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OK....about time I did a bit of an update here. We pulled both engines out of the big shed, and the one on the truck went across to our rebuild facility. Here it is in the rebuild unit. It's a 65litre V12 turbocharged with intercooler 1370bhp with twin overhead cams on each bank of the V...

The forum has been a mine of useful information for me too. Thank you everyone, and please continue to discuss, advise, take the pxxx etc as usual.

Just to clarify, in case anyone has any doubt here, it was Henry doing the triathlon, not his aged pa!

You could use a triumph 2.5 gear knob which has a switch on it, together with a relay which you can put anywhere . It's much more intuitive and easier to operate having the switch on the gear knob.

Lovin' the sheet metalwork! plenty of photos on my Jennings Resto thread, but please just ask if there's anything specific you need.

Completely understand. Please let us know what you think a reasonable monthly contribution would be to keep it on it's present form . Thanks for all you do to keep it running.

Just realised it has a non return valve at the end. So not that simple . DOH!

If you take it to a hydraulics specialist they could probably remake it with a new steel tube. They keep all kinds of tube like that. Alternatively get some tube off eBay and bend it yourself around some pipe, re-using the nuts and olives.

Jolly good chaps.

Ahhhhh! Summer. Come back summer, all is forgiven.:cool:

I seem to remember that I once tried to remove the (diesel) engine with the gearbox in place. I found that the sump fouled the steering joints/arms positioned behind the front cross member, so I couldn't move the engine forward enough to clear the clutch shaft. In the end I found it much easier...

Could I just add here .......when you put the engine back, my advice is to refit the cylinder head in situ in the van, or it may be too tall.

Here's a link to a YouTube video how to make a gasket. Make a gasket

Gaskets are easy to make. Make a paper pattern tracing the shape with a "dirty finger rub" . Cut out with scissors. You can buy all sorts of gasket material in small bits on eBay, cheap enough to make a few mistakes.

Usually just the manifold warped.