V8S - Serpentine or non-serpentine

[Beast Master]

This question has probably been asked 1000s times, so apologies in advance. I find the search function pretty useless, or maybe it's just me..

Anyway... is the V8 in the V8S serpentine or non-serpentine? How can you tell? And what exactly is the difference?

(reason I am asking, that when looking for parts, I see "for pre serpentine....", and I'm like........eh... I don't know... :-0

(1992 V8S)


Also, do you know if the ignition coil is ballast or non-ballast type? (This I do know what it means. :-) )


Thanks

Edited by Beast Master on Thursday 13th April 22:04

Edited by Beast Master on Thursday 13th April 22:04

[v8s4me]

Engine is pre-serp (unless it's had a later engine fitted).

I don't remember my coil being ballasted. Pretty sure it wasn't.

[GreenV8S]

The standard V8S engine is preserpentine. You can recognise it by the V belt driving the alternator and water pump. If you're asking for parts, you can refer to it as a 'Range Rover Classic 3.9'.

Later Griffiths and Chimaeras had what TVR called a serpentine engine. You can recognise it by the flat poly-V belt driving the alternator and water pump. Strictly speaking this is a serpentine/intermediate engine. The fully serpentine engine has a different front cover without a distributor.

[Beast Master]

Thanks as always guys! :-)