Engine Woes

[cs56]

My Serious1 is 50 years old this year and it would be nice to be able to scud around the countryside in it's birthday year. The current engine is a two-and-a-quarter ex-S3 diesel and it smokes badly (runs sweet as a nut, otherwise). The sort of work it might need is beyond my capabilities so, given perhaps £700-£1000 to spend on it, what options might be open to me.

 

[Snagger]

What colour is the smoke, and when does it occur?

 

[rusty_wingnut]

rover 60 head on landy 2ltr block? outgun a 2.25 and it's a lighter enigne to take out

 

[cs56]

The smoke is blue(-ish) and occurs continuosly from start-up to shut-down. There's enough of it for it to be embarrassing.

 

[Snagger]

In that case, it's bore/rings/pistons. If you take the head off, you'll be able to check the pistons and bores. It ight just need honing and re-ringing, or the pistons may have small cracks, which would all be relatively simple and cheap to fix. Until you lift the head, you won't know...

 

[cs56]

Thanks for the quick replies, Snagger. I think I'll have to get it looked-at and probably seen-to.