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How to maintain classic cars

Many classic cars are reasonably straightforward to work on yourself. All you need is a practical approach, some basic tools and an interest in tinkering!

Classic cars and their engines

I have written a few articles about how to carry out various tests on engines for classic cars. Compression testing is a reasonably easy test to carry out but can tell you so much about the condition of your engine. The next step up, is the Cylinder leak down test, which really helps to accurately pin down the cause of problems in the engine. In diagnosing engine noises, I explain how I used these tools, and others, to find out where the problems lay with my Lotus Twin Cam engine.

There are many other diagnostic tools that are cheap to buy and easy to use. Understanding what they tell you is often where the difficulty comes in. Vacuum gauges, multimeters and timing lights; I will write articles about how to use each of these in the future.

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Diagnosing Engine Noises

February 20, 2017 Steve 0

Back in May 2014, I took my Caterham Seven out for its first proper shakedown of the new season. I was making sure everything was […]

Cylinder Leak Down Test

How To: Cylinder Leak Down Test

January 27, 2017 Steve 2

A Cylinder Leak Down Test is similar to an engine compression test … but in reverse!  You use compressed air to pressurize each cylinder and then […]

How to do a compression test with engine compression tester

How To Do a Compression Test

January 9, 2017 Steve 6

If you want to know how to do a compression test, the good news is that it is a reasonably straightforward task that you can […]

Radio with bag and Silica gel

Keeping dry with silica gel

November 24, 2016 Steve 2

A few months ago, I sold a set of minilite wheels to a chap for his Marcos. We got chatting and he said, “you know […]

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