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Bearings weren't too bad but I've got replacements for them all along with camshaft bearings. So it seems a bit silly to not change the rings while I've got it all apart, but I need to draw the line somewhere as I've just bought a new house and...

just checked what i bought and didnt include rings as they were fine with the gaps, and i would sooner keep original than britpart rings but i got my stuff from turner engineering which have quality bits. whats your bearings like

I wouldn’t go near it with valve lapping paste and if the original hone lines are there it won’t need any more, the rusty stains as long as no pitting not an issue, just an oily cloth if it’s standing a while Have you gapped the rings in the...

All cylinders look like showing original honing marks, so can’t be worn much at all, have you measured internal diameters, would have thought the stained areas polish off

Tool arrived today, whipped the old bearings out very easily. Turner pre-finished bearings ready to go in once the cylinders are sorted.

Are the tappets set properly, is air filter does the butterfly valve fully open in inlet manifold, are any brakes binding/ getting hot after run. You could check the spray pattern on injectors when turning over by disconnecting injector pipes and...

Simple cheap things first. Accelerator to pump linkage operating correct, pump lever going all the way. Fuel filter [just change it] and lift pump ok.

Bolts would need at least the diameter of bolt in length to be screwed in, what part number did you get.

I only have a small and insignificant update (something my wife often complains about). ;) Throttle & Choke cables were attached (in the rain). :( Car starts OK, no identifiable petrol leaks or overflows, so the basics must be OK. :) I did get...

Will order a set of bearings from Turners over the weekend, along with a camshaft bearing tool from eBay. I'll update how it goes, as an alternative to getting them done at a machine shop.

The flat pumps oil up to the rocker shaft.

Am I in the minority where by I do not bother priming or prefilling the filter and never have? There is enough fuel left in the system to start the engine and leave it idling, once idling it will very quickly fill and bleed itself. May...