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

[Anonymous]

My plan with moving the engine worked – so it is now the right way up on a stand.

But there is a slight knocking when I rotate the flywheel. I think the oil pump is fouling the crankshaft. So I will need to get back into the sump – big pain. I also will check the oil pump orientation as I am not 100% sure that it is correct. I though it was but looking upside down back to from tI may have got it 180 degrees out of sync. (this also powers the distributor). Any tips on how to do this would be welcome 😉

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I also checked the clearance of the pistons to the head. There is a slight scratch on all 4 pistons so they are fouling the edge of the head. But that is good to know as I was anticipating this due to them be domed. So I will take it to the machine shop in Toulouse for them to take out a few millimetres to give clearance.

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