the C8 I am working on

[Yeo.NT]

The second test drive we did today was with a vehicle following to gauge speed more accurately and discovered the C8 was doing 50mph with ease and still had plenty left in reserve

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Yeo.NT

The second test drive we did today was with a vehicle following to gauge speed more accurately and discovered the C8 was doing 50mph with ease and still had plenty left in reserve

The engine in my C8 has the original cast iron pistons in situ, these pistons have been known to break if stressed too much, the piston top comes off I purchased a set of aftermarket Aluminium based 216 pistons ( when the postage from USA was cheap) , but surprise , they weigh only 25% less than the cast iron type .

[Gordon Yeo]

Mike

The first thing to get thrown under the bus on my restorations is the 216 engine. The 15 cwt came with a 235 engine and was a step up in power from a 216. The C60 had no engine so a 235 was put together for it, a 261 would have been better, harder to find. The C8 came with an original 216 that was seized solid from many years of sitting. I found a really good 235 for it and am very pleased with it. The early 235 production engine was an oil splasher like the 216 but I have the later full oil pressure ones. Perhaps not the purists way of restoring to original but I don't have a 74 year old time bomb waiting to go off.

Gord