10 Apr 2025
Well this morning I headed back to the mechanics place, he had a full compliment of Morris club members turning up for a check over and minor maintenance morning, and I fully expected him to say (as he did it turns out) that there is no way he could help me until after the rally was over and thus meaning I would have to try and find accommodation during school holidays after my planned departure date back to Melbourne. I mentioned that as the car was leaking so much oil I would not bring it along to the events of the rally as it would just make too much mess everywhere and they decided that they would have a look today. Which was exceptionally good of them as it was such a tiring task yesterday doing exactly the same thing!
It turns out that the flywheel and clutch/pressure plate were out of alignment with the crank and thus the unbalance and vibration. That said it is definitely not their fault as they had actually lined the mark up correctly when they put it on. It is just that the mark is 180 degrees out, so when it is on the top of the crank as it is sitting you put the flywheel/clutch mark on the bottom, very weird.
Additionally revealed that the repair done yesterday did work, originally there were two leaks. The pin hole in the oil pump housing being the main contributor and as such masking that the rear main bearing is leaking as well, though hopefully no quite so much. There is no fix for this it does it or it doesn't unfortunately. Another very bad engineering decision back when the engines were designed.
Anyway it didn't vibrate and shake on the run over to Fremantle this afternoon, though it wasn't a fast drive so we'll keep fingers crossed for a whole longer yet. I got to the Van park and checked into my glamourous chalet for the next 5 nights and then I emptied the car out and stashed the contents about the chalet, it is very 1950 called really...
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| 1950s beach holiday going on. |
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