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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:19 pm
by Craig Allardyce
Omeo again. Love this place.
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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:29 pm
by Errol62
Priceless Craig


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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:32 pm
by In the Shed
What a fantastic view of the countryside on a beautiful day. Enjoy!

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:09 pm
by Devilrod
Omeo's great! As for the wildlife that can go suck a large one. Last time we were up there I lost an argument with one of the local greys. The only good thing was it was low speed. No one hurt.

I really recommend the drive from Bright to Omeo at least a nice in your life. The views are amazing, much like Craig's pic. :thumbsup:

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:26 pm
by oz_ek
I always enjoy seeing your pics!...Down the road from Omeo is the little town of Benambra, this old girl was sitting out the back of the local workshop, sitting just near the ute was an old speed boat fitted with a Cadillac side valve V8, from memory I think the owner said they pulled the side valve from a army tank.

Phil.
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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:06 pm
by In the Shed
Blimey Phil, the chrome on that ute looks like it has just been polished, nice!

Regards
Stephen

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:28 pm
by Craig Allardyce
oz_ek wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:26 pm I always enjoy seeing your pics!...Down the road from Omeo is the little town of Benambra, this old girl was sitting out the back of the local workshop, sitting just near the ute was an old speed boat fitted with a Cadillac side valve V8, from memory I think the owner said they pulled the side valve from a army tank.

Phil.
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Hmmmm, cars , tanks, boats, Omeo...............you have my interest Phil!

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:04 am
by oz_ek
Craig Allardyce wrote: Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:28 pm
oz_ek wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:26 pm I always enjoy seeing your pics!...Down the road from Omeo is the little town of Benambra, this old girl was sitting out the back of the local workshop, sitting just near the ute was an old speed boat fitted with a Cadillac side valve V8, from memory I think the owner said they pulled the side valve from a army tank.

Phil.
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Hmmmm, cars , tanks, boats, Omeo...............you have my interest Phil!
From memory the garage was owned by two brother at the time. I tried to buy the ute, but they weren't selling.
The hull of the boat was hand built in aluminium, the motor was much the same, if not the same as the one in this pic.
I see the garage is on the market at the moment, listed with an agent in Bairnsdale.

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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:00 pm
by Craig Allardyce
Phil if its out of a tank then it could be one of three used in the AC1 Sentinel (Cruiser tank) built by GMH for WW2. They never went into production but a few survive around the world.
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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 6:35 pm
by Craig Allardyce
Back into tonight. Diff centre out for a change over with a centre I've overhauled.
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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:10 pm
by Blacky
so how did she go ? have you done a MPG calculation yet ?

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:22 pm
by Craig Allardyce
We averaged 25mpg with all the hill climbing included. Best was 31.6 so far.

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 5:36 pm
by Craig Allardyce
Diff centre in today.............how sweet is the sound of silence!
Started on checking valve guides due to this oil problem. Very disappointed to find No4 exhaust guide out past .005" clearance. Will be trying to find some suitable integral valve guide seals to isolate the gas leakage into the crankcase then I'll retest the crankcase pressure. I think this may be it................but I have said that before.
Sorry for the crap pictures. I need a new phone.

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Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:12 pm
by Craig Allardyce
Engine out again. Found rear main rope seal has been spinning in the block. I'm not really liking these new graphite seals.
No4 cylinder seems the worst for carbon build up from burning oil. Pistons and rings look ok with no evidence of blow-by or lacquering past top rings. Compression on all cylinders was good when tested before Tassie.
Cleaned and de-oiled valve guides and stems, rechecked clearances and there's a few more out of spec. Also the tops of the guides have not been chamfered to prevent excessive oil being held around the valve stem.

Re: Seagull Grey EK 2106

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:35 pm
by EK283
Hi Craig,

Not sure if this will help or not, but the EH red motor brigade in historic racing have always had issues with to much oil getting in the rocker cover and not being able to drain back via the holes in the lifter galleries. Their solutions is to limit the oil by inserting pipe cleaners in the pushrods and to drain the oil back to the sump via the side plates. I can't remember what the grey is like in regards to priority oiling but from memory the breather pipe comes out of the side plate ? Could this be the issue ? Also I would be surprised if the sump was being pressurised by a slightly loose valve stem clearance, but you never know I suppose.
Anyway at it will be interesting if you find what the issue is.

Greg