Heart warming video!. It was the thrill of my life at age 15 to have fully rebuilt an Austin 7 engine. Con rods and 2 bearing crank refurbished at Kirby Wiske and new piston rings, new mains as well as lots of 'best of the bunch' stuff from a big pile of spares. I first ran the engine bolted to two fence posts in the yard, with petrol from a can and cooled by a garden hose in the top outlet. It fired staight away and ran very smoothly. I could not believe it! Went on to do well in the special I had bought.
Hi just subscribed your channel. Well done, easy starting doesn't get better than that. My 2 boys will benefit from your love of vintage cars keep up the good work. Regards Stephen in Australia.
Beautiful engine ,it works very well, restoration with love makes the diference ,and a question ,is diffucult to get original parts nowadays??,nice works ,regards both from Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Absolutely right!. Old cars and motorbikes have character and a smell (mixture old grease,fuel n oil etc) all their own!. Nice job Nuff said.
They do have more character!
Awesome start up! Well done, liked that you rebuilt the engine indoors!
Thank you, it took some negotiating to use the dinning table!
Always a relief when they start after a rebuild.
Glad it all went well for you.
Thank you, we were as surprised as relieved
Heart warming video!. It was the thrill of my life at age 15 to have fully rebuilt an Austin 7 engine. Con rods and 2 bearing crank refurbished at Kirby Wiske and new piston rings, new mains as well as lots of 'best of the bunch' stuff from a big pile of spares. I first ran the engine bolted to two fence posts in the yard, with petrol from a can and cooled by a garden hose in the top outlet. It fired staight away and ran very smoothly. I could not believe it!
Went on to do well in the special I had bought.
Fantastic, thank you for sharing. These simple engines are a great way to start learning..
Hi just subscribed your channel. Well done, easy starting doesn't get better than that. My 2 boys will benefit from your love of vintage cars keep up the good work. Regards Stephen in Australia.
Thank you, good to know you have children with an interest in these cars
Awesome well done
Thank you
Brass..or..bronze insert..then retap the thread..i would say...👍
Thank you
Beautiful engine ,it works very well, restoration with love makes the diference ,and a question ,is diffucult to get original parts nowadays??,nice works ,regards both from Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina