ITS HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WAS ON HERE WELL ITS BEEN ALL GO WITH MONTY (THATS WHAT I HAVE NAMED HIM
) THERE WAS A NASTY KNOCKING COMING FORM THE ENGINE AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE CAMSHAFT. SO I THOUGHT THAT IT NEEDED LOOKING AT AS SOON AS POSSABLE SO I DRINED THE OLD OIL OUT AND IT WAS VERY VERY BLACK AND SLUDGEY ONCE I HAD GOT THE PLATE OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE SUMP IT ALL BE CAME CLEAR BECAUSE THE FILTER WAS LIKE A THICK LUMP OF BLACK GLUE AND WHO EVER HAD CHANGED IT LAST TIME DID NOT PUT THE PLATE BACK THE RIGHT WAY SO THERE WAS NO OIL GOING THROUGHT THE FITLER AND AROUND THE ENGINE WELL VERY LITTLE I COULD NOT BELEVE IT ONCE THE FILTER WAS CLEANED UP WITH PARRFIN I PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER AND REFILLED WITH FRESH OIL AND FIRED HIM UP AND THAT SORTED THE NOISE OUT JUST LUCKY THAT I DID NOT WRECK THE ENGINE !!!. I HAVE ALSO REBUILT THE GOVERNOR AND NEW SET OF CHAMPION C5 SPARK PLUGS ,HT LEADS,FUEL TAP,RADATOR, WATER PUMP OVER HAUL AND JUST GOING TO FIT A NEW SET OF BACK TIRES ON TOMORROW AND I GOT ALL MY FORMS FROM THE DVLA FOR SORTING MONTY OUT WITH A NUMBER PLATE SO THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. ANDY