by NigelW » Tue Jun 04, 2019 10:52 am
Thanks for that JCS, I'll check the head nuts very carefully against the originals - not seen that before. I've never had an oil problem with the cams as the racing pump and associated large bore oil pipes gives me 70psi pressure on start up from cold when most of the engine wear takes place. Yes I'm using factory spec oil seals on the inlets, is there anything better? I wasn't planning to strip the head down as it's done less than 10k miles since the last rebuild, everything appears ok but as you know plans change! Nearly ready to lift the head off at the moment- coolant drained, bonnet off, carbs off, just a few pipes to do and exhaust to disconnect. I don't have a full day to work on it today due to domestic stuff but see how far I get.
Thanks for that JCS, I'll check the head nuts very carefully against the originals - not seen that before. I've never had an oil problem with the cams as the racing pump and associated large bore oil pipes gives me 70psi pressure on start up from cold when most of the engine wear takes place. Yes I'm using factory spec oil seals on the inlets, is there anything better? I wasn't planning to strip the head down as it's done less than 10k miles since the last rebuild, everything appears ok but as you know plans change! Nearly ready to lift the head off at the moment- coolant drained, bonnet off, carbs off, just a few pipes to do and exhaust to disconnect. I don't have a full day to work on it today due to domestic stuff but see how far I get.