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I thought the bendix was stuck as well but changed it for an identical starter which has done the same. im wondering if the teeth are not different if the reach is different instead.

Hi Every body, have put a 2.25 3 bearing petrol into my series 3 with the fly wheel and clutch on it that came wih the engine. i know the engine is ex military but was 12 volt but to my dismay the starter that i pulled from my old engine which was a 2.5 petrol does not work on the flywheel it...

HI All, Can anyone tell me the weight of a 2.25 3 bearing engine with flywheel as im wanting to know if i can carry one in a small van thanks.

Thanks for that. Looks like mine is piped the wrong way as the bleed is forward facing on the bottom front cylinders.

Hi all, can anyone tell me how are the wheel cylinders connected as the front on a dual lined series 3 with 2 wheel cylinders. The pipes come in to the middle of the cylinder from master and the a short pipe comes from the hole slightly from one side down to the bottom cylinder should it a) go...

I put a few welds in mine, you could use a rivet gun and some off cuts of steel and fill the gaps with body filler. wont last for ever, but see a few years.

Hi All, Has anyone changed a camshaft bearing on a 2.25 petrol themselves at home? if so how did you do it and how did you ream it out. I have a front bearing shot which looks easy enough to do. The old one came out no bother no sure about pushing in the new one. Thanks