Have been trying to update the blog all week but there is so much going on here I haven’t had a moment. In between doing the ordering and sending off of parts I’ve been working on dismantling Bob’s engine with Dave here on Tuesday splitting Bob.

OJ is finished bar having a small electrical fault sorted.

Daisy May has had a new switch fitted to her starter motor but still has a problem which will be sorted early next week.

DeeJay is well on the way- head refaced some time back, cleaned to Gary’s high standards, gasket face on block cleaned and a low spot identified by Graham’s sharp eyes. Gasket fitted with gasket sealant to eliminate the possibility of the indentation being the cause of the water seepage into the oil.

Bob’s engine is off and head off as well. With the camshaft removed it became obvious that the camshaft journal are oval and would certainly have been a large contributory factor to the low oil pressure. Pistons are pretty good but the block will have to be stripped before going off for line boring so it would be a good time to complete the engine rebuild with new pistons rings and liners. That will be our recommendation but the decision will be that of Bob’s owner.

Its Thursday already. Tomorrow I’m off to Sussex to collect another TEA leaving Steve in charge of the workshop. He might be kind enough to write a blog himself though I’m leaving a list of non-back taxing jobs for him…