Thermostat

We've finally managed to clear the remaining part of the broken thermostat bolt from the engine head so that we can insert a new one.

We progressively used larger and larger drill bits...


There's the hole in question - we then needed to re-tap the thread so that we could get the new bolt to screw in properly. Neither of us has ever done anything like this before so lots of fun...

Here's the thread tapping tool:






And.. success... The thread cutting tool manages to dislodge the remaining shell of the old bolt - it actually just unscrewed with the tool as we unwound it from the hole.

And here's the outcome - new bolt in place.. The other two already screw in properly.
Here's the tools we used sitting neatly in the Morris' convenient battery tray / tool bench.


When we removed the exhaust pipe, Gavin was a little too forceful with the removal. The manifold snapped clean in half:


Just removed the old manifold, involving removing the carburetter etc..

Here's the engine sans-manifold.