Hi Eric
A small tip for you for next time or others for their first engine /
cylinder head teardown. Leave the carbs on the manifold, the time added to
the manifold removal replacement operation is insignificant compared to the
time required to remove replace the carbs from the manifold and balance them
up and fettle the linkage operation etc especially if they were well
balanced before work started.
This is of course if you are not intending to work on the carbs whilst they
are off, or swap the manifold for one in better condition or some such other
reason!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric K."
Subject: Engine out - pictures
> Fellow Triumphists,
>
> The big end bearings in my Spitfire's engine were becoming a bit loud, and
> the oil pressure was getting ever lower, so today I extracted my first
> engine. Quite an enjoyable and rewarding job, I must say, even though it
> feels a bit like I ripped the car's heart out.
>
> I've put up some pictures here: http://triumphspitfire.nl/motor/
>
> The lovely lady in the first pic is my wife, I'm the guy in the red
> overalls and the other guy is my Spitfire-owning friend and co-webmaster
> Jacob Poortstra. The last pic is of my daily Renault with a spare engine
> in the back...
>
> Eric
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