Originally Posted by
Romil Davda
(UPDATE:
Second hand bottom end swapped over, my uncle and I lifted out the mashed up block (pic attached with hole) and put in second hand block from KentRaider (pick of replaced block). Head went on with no issues, although had a nightmare with the tappet rail. Put on all auxiliaries, water bottle, hoes, oil breather, etc...
Cranked engine with king lead off to get oil around. Then put on king lead and tried to fire it. I forgot to connect the TDC sensor to the aei unit! Connected TDC sensor and cranked it but this time no fuel. Had to tap the fuel relay to engage. Car fired but ran very badly and carb top spat out some flames. Uncle said firing order is wrong and he was right. Changed the leads on the spark plugs and the baby fired up... Ran up to temp but then stopped as I have lost the accelerator cable spring! Also, the oil breather from the swirl post (that T-'s into the carb base) I think needs looking at, as this goes to air and the car runs better when this is blocked off.
All in all, I've had a great time taking the engine apart and putting it back together. Will let you know how the first test drive goes.