clearances were on a Rover engine. Then again, I may
have not gotten the battery charged all the way after
sitting for 9 months.
Lots of smoke from oil burning off the exhaust. For
you long time listers, remember my 17 quart oil trip
back from Maine? I reused my old exhaust as I figured
it was good enough to get me to the muffler shop.
So maybe this thing will be back on the road in time
for a spin over to Stowe in September. Then again,
maybe I'll have to end up putting a freshly painted
car with a rebuilt lump in the engine compartment
back in the garage for the winter.
Thanks for the help,
Glenn........yes, honey, I'm coming in from the garage
so we can do wedding planning stuff together.........
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