[ROVERNET - UK] 2000 SC auto

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Dear James,

There is no problem with compatibility of the TC head on an SC block 
(the blocks are all the same). The compression ratio difference is not 
a problem as 9:1 CR engines were sent to many territories (e.g 
Australia I think, hence why PVS says 10:1 cars are very rare I 
suppose), but the TCs with 9:1 CR did have a different distributor 
(difference in spring, vacuum advance etc.) I am not sure that the 
difference in distribuot should present a real problem.


Regards,

Pierre Janusz


-----Original Message-----
From: James Dean <jaguru at bellsouth.net>
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Sent: Sat, 13 May 2006 19:12:20 -0700
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] 2000 SC auto

I have a 69 2000TC I am gathering parts to take off the back burner. 
This seems like a good time to ask, since the thread is engine or 
gearbox swaps.. I sold it about 20 or 25 years ago, and bought it back 
5 or 6 years later, and properly restored it over a 10 year period.The 
interim owner had removed the TC engine and fitted a 2000 single carb 
engine. I would like a little more pep, and power to run the AC system 
as well. I need to replace the 4 speed gearbox, so will be removing the 
engine, anyway..The easiest would just be to source a used complete TC 
engine and install it. I assume the high compression causes pinging and 
other problems. I have a 2000TC head that had been reconditioned; 
though I do not know the year of that head, or of the present 2000 
engine. Would I be better off to fit the 2000TC head and carbs to the 
present 2000 engine, to give better performance, but not quite so high 
compression? Are these fully compatible? James Dean, Ft. Lauderdale. 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent Kinard" <kkinard at swbell.net> 
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com> 
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 6:55 PM 
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] 2000 SC auto 
 
> Hi Bill, 
> Torque characteristics of the TC are not well matched 
> to the automatic. 
> 
> Kent K. 
> 
> --- Bill Robertson <rover2000nut at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> 
>> Ok this might seem a simple answer unless you really 
>> want a manual gearbox 
>> if your auto box is shot or in need of a rebuild but 
>> why not just convert it 
>> to a TC automatic.........Has anyone not done 
>> this.......Or is it that the 
>> exhaust system would have to be reworked to clear 
>> the wider 
>> transmission.............Or are there issues i'm 
>> missing 
>> here................ 
>> 
>> Bill Robertson 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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