| 120 Modifications on reimported RV8s Godfrey Dance (Woodcote Green 1210) from Surrey provides a useful brief note setting out a check members with reimported RV8s might prudently make to ensure the necessary advance/retard modifications have been made. (Oct 01) If you have bought or are planning to get an RV8 reimported from Japan, it is a good idea to double check that the reimporter has correctly carried out the small modification that is required to the advance/retard pipework. My vehicle was incorrectly modified - the vacuum pipe to the heater control was left open and the vacuum pipe went direct from the plenum chamber to the advance/retard unit on the distributor. It only takes a couple of minutes to check this and modify it if required. RV8 Workshop Note 60 in Volume 2 clearly details the required modification. On ex Japanese RV8s that have been running for some years with a high degree of vacuum to the advance/retard unit on the distributor, there is a risk that the vacuum/advance unit no longer works due to a faulty diaphragm. This is easy to check by removing the distributor cap and internal shield and sucking on | the end of the vacuum pipe, any movement of the back plate can be seen. If there is no, or very little movement, the advance/retard unit has most probably failed. A new unit (part number RSTC 1185A) is available from MG Rover dealers at a cost of around £55 including VAT. |  Godfrey Dance attended the V8 Gathering at the Shoulder of Mutton on Hazeley Heath in August 2002 |
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