Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

While I wait for more parts to arrive I have got back onto the engine. I painted it the other day and it has come up quite well.

I have chipped away most of the crud inside the water section and cleaned the piston barrel seats in readiness to receive the new barrels.

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I put the gasket/shims on tot he piston barrels after checking they all fitted correctly in the crankcase. The came to the level of the crankcase with no gasket and lose fitting. The book say 0.5mm below – I am not quite there but pushed ahead.

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I placed them into the crankcase and got about 0.07mm above the surface which is in tolerance. Although I have a feeling they are a little high, but maybe when torqued down correctly this will squeeze them in.