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corrosiverob:
Hey guys i have a old rover V8 3.5 which has carb problems....... does anyone know of a good old school carb man based around yorkshire i can bring the motor to them and wil be willing to pay cash to get it sorted.

PM me if you know anyone. Thanks rob

V8MoneyPit:
What symptoms are you getting?

'Carb problems' can often be solved by replacing the worn out camshaft! If the engine has done much more than 100k miles and has an unknown service history, chances are the cam is suffering. It's about the only common problem with the V8 and makes setting up the carbs a nightmare.

Mine's in for a cam change at the moment.

Miniman:

--- Quote from: "corrosiverob" ---does anyone know of a good old school carb man based around yorkshire i can bring the motor to them and wil be willing to pay cash to get it sorted.
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Right yes to that question and No you need to speak to Jim Willy he will tell you about a bloke called martin dransfield I think he is a V8 old school blokey and he is not far from you I think he is over your way anyways.

Yeh ask Jim Willy West works rep.....

corrosiverob:
Does have anyone have the number for martin Dransfield??

The problem is that the engine starts on the key but after running and stopping the engine will not start... this will happen maybe 1 out of 10 starts but alway seem to be warm.. the engine is a old 3.5 p6 and i had a electronic ignition installed 2 months ago..... but when it does it i have a spark the way i get it going is by pumping the gas pedal like hell after about 10-15 mins of pumping it slowly starts.

I would be interested in changing the engine for another v8 or maybe a tdi but i have limited mechanic knowledge and not any time to complete this.....

Jim if you read this send me a pm if Martin is interested in having a look as i am a non off roader due to this  :(  

thanks in advance rob

Jim-Willy:
Martin is owner of LANRO in Dewsbury.  He has always done excellent work on my truck but not everybody rates him that highly but anyway ring him up 01924 430006.

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