Engine out.
Inspite of Leyland's much vaunted publicity at the launch of their 'new' Atlantean, we at RBW couldn't match their (was it?) 45 minutes for a power pack removal! Unfortunately decades of rusting nuts and bolts weren't factored into the hype but by lunch time the lump was ours.
For some time now, our club's 1959 PDR1 has had something of a banging from the engine caused by a baggy piston so the time has come to do something about it before it gets any worse. From experience, it's easier to remove the subframe with gearbox and radiator in one than it is to separate the engine with the rest in situ.
Now with a clear view of what's left behind, we find almost every one of the components which make up the exhaust system to be in need of repair or replacement and there's some body frame rot too which will require attention... newt's ever straightforward!
Engine out.
Inspite of Leyland's much vaunted publicity at the launch of their 'new' Atlantean, we at RBW couldn't match their (was it?) 45 minutes for a power pack removal! Unfortunately decades of rusting nuts and bolts weren't factored into the hype but by lunch time the lump was ours.
For some time now, our club's 1959 PDR1 has had something of a banging from the engine caused by a baggy piston so the time has come to do something about it before it gets any worse. From experience, it's easier to remove the subframe with gearbox and radiator in one than it is to separate the engine with the rest in situ.
Now with a clear view of what's left behind, we find almost every one of the components which make up the exhaust system to be in need of repair or replacement and there's some body frame rot too which will require attention... newt's ever straightforward!