18-07-2018, 10:44 AM
I did end up gently opening out the holes in the crank with a tungsten burr. All I did was remove the sharp edge to the oil hole and blend it into the trough a little. It can't hurt and it seems to collect a bit more oil now. I was able to do it with everything in place with rags protecting bearings and journals and a shop vac to suck away dust (and a couple of rags!). A good rinse out afterwards and it all looks fine.
It always amuses me that in an Austin 7 you read the oil gauge looking for low pressure as normal and high pressure as a sign that something has gone wrong.
Have the crank in as well as the cam now. I held the middle cam rollers in place with grease and they just slipped in easily. I figured the chamfered side of the middle cam bearing went to the front to help with sliding he rollers into place. It also helps that it's cold here and the grease was thick. Flywheel is on now but I still need to torque up the nut fully.
Simon
It always amuses me that in an Austin 7 you read the oil gauge looking for low pressure as normal and high pressure as a sign that something has gone wrong.
Have the crank in as well as the cam now. I held the middle cam rollers in place with grease and they just slipped in easily. I figured the chamfered side of the middle cam bearing went to the front to help with sliding he rollers into place. It also helps that it's cold here and the grease was thick. Flywheel is on now but I still need to torque up the nut fully.
Simon