Been a while since I drove it, so cant remember for sure. But I think it revved ok in neutral and half revved in gear while sorta moving off. Will put it back together then and start re-testing with torque converter the focus for now.

No. As I thought the fault was the cam from previous comments. So probably need to put it all back together for now and re evaluate. So ATF is on the board to be looked at. Just want to know what is wrong so I can actually get fixing :vb-bad-pc:

As it is not crank-able at the moment, can a compression tester work ok just by hand turning the crank? If a bit tedious. Or is a leak down tester better? As I can use my compressor.

Do not have a pressure tester. But will look into getting one. Always handy. But I do not remember noticing any leakage .

Originally was fresh twice over while testing back when. Not run up for a while and is now in a few bits while digging. Still some in the tank, but at least a year old now.

Not the best pic, but will update profile when she is running and able to be moved for better angles.

Hi there all. It has been a while and have finally started taking things apart. The weather , time and family have been stopping me. But sun is finally out and I have some time. I took the tappet covers off and removed the plugs. Turned it by...