Motoring
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 08:10AM Since the insulation was done the work on the lining has begun. Hopefully this will go up quite quickly now that the preparation has been done.
Mary spent the time continuing the painting on the coamings on the outside as much as possible given the weather, which was pretty unpredictable at times. She took shelter for the most part, and put a primer coat on the new linings. This went on a bit better when I read the tin that said the first coat could be thinned by 25% for new surfaces. :)
I spent pretty much the whole time working on the engine, changing the oil, cleaning the filters and re-connecting pipes that had been moved. Doesn't sound like much and I must admit I thought I'd be done on saturday. Sometimes things take longer and this is the first engine like this I've worked on, so I was getting to grips with pre-war design and whitworth spanners.
Finally, I got everything connected up and the fuel system bled, but it wouldn't start. I'd worn myself out turning it over (hand start only) and was a sweaty mess by the time Mary had got back from the shops.
As a last ditch effort before we had to go, I got Mary to help me.
1948 Lister JP3M from Simon Sparrow on Vimeo.
Guess some things just need a woman's touch..................
Reader Comments (2)
A thing of beauty....
Mary or the engine? :)
(correct answer is both)
Hope all is good with you.