01-09-2018, 09:09 PM
Our Ruby recorded 45 thousand miles in the first 17 years by which time it had very little compression and was badly in need of a rebore. Over the next 30 years it covered about another 48 thousand miles and smoked really badly before its second rebuild.
I imagine sporadic use (probrably off the road for the war years) poor quality oil and questionable maintenance would all be significant factors.
Peter.
I imagine sporadic use (probrably off the road for the war years) poor quality oil and questionable maintenance would all be significant factors.
Peter.