24-02-2019, 08:42 PM
I am fascinated that my original post at the start of this thread has engendered such an erudite and learned discussion about rear main bearings. Not being an engineer, some of it has been a little over my head.
Thank you Chris KC for your words of wise caution on the use of Loctite. However, given that the engine generally appears to be in good fettle, I don't intend to have it to bits again in the foreseeable future and I shall cross each bridge as I come to it.
In fact, I put the engine back into the car this weekend and it was running by 5 o'clock this evening. Having left it to idle for 15 or 20 mins to make sure there were no immediate problems, I have just returned from a 15 mile trip down to my favourite pub and back. The car has behaved itself perfectly and is now much sweeter running, doing between 40 and 45 mph down the A 494 from Bala to the Llandderfel turn off and running at 30 - 35 through the lanes.
The only problem I noticed on my return home is that, for some reason, the carburetor has started to drip fuel from the air intake once the engine has been stopped. The carburation seems fine, with a nice even tickover, no hesitation and plenty of power ( for a standard Box saloon engine). I checked the usual things, The float is OK, as is the needle valve. I wonder if the float level is too high? It might, of course, been doing it before and I simply hadn't noticed.
But to return to the point, the rear main appears fine. I have made a note of the mileage so we shall see how things go!
Thank you Chris KC for your words of wise caution on the use of Loctite. However, given that the engine generally appears to be in good fettle, I don't intend to have it to bits again in the foreseeable future and I shall cross each bridge as I come to it.
In fact, I put the engine back into the car this weekend and it was running by 5 o'clock this evening. Having left it to idle for 15 or 20 mins to make sure there were no immediate problems, I have just returned from a 15 mile trip down to my favourite pub and back. The car has behaved itself perfectly and is now much sweeter running, doing between 40 and 45 mph down the A 494 from Bala to the Llandderfel turn off and running at 30 - 35 through the lanes.
The only problem I noticed on my return home is that, for some reason, the carburetor has started to drip fuel from the air intake once the engine has been stopped. The carburation seems fine, with a nice even tickover, no hesitation and plenty of power ( for a standard Box saloon engine). I checked the usual things, The float is OK, as is the needle valve. I wonder if the float level is too high? It might, of course, been doing it before and I simply hadn't noticed.
But to return to the point, the rear main appears fine. I have made a note of the mileage so we shall see how things go!