12-05-2021, 07:50 PM
I learnt a lot from Dave Orange. Generous with his knowledge and a very skilled engineer and Austin 7 man. If you have one of his engines then you have a good buy.
He had a special he was building for the last 15 years of his life but never finished. The engineering was exceptional. Every time he built an engine someone wanted it so he sold it. I think the last one was measured at c.30bhp from a relatively standard set up and went to Japan.
Interestingly last year we had a workshop day where one of our members had a spare engine built by Dave about 15 years ago and unused since. It also had sticking valves from the lack of use that needed freeing. The rest of the engine was as clean and well protected as the day he rebuilt it.
Andy
He had a special he was building for the last 15 years of his life but never finished. The engineering was exceptional. Every time he built an engine someone wanted it so he sold it. I think the last one was measured at c.30bhp from a relatively standard set up and went to Japan.
Interestingly last year we had a workshop day where one of our members had a spare engine built by Dave about 15 years ago and unused since. It also had sticking valves from the lack of use that needed freeing. The rest of the engine was as clean and well protected as the day he rebuilt it.
Andy
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!