Great, thanks, I'll get the largest size that fits through the lifting eyes.

Ah, just noticed you've got 2.25 petrol in your footer! Check to see when (or if) you get blue smoke, when accelerating hard or when on the overrun. Black smoke would be overfuelling I guess, is the air filter clean? Maybe time for a carb overhaul?! Is the ignition timing correct? I'm sure...

Is it diesel or petrol? I would adjust your mirror so that it's looking at the exhaust exit. If it smokes when accelerating then that would be bore or piston ring issues, if it smokes on the overrun then that's usually valve guides or seals. Generally!! If it's a diesel and you don't have a...

I removed the engine yesterday evening, I was hoping to use the chains and a load leveller. But the hooks on the engine are tiny (2.25 diesel), so I just put a rope around the whole thing and did it that way. Ideally though I'd like to use the leveller when putting it back in as I can get the...

Earlier I undid the bolt that holds the sprocket in place. Luckily I already have a 6-way sprocket - phew - looks like when it was converted to diesel it was done properly. It's not ideal, but I'll use this old sprocket. There are new wires on the camshaft bolts as well, so I guess the...

That's how it was set up on my last series 3, and it only worked when stationary. When moving the water just didn't make it to the screen, just got blown away! Of course it passed the MOT!!

Oh no, so it doesn't match their displayed picture! I'm going to contact them before they send it to me!

Mine was "cable tied" to the wiper cable tubes back to the wiper motor and then through the bulkhead where heater motor cables go through.

That's not good! Just after I paid for mine they sent an email saying they were out of stock and they should have some in towards the end of this week. Hopefully that is the 6 way version, and hopefully they'll be able to send that to you. But seeing as nobody else appears to be selling the...

Nice, I have some JB Weld somewhere!

That sounds safer, will it stand up to the heat though?

Maybe it's that chemical metal stuff. I'll clean it off and then try soldering it. I guess brazing would be better, but I've only got a small plumbing blowlamp.

Looks like it was originally soldered:

I am tempted to change it, especially now that I've just got an email telling me the sprocket is out of stock! They think they'll have some back in next week, so I'll wait.

On to the next problem!!! The steel bracket around the radiator has come detatched from the copper header and base on one side of the radiator. What's the best way to fix it, apart from that the radiator looks good so I'd like to fix it rather than buy another? I thought about trying to...

I've decided to take your advice and buy one of those sprockets after all, I want to get the timing right!

I'm a bit worried as mine seems to be a converted petrol, I'm not sure how thorough they have been. I guess it's a possibility that it's still on the petrol camshaft, I don't know how different the profiles are but that could cause smoking issues. Best of luck with yours, let me know how it goes!

Indeed, and that's the one I found on eBay for £68. I'll probably buy the kit and if I can't get it timed with the sprocket that comes with it I'll get that one! Oh no! I'm probably going to take the engine out to replace the clutch and crank seal, so I can check the crank then - thanks for...

Ok, £68 on eBay!

Ahh, yes, to keep the "no slack" on the driving side. But all of my searches for 276133 end up at ETC5551 which has only one keyway!