[Stanleysteamer]

well you've got 3 peeps now telling you to ignore the stuff you have found and to just get on and enjoy it.
So I hope you do!!!

 

[DanClarke]

As I said elsewhere I was told yesterday that the old gal is "smoking" a bit on hard acceleration or sudden foot off the gas.
I popped the plugs out just now and bar just the one they all look perfect. Yesterday's trip was 76 miles and I really gave it a good thrashing at 70MPH on the Dual carriageways.

1,2 & 4 are lovely and white and clean but #3 is a bit oily and dirty. I suspect we have some issue with Cyl #3.
I will do a compression test and go from there.
I tried revving up from a cold start to see if I got any smoke out the back, but there wasn't any.
Maybe when it gets hot the valve stem seals on #3 let by, who knows?
There is a burnt oil smell in the cab when you are really gunning it, but nothing is visible in the rear-view mirror.

 

[badfluffy]

ive watched with interest since ive just layed hands on a mk1 austin, lots of welding before i even look at the engine

 

[Hicap phill]

ive watched with interest since ive just layed hands on a mk1 austin, lots of welding before i even look at the engine

Ooo has it got that nice brown interior?

 

[badfluffy]

Ooo has it got that nice brown interior?

no a horrible light gray covered in years of dirt

 

[kermit_rr]

no a horrible light gray covered in years of dirt

So it's brown then

 

[badfluffy]

So it's brown then

more black splodges

 

[Firebobby1]

ive watched with interest since ive just layed hands on a mk1 austin, lots of welding before i even look at the engine

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