Update from Workshop Apprentice James (Patreon)

Hi Patrons,

James here, back with another Workshop update.

I’ve been in the workshop full-time over the last few weeks and have been working on the M16 and the Valentine.

The M16 came in a few months ago for a knocking engine and we recently stripped the engine down to the bare block. The issue turned out to be a snapped crankshaft which was surprising as it ran well. See photo 1.

It’s getting sent away to be rebuilt after finding a replacement crankshaft.

The Valentine project is nearing completion!

It now runs under its own power. It now steers, after much trial and error due to the lack of available information about this. I had to make a new throttle linkage to allow the vehicle to travel to full throttle (which it never did previously). The vehicle acts very differently now to the last time it was driven before it was brought into the workshop for overhaul. It is now more nimble and easier to control.

That's all from me time, but before I go I'd like to wish you a Happy Christmas and I will update you all again in January.

Thanks as always for your support.

James.