RESTORING THE LEADER, FODEN NO. 12630

PART TWO

Next, I turned my attention to the motion, which was all there but very rusty. The crankshaft was sent away to be crack tested and ground, then the roller bearing valve eccentrics were renewed as well as the bronze big end bearings. Fodens started fitting roller bearings to the main bearings in 1927, which were specially made by Hoffmans. Luckily mine were not too bad and they only required new rollers. New pistons and valve rods were made, the valves were cleaned up on the