How many of us have gone solo, and are........

[Tomo]

1. We both need PAX and X-Country, and

2. We'd probably argue about who'd fly.

Don't worry... It's not gonna happen for a wee while yet. We'll all have to have at least the X-country endorsement to make it worth while, and It will be a short while before I get mine...

 

For the second one... well, I can't really help you with it!

 

Ps. What's that thing in your Avatar?, looks a bit engine-ish to me...

 

 

[stanzahero]

Hi Tomo,

 

Your very right.

 

For 18 years I rebuilt engine of all descriptions.

 

My favorites were the WW2 engines of Rolls Royce and Daimler Benz.

 

This was one I saw with the rocker cover off.

 

 

Ooooh... bevel drive twin over head cams... twelve multi-valve cylinders...

 

6.5 to one compression ratio....

 

I could go on but I'd over excite myself and bore the rest of you to tears. :)

 

Stanzahero.

 

 

[Tomo]

Well you wouldn't bore me....!

 

I'm a Diesel Fitter, (well third yr apprentice) but have been playing with engines ever since I could walk! I've never had the privilege to work on any WW2 engines, but have replaced valves in a Rolls Royce 6 cylinder inline truck engine... parts are dear a poison for them that's for sure, one valve was $380, VRS kit was near the two grand mark! nice engine though, 400hp I think that one was.

 

I've been privileged to actually see and hear a Spitfire engine run, that was something I can tell you!:thumb_up: and it's only 30mins away, a friend restored it... He also ran an old WW2 radial engine for us, splattered me all with oil too!

 

What sort of engine's did you (or do you) rebuild? Petrol, Diesel, oldish, or newish stuff? We do basically anything and everthing, I tell people from wipper snippers to Dump Trucks! Which reminds me, I think there's one coming into the yard next week...! there good to work on...

 

Anyway I could go on and bore everyone else!!;)

 

 

[stanzahero]

Hi Tomo... good to see the trades still rule.

 

For my apprenticeship, I mainly worked as a machinist reconditioning Bedfords, Izusus and Perkins diesels (13 liter 6 cylinder was the largest) for marine and transport applications. We then moved into light / medium 4wd engines such as Nissan and Toyota. Time was then spent doing standard car engines (boring). Then for the last 9 years I was a BMW, Mercedes and Audi specialist in Richmond, Vic.

 

The expensive jobs for me were the 5 valve Audis with broken camshaft belts.

 

100% garenteed valve loss. $110 per valve (five of) per cylinder (four, five or six of) plus VRS and Conversion Gasket sets without labour.

 

Hand back the head only and a $4000 bill to the mechanic (he needs to put his costs on as well) and the customer kinda freaks out...

 

I even took photos of the car engines as well.

 

But I'm retired from that now.

 

Stanzahero.