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End of camshaft cleaned up and reamed out ready to have the harddend stud pressed home. All this, obviously, carried out with the camshaft removed

Damage caused by end float adjuster because hardened stud was missing from the end of camshaft

Car at the Pembrokeshire classic car show, Scolton Manor, Pembrokeshire, West Wales on 12th June 2022

Hardened Stud presses into the end of camshaft

Valve timing being re-set

Thanks Tony, exhaust joints were one of the first things I checked but I will look at them again. Hi Chris, air filters are the original (cleaned) ones on the usual tubes/pipes, although the pipes are silicone rubber. The noise appears to be the same when I replace them temporarily with some short a...

Hi Keith, I'm afraid things are getting a bit to technical now. As I've said previously, after the camshaft repair/modifications were recently completed, the car has for the first time since I bought it, well over two years ago, been running well and at last long last it's usable. The roar on accele...

Thanks for your reply Keith, I am confident about the valve timing as the engineer had all the dial guages etc. and followed lots of tech info for the engine. I will look at the ignition advance/retard as a few years ago I fitted an electronic distributor. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but i...

Firstly, I have to say I have my limits as a home mechanic but I think this camshaft issue found by my local Veteran/Vintage engineer may be of interest to members. I spent over two years, unsuccessfully trying to get my Jupiter 1a running properly so I could get in it, start it, and go for a run in...

Hi everyone, I am looking for some help/advice regarding the noise that's happening when I rev the engine on my Jupiter 1a, or accelerate through the gears. It drops and goes away on the overrun from any speed and is fine when ticking over. It doesn't seem to be mechanical as I have listened all ove...