When you need a valve in a hurry!
Here’s what I did today… Having found a bent valve I needed to get a replacement but I also knew that they had been specially made with a 10 week lead time. After discovering that valves from a Ford Sierra […]
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Vauxhall 30-98
Alvis 12/50
A handy download!
I thought that something like this might come in useful: an at-a-glance list of when the vital tasks on your car need attention. Print it off and pin it to the workshop wall! Here’s the link: reminders
OM
OM 665 engine being test fitted back into the chassis.
Riley 12/4
Alvis 12/50
Finished Alvis 12/50 engine just about to be lifted into the chassis.
Oldsmobile
A 1904 Oldsmobile single cylinder engine that needed new white metal. The cylinder bore (around 5″ diameter!) is pointing to the top right.
Lambda settings explained
You may have heard people talking about the lambda setting of their engine but not paid it much attention. You may have wondered what it meant and looked on the internet only to be drowned in technical jargon. I thought I would jot […]
Three’s a Crowd
Sometimes we get to work on some really cracking engines. This is the first time we’ve got to work on three the same! Before you ask, they’re Salmson (S4C) from 1932-34. 1500cc, twin overhead cam and generally lovely. On the […]