Terry said: snipped: > "Could be a bit messy" he said. Master of > understatement that one. Within a few seconds there was a fair > smattering of oil all over the floor and up the wall (not to mention > over me).
Oh, great, LOL, I would love to have been there with a video camera. Priceless comedy. You get a fair bit of 'whirl' and 'splash' with the crank rotating don't you? ;-)))) > It's difficult to be certain, (added: when there's oil running down your face and glasses ;-)))) > but I got the impression that > cylinder 1 is leaking past the rings. :-( snipped: If Pete hasn't got the head gasket in stock, will he have the rings? Does he remember/ has he got records of what size they were when he did the rebuild? Good fun this vintage engine boating isn't it? ;-))) Now, if you had a certain grey painted classy, pedigree, engine this wouldn't happen, would it Beeky? ;-))) Roger
