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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...

If you crack off the bleed screw , and use the lever to draw fuel from tank that’s what I do , although takes a bit of priming If the lever not doing anything it means the pump lever has been moved by the cam lobe so you can’t get the full pump...

8 seconds is good not a problem mine took much longer , trick is to keep it turning until it starts proper foot fully down on accelerator pedal to get the air in cylinders to get it compressed