well, what a productive afternoon,

after the brief frustration of not being able to get the engine case back yesterday i think things are much better… though i am wiped out…

i decided last night that i would have a hack at the 1.9dg motor that was sat in the back of the bus, its a bit of an unknown quantity but is mostly complete and looks liek a recent rebuild…

so after a pleasant afternoon playing with instant silicone gasket and scrabbling through boxes looking for bolts i have the engine all back together . all i need to do is get 4 new engine mounts and two studs (and a stud extractor) and i can bolts it in… it appears to have good compression and after a brief degrease its very clean and is a recent rebuild, by who is a mystery, the case ahs been stamped with U and an H, in separate places…

also ! now that the engine is out from inside the bus i got to sweep it out. it’s properly minging. engine oil and EP90 gearbox oil soaked into the carpet and so much crap rubbed in with it… gah! ah well, after sweeping and some scrubbing it might survive – or i’ll just rip it out and replace. I also got the rear seat (that i obtainied at the weekend) bolted in! joy of joys, its the right one, its comfy and plumphy and also needs cleaning.

and i degreased and scrubbed the engine bay. it’s starting to look like it might be a bus again 🙂

hopefully engine in this weekend and if it runs then check it over and off for MOT
(providing i get the documents!)