Re Old Shiny Bits,
as people know my old girl came home ungracefully on the back of a truck,
The motor is out and apart now and not a pretty sight,
when you read this you need to know, this motor had been built by the previous owner and has only done 2800 miles, 1100 of which was done going to QLD, she did the timing gear within the first month or so of getting her, now this,
The findings were,
gudgeons worn, all conrod bearings badly spun with 4 and 5 that bad they had joined themselves together and blocked the crank journals, the bore and head look good as does the main bearings, they dont have any marks on them, suprisingly.
the oil pump appears to have been the cause of the trouble because the relief valve piston was very hard to get out and appeared to be gummed up at the bottom, the dissy was engaged with the oil pump and still driving the pump. This goes to show what some people call a rebuilt motor, it had standard bearings and at first glance appears that the bore is standard also.
Ah well it was the last thing I had not done mechanically and now is the time to get the head done for unleaded.
Is there such a thing as a post rally hard luck trophy !!
Since getting home, PC has died and I have lost all my photos and Jims photos, printer has died, video died and to top it off I got caught by the radar the other night.
I now have another PC so if you could send those photos again Jim I would appreciate it
Soldiering on Cheers ChrisB