So what have you done with your Aston today?
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Ken Figenus said:
Into hibernation for a while Rich?
Well following a conversation today it's a bit more than a list if bits & bobs!Broken piston rings, worn valve guides, worn big end bearings, worn main bearings, worn cylinder liners... ho humm... no one said caring for an Aston was easy!
RichB said:
Ken Figenus said:
Into hibernation for a while Rich?
Well following a conversation today it's a bit more than a list if bits & bobs!Broken piston rings, worn valve guides, worn big end bearings, worn main bearings, worn cylinder liners... ho humm... no one said caring for an Aston was easy!
You bunch of cynics, is that the way they do it in those swanky places you take your Gaydon cars to 
No, it was missing on start up and smoking a bit. A compression test revealed No3 was well down. The head come off and the video I have shows the leaking valve guides, very interesting too. The sump came off to revel the worn big end shells which I have the pictures of, there's excessive end play float indicating the thrust bearings are worn and we assume the mains will be equally worn. The liners have a ridge at the top of the stroke, which you'd expect and they are loose in the bores (on the MkIII version of the WO Bentley/Willie Watson ex-Lagonda engine they are 'top hat' liners clamped by the cylinder head). All was you'd expect to find on a 57 year old, 57,000 mile engine that's never been rebuilt. As you say seriously good diagnosis though but then they are a good specialist and on the plus side they've already done the bits & bobs on my list 
No, it was missing on start up and smoking a bit. A compression test revealed No3 was well down. The head come off and the video I have shows the leaking valve guides, very interesting too. The sump came off to revel the worn big end shells which I have the pictures of, there's excessive end play float indicating the thrust bearings are worn and we assume the mains will be equally worn. The liners have a ridge at the top of the stroke, which you'd expect and they are loose in the bores (on the MkIII version of the WO Bentley/Willie Watson ex-Lagonda engine they are 'top hat' liners clamped by the cylinder head). All was you'd expect to find on a 57 year old, 57,000 mile engine that's never been rebuilt. As you say seriously good diagnosis though but then they are a good specialist and on the plus side they've already done the bits & bobs on my list Edited by RichB on Tuesday 6th October 22:02
RichB said:
You bunch of cynics, is that the way they do it in those swanky places you take your Gaydon cars to No, it was missing on start up and smoking a bit. A compression test revealed No3 was well down. The head come off and the video I have shows the leaking valve guides, very interesting too. The sump came off to revel the worn big end shells which I have the pictures of, there's excessive end play float indicating the thrust bearings are worn and we assume the mains will be equally worn. The liners have a ridge at the top of the stroke, which you'd expect and they are loose in the bores (on the MkIII version of the WO Bentley/Willie Watson ex-Lagonda engine they are 'top hat' liners clamped by the cylinder head). All was you'd expect to find on a 57 year old, 57,000 mile engine that's never been rebuilt. As you say seriously good diagnosis though but then they are a good specialist and on the plus side they've already done the bits & bobs on my list
Ah for simplicity. In the time it took to dismantle the parts of your engine, and complete the diagnosis, a Gaydon car might have only had some plastic trays, electronic gubbins, catalytic converters and dry sump tank removed. Still none the wiser. No, it was missing on start up and smoking a bit. A compression test revealed No3 was well down. The head come off and the video I have shows the leaking valve guides, very interesting too. The sump came off to revel the worn big end shells which I have the pictures of, there's excessive end play float indicating the thrust bearings are worn and we assume the mains will be equally worn. The liners have a ridge at the top of the stroke, which you'd expect and they are loose in the bores (on the MkIII version of the WO Bentley/Willie Watson ex-Lagonda engine they are 'top hat' liners clamped by the cylinder head). All was you'd expect to find on a 57 year old, 57,000 mile engine that's never been rebuilt. As you say seriously good diagnosis though but then they are a good specialist and on the plus side they've already done the bits & bobs on my list 57,000 miles never been rebuilt. Wonderful. Bet you are glad you cancelled your new V8V order in 2005.
Jon39 said:
...Bet you are glad you cancelled your new V8V order in 2005...
Wow, that takes me back, how time flies! Was that really 10 years ago 
but yes, my heart was really in the older cars and I'd always wanted a 50s Aston. I bought her 8 years ago so yes, although I'm not in it because it's an "investment" (it's a car that I drive) it does help soften the cost of maintenance knowing it's not depeciating. 
You made a very good decision 8 years ago, Rich. Not that you need me to tell you that.
Today I took my Aston for its MOT at 7-bloomin-30 in the morning. The best part of being made redundant was sleeping late but hey-ho. Anyway, it passed with only a couple of advisories which I already knew about.
Today I took my Aston for its MOT at 7-bloomin-30 in the morning. The best part of being made redundant was sleeping late but hey-ho. Anyway, it passed with only a couple of advisories which I already knew about.
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