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yes, cheers!

The only reason why I suggested the oil, from past experience rallying the Christ out of the little k motors with cheap oil it couldn't hold pressure at idle even with a freshly rebuilt motor, when you look into different brand oils with their technical charts, a lot of conventional oils have a particular temperature threshold when hot before the physical integrity of the oil starts to fail, more specific/quality brands have a higher temperature threshold thus hold up far better/ don't thin out as much, cheers!

A guy I know was looking at this thing to purchase as well, if there are any bits left over, pm me!

Funny how cars travel around, few years back this car was in Seq, and now its back! cheers!

Be good to watch the progress on this one!

If its not a faulty sender, my money is on the oil! Thinning out too much when hot, cheers!

Yeah true, I've noticed in the past, presumably the engine was in good running order before stored, when I've used a motor that has been sitting a while with poor compression, when being used again, rust deposits from valve seats and any gunk contained in the piston ring grooves (causing the rings not to expand) eventually blow their way out which certainly give better results down the track, cheers!

No need to pull the motor down with those results, the more you drive it the better it will become!

Any update on this bad boy? is it rego'd? cheers!

Congrates on purchasing a house!! Best part is now, you have somewhere stable to set yourself up!!!!!!

I know the feeling, the older you get the more appreciated comfort becomes, low and cool out the door! ha ha!

Maybe interested if work allows.............

If your handy, just make one, simple and straight forward! cheers!

Definatly not a flat spot in the carby? Wouldn't be a sticky advance/retard plate in the dizzy?

Originally what car was the borg warner from? Same model rolla? cheers!

I know this is a long shot, can you try and source a dish piston head to compensate??? Or mill the shite out of the head you have to get back to where the compression ratio should be? cheers!

I wouldn't worry about the alloy block and having to re sleave it, been around for the last 50+ years or more, wasn't an issue with my rover engine, cheers!

that's easy, IMO id just keep the dizzy advanced, kick down for the gearbox, remove everything else, and just keep the fuel tank breather to the charcoal canister, cheers!

Agreed!

What car is it in? if its in a ke30, brake booster could have developed a crack or have a look at your PC valve, cheers!

For what it is, it looks easily restorable, cheers!

Just remember going from auto to manual in a ke55 you need to make a new/custom/modified gearbox crossmember, cheers!

No hesitation what so ever!

>penrite....

By all means add progress pics, bee keen to see how it is now.