Engine no. 7

[RS2kSX]

Hi all.

quick update, after getting last years engine built by sombody else (properly this time) did the Cumbria run by the skin of my teeth and broke down on the way home. lol

engine has run neary a whole year! block has developed a minor crack along the outside between the oil take off and top right engine mount bolt...

she still runs fine with a little K seal to keep the vital fluids in.

car's been back on the road for 3 weeks now and i can't get the carbs set. 3x garages and still no joy, i'm gettin rid of the carbs and going bike carbs.

started taking bits off and forgot to stop. now i've got half an engine in the car and a month to get engine no.7 built up.

i'm not going mad this time lol, just a std 2.0 for now and i'm gonna work on the 2.4 later in the year.

so will i be ready for lakes this year????

will it go bang?

[mk1gaz]

lol , just drive slower .

[wetandwindy2]

crikey you're having some run of bad luck

[Chesney]

i thought for a minute this was a post from frosty, then i realised he's had more than 7 engines by now

[RS2kSX]

Just got the head off, looks ok inside, will try to get block welded up when it's striped down.

got a new set of wasted valves for my fast road head and a spare set of roller rockers to go back on.

burton's catalogue's gonna get a hit tomorrow... new full set of bearings/gaskets.

just wait and see if i can get it all put together

[Frosticles]

i thought for a minute this was a post from frosty, then i realised he's had more than 7 engines by now

Idiot

[RS2kSX]

Boy's boy's play nice

got the 2.4 stripped down and ready to drop out the car, spare block's cleaned up and ordering new bearings/rings asap. collected all the gaskets.

[Andyc]

come on Da get it sorted at least you have a motor

[pushrod]

Give Millington a ring and be done with it.
Else a nice standard 1.3, straight from a pop.

[Andyc]

Give Millington a ring and be done with it.
Else a nice standard 1.3, straight from a pop.

narr 1.3 to power full 1.1 better

[enduro]

daz ,man of the tour for me last year,when u said you had a slight oil leak,i didnt realise you meant 5lts every 5 miles,put a new cossy, seal on mine,fire her up next week fingers crossed.

[RS2kSX]

once bitten....

already got the extra cossy seal ready

bloody expensive weekend that.. and i didn't have to drive all the way back!

[RS2kSX]

Been at it again this afternoon.

got the 2.4 out and on a stand ready to strip and all the new bearings/rings on order.

have a liik at my little crack and see what you think, fixable???

may go for a 207 block?

[Andyc]

Is that my gear box Da

[RS2kSX]

no, your's in in the back hiding.... just outa sight