Special 313 engines? - 407 and 408 MK1

[Nick Challacombe]

I may have misled you, when we came to re-bore we required 30th pistons but before we started we were looking at prices and noticed that 40th pistons were under half the price of 30th because they were std on the 318 engine. the only difference we could find between a 313 and 318 was the bore, the stroke was the same.
Therefore what I meant to say was that in effect I now have a 318 engine.
Apologies for the bad phrasing.


The fuel in Southern Ireland was c--p , the time before when we visited the BOC on a Herdiman tour decent petrol was available.
We could not even find additive. I saw a Shell sign passing through a village and pulled over to fill up at the single pump, I asked the operator why there were no other Shell stations around, he said they were not a Shell station, the boss bought the cheapest stuff he could find and he had bought the sign at an auction!!!