Recent content by OldDog

That all makes sense, thanks. Just be sure that I haven't missed something, am I correct in assuming that the only bleeding nipples in the system are the ones on the front calipers and rear wheel cylinders?

The brakes were fine on my (somewhat ancient) 110 V8 until 3 days ago when the brake pedal went "soft" and I noticed a lot of fluid leaking from the front right disc brake caliper. I removed the caliper and replaced the seals on the brake pistons and also replaced the brake pads and adjusted...

I believe boycie may have hit the mail of the head. Unless the cam and followers are genuine parts for your specific vehicle you must check the preload after fitting a new cam/followers. You may want to have a look at the article at RPi Engineering - V8 Engines. As johnny curt mentioned, if the...

Funny you should raise that point - my wife asked the same question this morning (like she would have a clue!) Although the light is not new, its a very good quality one (not the usual incandescent type) and I've used it on my series Landy to get a comparison. Seems to be fine. The V8's has a...

I've always used the old-school method of "earhole MK1" to set the timing on my vehicles. However, after recently replacing a camshaft, timing chain etc on my RV8 I put a recently-inherited timing light to the test, and found that the engine is best at about 18-20 deg BTDC! Although I live at...