almostafloat

are you there yet ,what did you forget, after all the advice.....

hello try these numbers from my diary classic engines and spares 01925 757731 colin urwin 01388 815390 charlie 01799 527080 regards stuart

ive never experienced increasing valve clearances through normal use and the inlet side is never exposed to pressurised gases even allowing for overlap in timing i must work on completely different engines but i would have thought that the ageing perkins 6354 4236 and leyland six cylinders that i constsantly maintain would be subject to the same principles as the bmc in question perhaps i,m wrong regards, stuart

diesel is the best penetrating fluid i would apply some on the top surface and tap the joint , do this for a while then use the stilson tip. alternate between diesel, tapping and twisting and it will come off progressively, it all depends whether you need the satisfaction of removing it in one piece or whether you just want it off in which case just cut it off its simple really

go for it

i think you mean the valve clearances decrease in time as the valves settle into their seats with the potential for lack of compression and a resultant loss of power see my first reply ,regards, stuart

probably need a surveyor to tell..and pay a fee to some government dept

try valve clearances if its breathing fresh air ok

and the sunken boat?

is the fitting of a spring loaded tensioning pulley out of the question

and newtons law of relativity..... if its full of water it will be relatively hard to float it

well theres the law of gravity.....

whos this graham

when the filter was off some dirt found its way thru and stopped the screw seating properly

I presume a pre rcd boat with a classic engine retro fitted will fall outside any beaurocratic nonsense, regards, stuart

Thanks for that Gary thats what i was wanting to hear ,regards, Stuart

At what point would a classic engine be exposed as contravening the "rules"would it be at the bss inspection or some other point that my out of touch memory is forgetting, regards, Stuart.

Thanks for that Gary, are there any proposals in the pipeline to make it difficult, and do you personally think its liable to become impractical in the short term, {have you got your crystal ball handy} regards, stuart

Hello all, back after too many years away and considering fitting a new lister cs12 twin cylinder diesel into older boat I,m not fazed by the fitting details just out of touch with the regulations. everything seems relatively sanitised since I was last on the cut and while things obviously move on have I missed anything with regard to emmissions and other matters that would make fitting such an engine out of the question any info would be most welcome as I have only just startedmy research, Regards Stuart

hello everyone, new to this forum and only back to canals after about fifteen years away. Wow how things change, at the risk of offending anyone this seemingly in depth assasination or this type of heater seems on reflection to be slightly niave. i presume these things have become fashionable since last i dabbled, and i am bound to say having some experience of the automotive versions that they were designed to heat a relatively small space as the only altyernative to a cold and lonely existence in a truck or the like. these newer versions may have been updated but i think any one with a grain of nowse has to realise that they will always be a compromise as their miniature nature can only lead to being tempramental if the manufacturers instructions and recommendations arent met and adhered to, to the letter. In the real world this will rarely happen as with most things, and i would think that the lack of control over the varying and dubios quality of fuels that are fed to such heaters will be the most likely problem. You pays your money and takes your choice if its clinical warmth and ultra reliability you require it seems an anathema to look for it on a canalboat and not a new appartment somewhere. I hope this is seen as apositive contribution and not a particular criticism as i have entered this discussion at a late stage, regards and safe cruising, stuart

a shrew purchase no doubt good luck regards stuart

hello there, mike heywood is part of the old school of craftsmen builders and i would buy one of his boats without hesitation hope this helps regards stuart

hello and congratulations, we,re seriousley considering life afloat after a near miss 15 years ago now circumstances are different. i was wondering how you have adapted your banking and things like driving licences and insurance addresses. ive seen much talk but nothing satisfactory in the way of a complete cast off, maybe we need to get rid of all ties but a bank account seems so nessacary now to operate, and even i cant see how it all works. am i missing something obvious, regards stuart

one things for sure someones always going to make money out of boats cos we love them so why cant that be you the magic formula is to remember that we all have to pay for other peoples skills that we lack thats where you will make money when you use or develop skills connected to boating and someone wants them go for it