Our engine (power unit) stored inside the workshop at MAN in Colchester. Aug 2002. No work was carried out whilst it was stored there but it was an opportunity for the engine to dry out after years outside.
18 pistons from our engine lined up nicely after cleaning, inspectoin and testing. With new rings fitted and Hidural crowns polished ready for installation to the engine.
With all the work completed, the engine standds in the VDA van waiting for the temporary fuel, oil and coolant supplies to be added to allow it to be started for the first time since it was removed from a loco in the early 1970s.
A clear parting of the donor loco body is visible here. The photo is looking across the body and the framework underneath supports both halves of the loco.
As part of the preparations for clearing the roundhouse at Barrow Hill, the loco is covered up to prevent water ingress during its move outside for a week or so.
