redrover
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Towards the end of the Summer, I am treating the Rover to something of an engine rebuild.
Initially, I had planned just to do the crank bearings, starter motor, and change the carbs to HIF6s, but decided that I might as well kill every bird in the forest with one big stone, and do the lot!
The engine is a perfectly ordinary '72 2000 TC with 46k on the clock. Compression is okay, the plugs don't foul, but the bearings are giving out. All of the ancillaries (bar oil pump and starter motor) have already been overhauled by me over the last 18 months, so this is just an 'engine innards rebuild'. I'm aiming to make the engine good for at least another 50k/10 yrs, as I will probably be using it for commuting in the future.
As I won't be taking the engine out of the car, I will be restricted in exactly what I can achieve, so I have a list of jobs that I want to run past you all for comment. :wink:
Comments/recommendations/warnings on all of the below are welcome
Things I'm planning to do:
1. Regrind the valves and reset clearances.
2. Port head and inlet manifold (just fancy it - I know there's only minimal gain)
3. Flush/clear all oilways & waterways - how easy/effective without removing sideplates?
4. Replace main and big end bearings.
5. Inspect chains and tensioners.
6. Inspect/overhaul oil pump.
7. New gaskets throughout.
8. Overhaul starter motor.
9. Overhaul heater box.
Things I'm unsure whether/how to do - comments very welcome!:
10. Pistons out, hone bores, new piston rings - Is this necessary (plugs don't oil-foul)? And even possible without removing the crank?
11. Replace the chain tensioners. Timing chains have been rattling away for a few months - is this a no-brainer?
12. Replace chains. Necessary given mileage??
13. Anything else...?
I'm still in the planning stage at the moment, and haven't put socket to ratchet yet, so feel free to chip in any ideas/recommendations.
Apologies that this is a bit of a dry and boring (and long!!) post I'll upload plenty of pictures once the rebuild gets going so you can all see my progress. I have never started a thread on the Rover's progress so this may end up being it!
Thanks and best wishes to all,
Michael
Towards the end of the Summer, I am treating the Rover to something of an engine rebuild.
Initially, I had planned just to do the crank bearings, starter motor, and change the carbs to HIF6s, but decided that I might as well kill every bird in the forest with one big stone, and do the lot!
The engine is a perfectly ordinary '72 2000 TC with 46k on the clock. Compression is okay, the plugs don't foul, but the bearings are giving out. All of the ancillaries (bar oil pump and starter motor) have already been overhauled by me over the last 18 months, so this is just an 'engine innards rebuild'. I'm aiming to make the engine good for at least another 50k/10 yrs, as I will probably be using it for commuting in the future.
As I won't be taking the engine out of the car, I will be restricted in exactly what I can achieve, so I have a list of jobs that I want to run past you all for comment. :wink:
Comments/recommendations/warnings on all of the below are welcome
Things I'm planning to do:
1. Regrind the valves and reset clearances.
2. Port head and inlet manifold (just fancy it - I know there's only minimal gain)
3. Flush/clear all oilways & waterways - how easy/effective without removing sideplates?
4. Replace main and big end bearings.
5. Inspect chains and tensioners.
6. Inspect/overhaul oil pump.
7. New gaskets throughout.
8. Overhaul starter motor.
9. Overhaul heater box.
Things I'm unsure whether/how to do - comments very welcome!:
10. Pistons out, hone bores, new piston rings - Is this necessary (plugs don't oil-foul)? And even possible without removing the crank?
11. Replace the chain tensioners. Timing chains have been rattling away for a few months - is this a no-brainer?
12. Replace chains. Necessary given mileage??
13. Anything else...?
I'm still in the planning stage at the moment, and haven't put socket to ratchet yet, so feel free to chip in any ideas/recommendations.
Apologies that this is a bit of a dry and boring (and long!!) post I'll upload plenty of pictures once the rebuild gets going so you can all see my progress. I have never started a thread on the Rover's progress so this may end up being it!
Thanks and best wishes to all,
Michael