as advertised on ebay - cheap as overheating engine

ebay pic again - interior looked ok

ebay pic

ebay pic showing some damage

ebay pic showing some very damaged/stained alloys

bought.... unseen (other than those pics) but cheap (factored in having to replace the engine as expect a dropped liner), and now being shipped from london'ish to aberdeenshire...

arrived - and tucked away in the garage awaiting attention

checking the overheating - starting with the easy stuff - new rad put in, water pump whipped out

and it was rather damaged - notice two missing fins

new and old

got distracted by the worn leather on the steering wheel

so swapped it for a brand new genuine special edition version off good old ebay (prefer leather to the wood as well)

running now to check the overheating issue (still there)

those roof bars and sidesteps are going

plugs out - some different colour and deposits on number six electrode (second from bottom on the right of pic). also two types of plugs fitted...

engine before ripping in...

about half a day later...

end the next day - first head off - all looks ok...

but then second head off and yes, cylinder six (second from left in pic) looks different colour (piston and head) and signs of steam cleaning begining (indicating coolant in cylinder so must be a slipped liner in this case as no water channels close enough by)

second from left is the problem

on the bench

head gasket has a slight ridge in the fire-ring unlike the other cylinders - suspect this was caused by the liner moving (which also generated the ticking noise when running)

no clear sign of dropped liner in the bore, but rustier deposits around rim

Six stands out when viewed all together - second down from top right

looking a lot smaller now - needs a bit more work to release the block

awaiting some major new bits...

block out

just see a crack where the liner has moved in the block

big hole

flexi plate (goldish coloured circular plate) looks ok here