21-07-2021, 10:29 PM
This was meant to be a full recce for September's historic hillclimb tour. The Ruby is the perfect machine for recceing, prevents the crew from getting pneumonia in the rain or sunstroke at other times, as well as keeping notes and maps on board and dry. This tour will start at Shelsley, however under bonnet inspection revealed that oil leakage had got out of hand, so the plan was abandoned. A scrute spotting a competition car dripping so much would have send it out of the paddock in disgrace. The engine is not that old, having been about the final engine from a workshop that now only does motor bikes. Leak reduction has been discussed on the forum, and advised steps such as injecting sealant between a slightly raised block and crankcase tried. All to no avail, this day's motoring recorded oil consumption of one litre per hundred miles, not too bad for a wholly knackered sleeve valve Daimler but rather a lot for a Seven with only a couple of thousand miles on the clock. So once it cooled down late afternoon, the removal of block began.