15-05-2023, 07:11 PM
And the latest episode....
Blanking plugs in crankcase correct, new pressure relief spring and ball installed, engine reassembled...oh the excitement....still absolutely no better than before. Rude words, indeed very rude words indeed. Why, despite all advise, every suggestion followed up, and all steps taken, do we have no oil pressure?
Other entertainments have taken up some time but engine out yet again yesterday, and today dismantle the jolly little thing. No obvious problems with the pump, that is the pump with the mirror smooth cover. Relief ball seat not chipped. Plugs removed and access to galleries checked, no evidence of being blocked. So now what? Perhaps get an oversized oil pump body just because the thing is removed anyway, but what other suggestions? Gardening? Volunteering at the Oxfam shop? The 2CV passed its MOT this morning sans problem, the Ruby rumbles slowly in all directions, so why is the magneto engine proving so difficult?