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Good to hear to still have a few gallons left in your tank! Doing a great job and you’ll have a lovely car at the end. 🥳🥳

It is conrod for cylinder 4 that is different. Will need to get the sump off to have a look see.

"Dullage" is a variation on "ullage", the amount by which a container falls short of being full, or where I came across it "an allowance given by the brewery to deal with the need to draw off waste beer from the pumps before serving, or through spillage. "Dullage" can be found in an Urban Dictionary and refers to the vacant space in the head of a particularly stupid person.  As in, "dullage is bad thing in co-workers but perhaps a good thing in the blonde at the end of the bar".

The flywheel had some scoring in the face where in a previous life it had suffered a worn clutch no doubt being driven on the rivets, so I sent it to my local guy who refaces heads etc.
Got it back this morning and pleased I had it done, there was also 3 high spots on the face as well as the circular scoring so no doubt there would have been clutch drag and judder if I'd just fitted it as is with a new clutch.
With this style of flywheel where the plate sits on a different level to the area where the cover bolts to it is vital to retain the step or you will lose clamping force on the new clutch so he has also removed the 2 clutch alignment pegs and taken the mount area down too by a few thou to regain the step.

Still awaiting the body shell to be finished with the welding, latest update puts it at a while away yet, hopefully it will be completed before the end of the summer so I can get it back before the wet weather returns..


It's much easier this getting someone else to do the bulk of the work, but way more harmful to your pocket and you are at the mercy of their time schedule! But at least it means I haven't run out of enthusiasm for the project yet! Often happens after months of grimy horrible tasks that you get so fed up of it that it becomes a chore, so at least that stage hasn't hit just yet....

Dunnage is the word used for chocking cargo on a ship, though I prefer dullage now!

Think it was in VL not too long ago an article on the car.

That makes sense 
Sure I'd read it somewhere 

I now have the crack in the water jacket repaired.

Thanks Chris, that sounds a pretty good method.

From the comments it seems that it’s perfectly practical for me to get it loaded by the garage and then unloaded at home.

PS - ullage - the amount by which a container falls short of being full. Perhaps ”dullage” is the amount by which a skull is short of being full of brain?

"I have found a bit of play on one of my front wheels when i jack it up and try to wobble it from the 12 to 6 o'clock positions....."

Your opening phrase set off my train of thought David. Worn wheel bearings would exhibit wear whatever position?

Chris

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