Low oil pressure and blue smoke from exhaust

johnny gtir wrote:Get in good man keep up the good work

Cheers mate will do.

pulsarmoley wrote:Wow the fourth rebuild

haha it means i only need the manual for the torque settings as i can rebuild it from memory now!!!

gtir_woody wrote:Looking fresh mate

Cheers mate.

nomad wrote:All looking shiney .... was it the main bearing that was worn ????

Yes mains needed a .25 grind but got away with a polish on the big ends.

Got the engine back in today, just got to fit all the ancillaries now.

Good work mate

Ace.
Will soon be fired up

Stu wrote:Ace.
Will soon be fired up

Sure is Stu, fired up first time, no leaks and all seems ok.

Here's a video of it idling.

https://vid298.photobucket.com/albums/mm246/spikethetyke/IMG_1217_1.mp4

Oil pressure at idle.

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Oil pressure rising with a bit of throttle.

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Idle sitting steady at 900-1000 rpm.

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Glad it's sorted mate untimely for a trouble free summer

Fareplay mate. Good to hear its all back up and running