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Location: Oakley, Hants, UK
Car type: 1929 AD Tourer, 1930 Rosengart LR2, Rosengart LR4 Van 1938 APE Tourer (Opal)
Does fitting a deep finned aluminium sump impede the fitting of a Opal engine ( is it inclined to catch up whilst fitting the engine) .
Can engine and gearbox be fitted in one piece with deep sump attached.
Thanks for your support.
I am always interested in any information about Rosengart details or current owners.
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Yes Derek you can do that with both the Nippy type and the slimmer Speedex/Dante type. The newer ones are slimmer again so should be OK but I've no personal experience of them. While an engine does come out and go back in, it can be more of a tussle with the extra dimensions compared to a tin sump. Coming out is the easiest of the two directions; lift the front of the engine until the sump clears the nosepiece and then slide it forward. Keep sliding until the gearbox clears the bulkhead and then get it to horizontal sitting on the nosepiece - then howk it out. Back in is more tricky. Tie a rope on the gearbox tail flange and have someone pulling on it. The engine and gearbox end up at about 30 degrees from horizontal to clear the bulkhead and the rope has to pulled hard to lift the rear until the sump drops behind the nosepiece.
Dave
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Cast alloy stumps are helpful in preventing leaks, but the larger ones hold too much oil. Per Jack French, 60-odd years ago.
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23-10-2018, 10:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-10-2018, 10:40 PM by Ruairidh Dunford.)
I fitted a Dante deep sumped engine into a four seat Tourer last May - I left the gearbox off and removed the studs from the bellhousing.
It went straight into the chassis without issue, I then refitted the studs and gearbox.
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I have a thermostat in the top hose (Renault 5). It works well and overcomes the tghermo-syphon overcooling in cold weather.
I have a shallow alloy sump. Extra rigidity and doesn't leak.
Jim