The engine was burning a bit of oil on the overrun and I suspected the valve guides were wornand that the valve stem oil seals were probably knackered. So it was off with its head for an examination. There was quite a bit of carbon in the head and the old seals were rock hard. I replaced them with the newer type which I havent used before so will see if they make any difference.
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The bores are in good condition, one has a tiny wear ridge but nothing worth worrying about. I re torqued the head after the first heat cycle and it did take a bit, so well worth doing.
Another couple of hundred miles done, started loosing a bit of power but it was only the points were closing a bit. Decided to take the distributor out and give it all a good clean and check over to make sure the weights were free and the vacuum was working, all good!
Also got round to repairing the chassis leg yesterday, a fairly handy job even though I hate lying on my back to weld!
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