[ROVERNET - UK] Getting IOE blocks properly machined

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Kent
 What is a torque plate ??
 My experience LR engines ,  in remote areas [ eg Algeria and Kenya ]is that they  for ever, even without rudimentary maintenance . 
They eventually consume more oil than gasoline . Swapping to a domestic engine might over power the transmission , The LR main  high 
ratio gear box  was  a development of the 1939 P2  sedan box . Rover didn't have enough confidence in this unit to use it with the 
P5/6V8 which wasn't a high performance unit
 Cheers
 Patrick
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From: "Kent Kinard" <kentkinard at verizon.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:25 AM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Getting IOE blocks properly machined


> Hi Linus,
> About rebuilds.  My old machinist in San Antonio has rebuilt several Land Rover IOE's.  We had a conversation several years ago 
> about the lack of IOE style torque plates in the US.  He felt that they were no longer as important for the rebuild of these 
> engines because modern machining methods use the crankshaft centerline as the data point.  I am still of the opinion that the 
> availability of an IOE style torque plate is important to an IOE rebuild.  If, at some point, a rebore and new pistons do become 
> necessary,  you may want to explore these issues.  Most of us saloon owners are happy if our IOE's don't have a death rattle. 
> Land Rover owners faced with the necessity of reliable performance in the middle of nowhere have to take these issues much more 
> seriously.  Cost of IOE rebuilds is very high and many LR owners in the US would rather swap to a domestic engine than do a 
> rebuild.
>
>
> Roverly,
> Kent K.
>
>
> Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton wrote:
>> Linus
>>
>> I have a feeling that most IOE rebuilds in recent memory have owed
>> more to home gargae ingenuity than paid workmen. at least on this side
>> of the water
>>
>> I would talk to West Coast British in Livermore; they will at least
>> recognise the engine for what it is which is more than most places can
>> say.
>>
>> http://www.offroadexperience.com/wcb/index.html
>>
>> Aidrian
>>
>>
>>> Do any of you have suggestions for a person experienced with this type of engine? Hopefully in California somewhere? It is 
>>> currently at the land rover engine rebulider, but he has never done one and is taking forever just to tell us what we need to 
>>> buy. Its been there at least six months without having even been dismantled.
>>>
>>
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