evening this may be usefull or maybe not but i am in the middle of changing a clutch on a rover 416 K series and have spotted that

A) the ns inner cv joint is exactly the same where it goes into the gearbox, same outer spline and diameter, length and seal size, I'm unsure of the inner spline size at the moment as its siezed into the hub at the outer cv but maybe useful to anyone maybe looking to fit a K series into a felly (the os inner cv is longer so no go there)

the clutch drive plate is 195mm and the same spline size as the felly one (I fitted it onto a felly box to check)

maybe more scope for uprated plates ?? they would need turning down 5mm to fit in the flywheel and would use the skoda pressure plate....

thats it for now

you raise an interesting point there, i noticed there were large similarities between a k series and a felicia, i reckon it would make a really good transplant tbh, aside from the obvious head gasket issues it is actually a bloody good engine and its light too

I believe the headgasket issues can be sorted easily enough now tho, nice light motor and the possibility of using the skoda shafts maybe to make an easier conversion....

it was the clutch that interested me more tho at the moment .

Tom's next project? LOL

no, my next project is already lined up, its all hush hush at the moment, but interestingly it may well end up with a k series engine :wonder:

OK girlie moment here, but I know how to fix the head gasket problem with a Rover engine:

it's something to do with the plastic dowels

it's something to do with the plastic dowels

dammit guys, this one knows far too much!!

dammit guys, this one knows far too much!!

But I am right though aren't I , aren't !!,aren't I!!

The K series was actually a damn good engine, really good power to weight ratio, just needed regular oil changes and an eagle eye kept on the coolant to avoid the HG problems developing, unfortunately when they did though it was a slippery slope :(

My boss had one in a Lotus

My boss had one in a MG TF, I had one in a Rover 400 and a friend had one in a Rover 200 Vi... and all of them's headgaskets went within the same two weeks!

a few years back I worked for an engine reconditioning specialist machine shop and we specialised in repairing cylinder heads, there was a rover dealership around the corner from us and it was an all too common sight to see brand spanking new rover cars with say 300 miles on the clock needing a new engine under warranty. I'd like a pound for every time I've rebuilt one of those. They tend to cook up pretty hot, the worst ones are where it got so hot the cylinder liners force the fire ring of the gasket into the head which makes 4 pretty little concentric rings about 1mm deep on the face of the cylinder head, the less worse ones are the ones which have mixed up the oil and water into a primordial Mayo-like soup in the top of the engine.. There was also a batch which tended to strip the threads for the head bolts when you undo them. the head bolts on the k series is about a foot long and go right down through the block into the bearing girdle at the base of the engine and a stripped thread means an complete rebuild...

it was all caused by rover trying to save a few quid and using substandard parts, they did make a updated version with steel dowels instead of plastic but they weren't much better... Then should have gone for a multi-layer steel gasket like the vw/vauxhall/ford engines use right from the start.. I guess it was the Sheer amount of warranty claims on these that lead to rovers downfall alone tbh.

dammit guys, this one knows far too much!!

But I am right though aren't I , aren't !!,aren't I!!

, they did make a updated version with steel dowels instead of plastic

Well that sounds like a yes then

it was all caused by rover trying to save a few quid and using substandard parts, they did make a updated version with steel dowels instead of plastic but they weren't much better... Then should have gone for a multi-layer steel gasket like the vw/vauxhall/ford engines use right from the start.. I guess it was the Sheer amount of warranty claims on these that lead to rovers downfall alone tbh.

I thought Rover's motto was "Why build it properly when you can do it cheaply?"