jerrytr5 Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 I've been helping a fellow member with his TR7 V8 and as I know nothing of Rover V8 engines I have a few basic questions. Engine is 3.9 So, it turns out that the engine refused to run because the distributor drive gear which is located on the front of the camshaft had lost most of it's teeth. These are not broken off, but worn away. Curiously the dizzy drive gear looks almost untouched. How common is this, and why? The oil supply to the gear appears to be along the camshaft nose through the keyway - is this normally sufficient? The oil pump is part of the timing cover on this engine and is showing some wear - can this be recovered or is the entire very expensive timing cover scrap? The timing chain is slack and there is no tensioner (by design - at least I think so!). Recommended suppliers and helpful suggestions please. Jerry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 (edited) We used to sell that front cover with oil pump housing for the V8 in MGBGTV8, but not more than 10 a year. . The timing chain used to sell well though. Think about looking at the Land Rover/Discovery/Range Rover specialists for those spares as that engine was used in them. Anything here of help? https://www.turnerengineering.co.uk/614188-gear-drive-distributor-used-c2x20634518 Here are the photos re aligned. Edited January 29 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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