well as you all know the car is out of the kiln and hopefully back on track for getting back on the road again.........
i brought the carbs and inlet manifold back with me the other for a bit of spit 'N' polish and boy did they come up well i tried engine de-greaser, carb cleaner and allsorts on the manifold but the stuff that worked best was wd40 wire wool and a wire brush oh, and a dremmel for those hard to reach corners.......
the dash pots and thermostat housing were polished by a local firm who my brother deals with they cost me £10 hardly worth polishing my self for that sort of money........
but what i was suprised at was the amout of crud in the bottom 't'shaped pipe the one with the olive and nut that fastens onto the union at the bottom of the inlet manifold couldn't get get that cleared " worse than the old wax in my ears " " hey what did you say " " i heard that pardon "............
S&S have stainless steel replacments so with a brand new one ordered should be a while till it ends up in the same state....
i wouldn't mind i have a spare set of inlet manifold & carbs and the bottom pipe was actually in a worse state than mine makes me wonder how many of us have the same problem unknown to ourselves i presume it pretty common..........
anyway here's a piccy:
It rides again.....
