Not quite today, but on Saturday morning I drove the RK saloon down to just south of Burford from just north of Stratford to tuck it up for the winter in my daughter's garage. About 45 miles.
Took a bit longer than intended because of a fuelling problem. It used to leak fuel because the (new) needle didn't seat on the (new) valve despite lapping it in. So I put another washer under the valve to bodge it into seating. Yes, that is right, then it started not lifting to allow fuel in! The (new) bob weights also were coming out of the groove in the pin!
So I made an erratic trip with the fuel starvation varying from a bowlful (half a mile or so!) to up to 10 miles (out of Stow, up Wyke hill at a heady 25 and along the top towards Burford. Probably 15 -20 stops! No oil or water used, although when I got to my destination some water appeared at the n/s front corner of the engine where the block meets the crankcase. I panicked for a moment until I realised that was not a water joint & the water was probably coming from the side manifold or lower hose.
Some interestingly red and white coloured corrosion coming from the aluminium (old American anti freeze?) (I can't download the picture at present) so I drained the system for the winter!
Now to crack on with the AG tourer and get ready to do battle with the DVLA over the returning 1927 AD, another bought unseen....!
American corrosion!
Took a bit longer than intended because of a fuelling problem. It used to leak fuel because the (new) needle didn't seat on the (new) valve despite lapping it in. So I put another washer under the valve to bodge it into seating. Yes, that is right, then it started not lifting to allow fuel in! The (new) bob weights also were coming out of the groove in the pin!
So I made an erratic trip with the fuel starvation varying from a bowlful (half a mile or so!) to up to 10 miles (out of Stow, up Wyke hill at a heady 25 and along the top towards Burford. Probably 15 -20 stops! No oil or water used, although when I got to my destination some water appeared at the n/s front corner of the engine where the block meets the crankcase. I panicked for a moment until I realised that was not a water joint & the water was probably coming from the side manifold or lower hose.
Some interestingly red and white coloured corrosion coming from the aluminium (old American anti freeze?) (I can't download the picture at present) so I drained the system for the winter!
Now to crack on with the AG tourer and get ready to do battle with the DVLA over the returning 1927 AD, another bought unseen....!