Bob,

do not cut your wrists. Life is short ... and we're all in the same boat.

At least I already know that I'm going to die from cardio-respiratory arrest... Everyone does... LOL

however, I will put a fresh rosé to keep my heart happy and oiled,

Cheers
VP

Hi Everyone

Does anyone have the lister D workshop manual in pdf, please.

Cheers
VP

Hi Mike

Both the head, valves, pump and injector seem to me to be in good internal condition, of course a good cleaning helps to realize if there are too large clearances. On the outside they have the rust of the time they stay seated.

That alu piston with spoked wheels, and the tricky ring maybe will give you a bitter mouth...

Remove that scale, and disassemble all bits, especially the injector pump, and checks if the element is correct for 6/1 (because of the flow rate), and the injector has to be tuned to the correct pressure.

Good luck.
VP

Hi Everyone

Just passing by to showoff "the" decent wrench lever.

Cheers
VP

Hi Everyone

A few more pounds of patience, and a more lateral approach to the problem, I was able to remove the last bolts from the main bearing housing. Once again, the Jim Perkins method turned out to be perfect.

Now just clean, primer paint, MBG paint, mount everything and the other Petter already has mate.

Have a nice week.
VP

Hi Everyone

It works. Yahoooooooooooo! The "anaconda" is out of sump.

First the spanner... making 2 from the price of one.

It was last night 1 AM - there was no time to made a proper lever... To improvise is the word of order.

Pipe wrench with a pipe for leverage to make a angle lever.

It came out. 35 kg of steel snake.

Sump is empty. Now a good clean to start reassemble.

Cheers
VP

Hi Stef

"Pied dans le fumier". Congretulations.

Congratulations, seriously.

I know the surroundings, like Lourdes, Tarbes and Toulouse (and further till switzerland). Beautiful site.

Follow, now, your imagination. Don't forget to open "une bonne bouteille".

Cheers
VP

Butch,

Please read this site: https://www.bernardoecenarro.com/en/actualidad/detalle/besa-moves-to-bigger-facilities-in-canada.

As far as I can see my MBGreen came from this producer: https://www.bernardoecenarro.com/en/industrial-paint/paint-manufacturers/bind-decoration/satin-urethane-enamel/297.

I request to made it to 170ºC temperature, same as "paragon paints, uk". But as you can see in the site of my supplier (only in pt lang.) but you can see he can customize in RAL, NCS, PANTONE, BRITISH STANDER...

Is that BStandard you want, and you need.

By the way, I noticed the cam lobe of exaust is taller than the intake. What can you tell about?

That's al for now.

Cheers
VP

PS: take a look at this site also and see the BRITISH STANDARD 381C Colour Chart: https://www.britishstandardcolour.com/