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Cheers Si

I did spend about an hour last night cleaning the mating faces of the engine and the sump. In some places the gasket was really well stuck and other places it fell off. All silicone is now gone and new, one piece gasket is on it's way. I will still apply new silicone to the corners as you can see where a gap could be left between the bearing caps and the block.

Tonight I will modify the baffle plate so the sump can be removed easily and may look at making a plate that covers the flywheel. At the moment the bottom of the bellhousing is open and ready to shovel up fly's, stones and small children.

Craig.