The "A" series engine was brilliant , as a kid my dad bought me a scrap engine because I was interested in how engines worked , I took it apart , read everything I could get my hands on about them , spent my pocket money on it , and two years later ........it started , and ran , ....no big deal , but I did it on my own , I actually understood how they work , ....and why they don't, sixty years later what I learned back then still helps me , patience, ...if something doesn't work there is a reason for that , understand why ..😊

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

That's brilliant, no better way to learn than to try and if you understand it even more better..

@staninjapan07

2 ай бұрын

What a great way to have learned.

@bapsmcginty4782

2 ай бұрын

Spot on. My wee lad is apprenticed in a commercial workshop and like all teenagers knows it all. I have tried to explain that's its more important to understand why something works rather than how. I did my time 45 years ago and although its way more complicated nowadays with management systems et al, the principals remain.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

@@bapsmcginty4782 I don't think you ever stop learning this trade.. he will keep learning and developing his skills.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

@@staninjapan07 yes definitely

These are great little engines. At school in workshop technology there were two Morris 1100 engines set up on frames with starter, battery, and key start panel. It was a competition for two people to strip them right down, neatly laying out the parts, the teacher would then check, and then it was a race to re assemble them and get them running. First one running was the winner. Great fun with the whole class watching and cheering the competitors on.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome.. whereabouts was that?

@mirandahotspring4019

2 ай бұрын

@@graceenginedevelopments New Zealand It was a lot of fun.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

@@mirandahotspring4019 yeah it definitely sounds fun

This so reminds me of buying my first car. 850 mini traveler I stripped the engine and rebuilt it with my dad looking back great times.😊

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

I'm pleased it's brought back happy memories

A proper quality piece of workmanship, for all to see James. Rhanks for filming it for us, really well done 👏

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you..

She`s a little beauty... brings back memories of my 1958 Moggie

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, there a great car

Proper old school workshop/machine shop engine builder place, good job done guys 👍 another morris minor back on the road no doubt, long may they trundle on 👍

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Derek, yeah hopefully see a few more miles/years..

I saw the whole presentation and I enjoyed it very much. I am a mechanical engineer by profession and love precise work. But I would have been very happy to see such a well-reconditioned engine like this, make its first test run. That is always something very special, thank you very much, thumbs up and subscribed... 👍 Greetings from Germany to England... 👌

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for viewing and subscribing, I will get a video of it running soon.

Nice to see the Morris Minor running in the vehicle if possible.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Yes as soon as my customer has it fitted, he will bring it down

It was a joy to watch a craftsman at work on a classic engine.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

It's so much easier working when you have a fantastic workshop like yours. When you're lying on your back on a cold garage floor with only a foot of clearance, its so different . The memories of banged heads and trapped thumbs. Good times😂

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Lol.. yes I've spent many an hour struggling on the floor, great times though

Very simple engine . No electronics. Therefore, it’s reliable , dependable, very strong, low maintenance . Unlike today’s cars , easy to troubleshoot, easy to repair.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

You are 100% right, we love the old ones

@MrDunky48

2 ай бұрын

My experience with old engines is not quite the same. Modern engines may well be much more complex but: Old engines suffered from pinking, piston rings failing, decokes needed, spark plug cleaning and adjustment, carbs needed attention etc. Modern engines start winter and summer as if there is no difference. Batteries do not need topping up every week. Exhaust pipes don’t fail every 18 months. Petrol tanks don’t rust through in 4 years like on my Mini! Let’s not knock progress too much….!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

@@MrDunky48 I agree as a daily but old cars are fun.

Great to see what was going on inside that engine! I was involved in getting it to limp home from France last year. We removed the head to throw some new valve stem seals on in a hope to at least reduce the oil consumption, but when we spotted the piston damage we had a suspicion it went deeper! The rocker assembly was a spare we had to fit to get them home. When refitting the head and torquing to spec, one of the original aluminium rocker pedestals crumbled! The easiest fix was to remove and replace with the sintered set you replaced. Luckily someone with us had the spare set! It's amazing what you can achieve with a few spares, tools, and beer, on a French campsite in the backing sun!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome what a great bunch of people to all chip in and get them home . Thanks for viewing

What a lovely job buddy 👍🏻

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Nice. This is the kind of love & care I'd like my old Jeep engine to receive when I finally get round to it. I'm sure the customer was very pleased

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.. what jeep do you have? They seemed very happy

@jimbyrne9071

3 ай бұрын

What a great rebuild i hope my B engine gets the same love.

@a1exh

3 ай бұрын

@@graceenginedevelopments1984 CJ7. AMC 258 4.2L straight 6 symptoms were overheating the local classic land rover garage changed the water pump, thermostat but it got worse.not better.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

I remember now. Have you had the head pressure tested?

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed for you, where's it getting done

My dad's first car was a moggy thou. This wonderful car and a series engine took us from yorkshire to cornwall and back over 10 times without problem, pass several more modern cars btoken down on the hard shoulder. Only rusty bodywork caused the demise after 15 years great service.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

I agree a great little car.. great adventure Yorkshire to Cornwall in one I bet

Really enjoyed watching that. Took me back to my early days in the motor trade in the late ‘70s working for Kennings.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. It's fun working on the old ones

How good is it to see a real craftsman at work rather than a "Halfords Technician" excellent work.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

That was all most familiar, well the most part. I had a few Mini's as a teenager and cut my teeth on working on them! We always changed the single timing chain for the duplex and if you could find an MG 1275 big valve head that was the crock of gold! A 344 to 1 diff was nice some liked twin 1 1/4 Su's but I liked the single 1 1/2 I think it was the HS2 with a long centre branch exhaust manifold. A machinist mate once lightened a flywheel for me but it would rev ike crazy but lost a bit of torque so we got another one and didn't go so mad. In those days every scrapyard was full of different size Mini 850 998 1100 and even 1275 engines! Happy days!! Sorry to waffle on, Nostalgia got a grip on me!! LOL

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

There is something special about older cars, do you still have a classic?

@notwocdivad

2 ай бұрын

Sadly not, I had a Ford Consul Classic 315 1500 cc in the late 70's til 85 when I had to sell it to pay for food during the Miners dispute! Shame as the only other owner was my uncle who took me camping in the same car when I was about 13, when he finally got a new car he gave me the Classic. Nearly cried when that car went away!!!

Lovely to watch a real engineer at work, great job.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

I love this chap, he develops a relationship with his rag and takes notes on the back of his hand. (Plus he's a real pro.)

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I do love a rag

This is proper engine rebuild, attention to precision and detail. Old skool knowledge with modern tech machinery. Excellent result. Great job and this company is highly recommended.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I do like the old classics.

amazing job, your customer is going to be very happy with that.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Clive

A proper engineer. Not an mechanic. great video.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

we had a moggy traveler back in the 60's I remember me dad carrying the engine through the house to the shed to do a decoke and rebuild-new shells etc.A company I worked for in the 70's also had one,four of us would be travelling all over Britain working on various sites and the only time we opened the bonnet was to check the fluids,loved that moggy.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome, there a great car

My opinion, this was the best engine England ever built.

@garymillerlcs

2 ай бұрын

I completely agree! We had a Marina 1.3 for 19 years from new. 200000 miles and the engine only needed the schedule oil changes. It never missed a beat.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

It's pretty good

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

I had a marina van that was good too

Now there is a familiar engine. I had two MKIII AH Sprites. I rebuilt both engines . Good Times.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

There a great little engine.. have you still got 1?

Excellent. Took me back to the 70s.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Excellent thoughtful job. He should be made up!

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Hopefully

l love all the machinery you have in your workshop, a machine for everything!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, we still need a couple more..

A really thorough, excellent job.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Very interesting! I remembered some of it from my encounters in the late 60's and early 70's and rather wish I had a nice Morris Traveller in my garage now.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks John, you should test yourself to one.

You really know your morris engines. Bind blowing. What a professional job. I’d hate to see what the final bill is. What a job!!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.. it was approx 3500

@o00scorpion00o

2 ай бұрын

Whatever the cost, far cheaper than a new car and it will run for many more years. New cars today are too complicated, too much tech inside and under the bonnet, computer chips everywhere and big tablets on the screen. I wish they made cars simple like this again that can be fixed easy if they go wrong.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yep there's something nice about basic

Loving the full build videos James. Fascinating.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris

A master craftsman at work. Excellent job :)

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

Brilliant rebuid. Great thorough work. Even new stickers. It's the little details that make all the difference ❤

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Nice clean room for engine rebuild with own set of tools.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.. we do love tools

Lol That is one lucky old car!,nice to see people keeping old stuff on the road👍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Geoff.

It was marvelous to watch you work your magic !

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks David

My era. Memories eh! - Great watch!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

That was very instructive. I am not a mechanically minded chap so it was a real revelation for me to see how the engine parts are assembled.👌

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Great in-depth informative video nice to see the time and effort that is put into engine rebuilds

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Worked in a Norton motor bike shop for several years the motors were in similar condition to the Morris engine when they came in . I was always fascinated that they were still running , in Australia the engine reconditioners don't paint the engines you get them back as is . Kit from Down Under

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Hi Kit, hope you're ok. It's amazing how they can still run but need some work.

Great rebuild, which includes all those all-important wrinkles, non-professionals are unlikely to anticipate!

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

What a fine job done there. A shame we cant hear the engine run.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.. as soon as it running I'll get a video up.

My first car was a 1964 Mini. As an apprentice Engineer, about age 20, I was horrified when I found those pressed metal Rockers...lol...Such a simple engine to work on compared to a modern power unit...😳🤔😏🇬🇧

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Minis are awesome little cars.. a and b series engines are great. Thanks for viewing

Absolutely beautiful Job ! Wish they made stuff that looked so good today and made it as simple in design. All cars now are over complicated with too many computers and now we have to endure big touch screens in cars and the instrument clusters are screens, modern cars, there's no soul to them, they're so boring and industrial, not thought put into design or quality. I'd love to see a video of this engine start up for the first time after rebuild, must be a really magic feeling to know all the good work will see this engine last many more decades.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'll try and get a video of it running.

@o00scorpion00o

2 ай бұрын

@@graceenginedevelopments That would be amazing, thanks !

I owned a Morris Minor...loved the car ! And you still can get all the parts new !

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes there a great car. Everything for the engine is available

Great work! This engine should provide many happy miles of motoring.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Philip, hopefully be good for them

I owned a 74 MGBGT AND A Morris back in HS. Had wished you were available then. You're the greatest, so meticulous !Great Work !. Miami

@graceenginedevelopments

Ай бұрын

Thank you..

The usual trouble with cars of that era was the bodywork. If you looked at a car of more than 8 yrs old for too long, it would dissolve before your very eyes. My first car was a Morris Minor Traveller. Sub-frame and both front footwells rotted out. My feet literally went through the floor. Cars have come a long way since the 70s.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes cars have come along way, they drive better and are more comfortable, do a lot more with technology. But there's someone special about some old classics which new cars don't give you.

Thanks for the work and upload. Reminded me of one of my last drives in a Traveller, speeding down Boxley Hill, Maidstone, summer 1984. I could smell BBQ chicken cooking, then the van started filling with smoke, so pulled over, thinking the worse. After checking the engine bay, nothing, and rushing round the vehicle I found whisps of smoke coming from one of the main wooden uprights in the old timber frame. The dry summer, some weird bondo skin shape, and the high winds going downhill had created a venturi effect and the wood underneath had spontaneously combusted! With tears in my eyes from laughing so much I then had to put it out. Difficult to pee when you're rolling around in hysterics but I got the job done.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome... I love that story it nearly made me pee a little bit too.. I'm happy it brought back funny memories.

Great fun to watch. Remember those engines used to "sing" when cruising. 3 bearing crank- lovely. Lack of emission control and vvt. Those were the days. Must be very satisfying for you to do this. 👍👍👍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.. yes it was a nice one to do

A brand new moggy thousand engine, thanks to you, thourely enjoyed watching.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Richard

That’s a comprehensive overhaul and it should run sweet as a nut now👌🏻 Would be nice to see / hear it running in the Moggie as a follow up? Thank you for sharing👍🏻

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks kev. Hopefully yes.. I will film it once it's in and running.

@kevowski

3 ай бұрын

@@graceenginedevelopments Would be nice to see some more of your builds up and running afterwards so will look forward to hopefully seeing some later👌🏻

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Yes I'll post some

Hi, it’s such a wonderful to watch the video that someone is passionate about their job and making things right not half right keep up the good work. I really enjoyed this video Cliff from Australia.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Cliff, I'm pleased you enjoyed it

Brilliant its the little things and your attention to detail grinding the marks down on the crankshaft nut superb thanks for another super video.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Thanks for viewing

As soon as i saw "A" - Series engine, i was thinking of my 60s Mini Cooper of time gone by. Wonderful engine -thats how i learnt mechanics- ;)

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

They're a good little engine, I'm pleased this is bringing back memories for people

Proper mechanic. Love to watch. I would have trusted my XPAG to this man. Better than new.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@Ambrosius50

2 ай бұрын

@@graceenginedevelopments Thank me? No. You are the one to be thanked. Taking the effort and filming your work, and doing it with 'one hand', - the other one on the camera. You replaced parts, but the real value of the job was the attention of details and the knowledge and experience behind the job. So thank YOU :)

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

I love your approach with respect to customer requirements, you use a pragmatic approach to replacing components which the customer needs to maintain the full integrity of the engine rebuild. I work in a totally different sector of engineering but recognise your approach and delivery. If I were ever to need an engine rebuild you would be on the list.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

Great to see full process from diagnosis to rebuild. Thank you!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave.. no problem

Nice thankyou, brings back memories of my apprenticeship back in the 70's 80's (of last century geez).

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, are you still working on cars?

I must have rebuilt a dozen A series. My favourite engine TBH. I loved working on them. Last Minor Traveller I put a 1.3 ital onto a sierra gear box and MG rear diff. Front Midget discs and usual tramp rods and roll bars. Lovely to drive.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

They're a great engine.. I bet that did drive nice

Great job. Looks like new, but probably better than new!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of that. Not having seen your channel before, but having seen a lot of "mechanics" videos (general, all purpose workshops), I figured you'd be another one, but now it seems you are specialists who don't do general maintenance work. You're the guys I'd send my 150cc commuter-scooter engine to if I wanted, say, a 170cc one to come back, I guess... or of course a Minor engine. Much of what you did was, obviously, given that you are specialists, beyond my understanding as a DIY owner-maintainer, but can I say what a great job you did of making everything clear, with no more jargon than was necessary, and good filming and editing. I rarely do it, but, I'll subscribe to this channel after only one video. I hope to enjoy a lot more of your videos, and thanks from Japan.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Stan, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video, and thanks for the subscription. Hope you enjoy more of our video's.

Wow, what a great vid, I enjoyed watching this. Thanks

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

No worries, thanks for viewing

AH, memories, memories. Did an Austin-Healy 998 in college.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Cool, bet that was fun.. thanks for viewing

Great content. How does this guy have only 5.2K subscribers? I’m all in

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

I had a B reg traveller that completely rotted out followed by an E reg that ran for years. My mate and I yanked the engine and gearbox out in the street and I did a decoke on my living room floor. My mate took the knackered box for exchange jammed in the back of his frog eyed sprite. He later had a highly modified moggy minor. It had a Wolsley 1600 engine, new suspension with a torsion bar, disc brakes, flared arches with wider wheels, it was a beast.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

I bet it was a beast.. awesome conversation..

Really enjoyed that 👍

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Used to have a mini, but it needed a rebuild. Got a new half engine for £80, which saved a lot of work. Nowadays it's way over £1000 for that sort of rebuild.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes prices have gone up a bit nowadays.

Nice work! OEM ++ 😍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate

Hi Mate That looks absolutely amazing simply the best engine builder in the trade and trust me I supply a few hundred Keep up the great work Simon ❤️ Nevlock Engine Components

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate🫶

Great video engine looked amazing at the end with the decals on it

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah it looked nice

first engine i ever rebuild 40 years ago love your work

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.. happy memories hopefully

What a cracking job james. I bet they were overjoyed with the finished work 👍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate.. I hope so

This man is a real artist!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Obviously knowledgeable mate, you did a grand job, i wouldn`t hesitate to have you work on my own engine, i would rest easy knowing it was in your hands.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Got to love an 'a' series. Dont think I'll forget how to fit those dish core plugs in a hurry, after my one popping in the garage😂you'll have to let me know when to pop over to collect the head👍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, will do

Very interesting and in-depth video on the Morris Minor, well done.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Brilliant!, this is the archive material of the future. Generations will look back at this and marvel at the skill of this man. Thank you for making this vid, best wishes now and in the future.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

I was a mechanic is the 80s and 90's and did about one A Series rebuild every 2 weeks. I never saw all pistons blow a ring land. One piston occassionaly. Incredible. Looks like hardware easier to source than back then.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes this one was quite bad, parts can be a little bit tricky now

Really excellent and informative attention to the details, and learning about pre-ignition due to the excess cylinder head noses. By the way ignore the twit nikjames!

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes it's nice to see the things that cause the issues.. I will thank you

Thank you for a very informative and instructive video. I very much like the way you took us through the various stages and explained exactly what you were doing. If I lived in the UK and needed my engine rebuilt, I would definitely come to you if you did classic Mercedes-Benz engines as well. Thanks once again I really enjoyed watching your video and I'm sure everybody else did too. Wilson.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, we've got an old Merc V8 in to do, I'll start to film that for you

Great job sir!

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

Thanks for sharing James, I’m just starting to rebuild a 1275 for my Frogeye and there’s loads of good tips here as well as some useful shout outs.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, you're welcome

Great episode, first time to your channel, really impressed, great shop, and expertise, thanks for taking the time to show the detail. Best regards from South Australia, where we dream of firms like yours.

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, and thanks for viewing

Did a few of these in the late 60s/70s on minis, easy peasy, so nice to work on.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

There a cracking engine

It came out great, and it is interesting to se an engine with a hand crank snout !

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you, yes nice to see older stuff

Nice work mate, looks mint 👍

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate

Excellent work Sir.Ged.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

New subscriber, a superb job! It wounded my soul, when you showed us that historical damage done to the starting handle dog nut for want of the right sized spanner!

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks David, it definitely couldn't go back on in that state.

Brings back memories

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Good, that's what it's all about, happy ones hopefully

Just my era... sadly though, the days have long passed when you could take the engine to bits on a Saturday morning, fix it, re-assemble it and go out that night with the lads. I am ashamed to say that, now in my 70's, the last petrol car I had (a Saab) - I didn't even know how to access the spark plugs. It wouldn't have made any difference if I had, - you needed a special tool to get them out...

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes. My mates and I also had lots of fun fixing them in the day, racing them at night.

Great video, many thanks

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

Pleasure watching your diligent work sir

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thank you

First class job as ever James great little engine had many A series engines very reliable would always get you home. To clean the breather tube I used to use a piece of barbed fencing wire in an electric drill cleaned it out very quickly also used on 2 stroke exaust pipes

@graceenginedevelopments

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave, that's a great idea I'll get some for next time, would have worked a treat.

Really interesting; joy to watch someone who really knows his stuff.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Hugh

Excellent work...👍.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

These A series engines look really cute when they are finished.......Thank you for a great video 😊

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

Yes they do.. no problem.

Highly impressed with your knowledge, professionality, workmanship, and the toolkit you've assembled. That engine is now better than new. In the 60's/70's it was normal to do 'decarb' on these types of engines (also Ford, Vauxhall etc.) every 40-50,000 miles. Top off, check bore & cam/follower wear, clean piston heads and combustion chambers, regrind valve seats, maybe replace valve guides in mum's oven, and rebuild with new gaskets. No engine covers, no miles of wires and tubes, no sensors, no OBD port. 150,000 miles was a good service-life achievement back then. Sometimes do an easy bottom-end with new main shells and big ends. Next step - full rebuild. I love the new technology engines, but these simple thumpers (and improved materials/metallurgy) are what got us here.

@graceenginedevelopments

2 ай бұрын

I agree with everything you have said.. there is a place for new but old is special