There were a few complications – the lhs mount bracket on the engine was from the original 2.25p to match the unaltered chassis mount, which was only noticed after the engine was lowered into position. I also had trouble getting the alignment between the engine and gearbox, regardless of however much shunting and levering was […]
Engine Fettling
The 12J is back together and ready for fitting. It was totally rebult a few years ago, except for the rocker shaft, so has just had a bit of a clean up, new clutch kit, core plugs, rockers and shaft. The old clutch cover wasn’t that bad, but had been fitted for a long time, […]
Rolling Chassis
Not a lot needed doing to the axles – the front axle had been rebuilt a couple of years before with new bearings, seals, rubber gaiters and brake cylinders. The swivel pins and Railko bushes had been done prior to that. The rear Salisbury axle was replaced with a new unit from MVS at about […]
It’s Alive!
Started the engine today. I put about 30l of fuel with a botle of Slick50 fuel system treatment in the aft tank, a 60/40 mix of anti-freeze/water in the cooling system and filled the sump with cheap Tesco’s oil. The oil will be run up to temperature when I get the chance and have some […]
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