Well-Seal is certainly the best, but I simply used the silicone gasket goo (called BondLoc) that the Drags sended to me with the Otto head gasket.

The main problem with my SQ4 were the rubber hoses from the oil tank and filter to the engin connection. Over time (and PO) these have become different dimensions (metric, imperial) and have also aged. My recipe was to loosen these connections, to clean them (with brake cleaner) and then to treat th...

Yes, I also found that the words duplex and simplex on this drawing were mixed up a bit may be when editing the original of Bruce Longman.

:!: After 3 days not a single droplet, not even after warming up, only a few drops of oil fell down when priming the Morgo. And much more when the pressure relief valve of the Morgo opened! IMG_20210120_130412.jpg My Ariel SQ4 screwdriver knowledge is finally getting better :!: :oops: :mrgreen: Of c...

If you move the rear upper segment to the left / right, the teeth will be in contact.

HI Allen, The picture with the scales shows a BSA connecting rod as example. I got a bunch of new AOMCC con rods after one of my old ones got cracked (fatigue fracture ). IMG_20200520_193558.jpg And so I got the booklet that I have my knowledge of. In the excerpt from the booklet you can also read t...

My story from Alzheimer land: I have a BSA A7 longstroke that runs well. But I also have a spare engine with partly good/better parts. Last year I scheduled an overhaul using the cylinders and cylinder head from the spare engine. When I opened the engine, there were no piston rings and no push rods....

Hi Allen, I followed exactly the AOMCC con-rod booklet (by Bruce Longman). Engine balancing AOCCM.png I weighed the con-rods and determined the proportion of the big end. Big end weigth.JPG Then I used strips of lead to simulate the determined weight. I tightened these strips around the crank pins a...

Ok here is my Corvette family: The C3 is Stock but goes 13,25 sec on 400 meters: and has now a new painting: The C2 has Triple Dual Carbs: The C1 has Dual Quads:

I toke the chance (have now the time!) to make a total strip down of my SQ4 for revivising and improvments (hopefully!): IMG_20201216_151607 (Mittel).jpg IMG_20201216_151607 (Mittel).jpg Regrinding the crankshafts, added some Mallory Metal. Now all Bob weigths, all rods and all pistons equalized in ...