putting a manual oil pressure gauge on the car on Saturday and cranked then engine over to get some oil in the tube, and...........a horrible fudge coloured fluid emerged ☹️ ☹️ ☹️.
confirmed loss of compression with 9 bar on pots 1 & 4, 6 bar on pot 2 and3 bar on pot 3 ☹️ ☹️ ☹️
drained both oil(well sort of oil)and water (with oil in it) to find I had c. 7 litres of sludgy liquid
then removed the head to find the gasket intact and no real sign of water in the cylinders....so discretion being the better part of valour and having spoken to Chris at 7 Workshop I've decided that to tinker any further would extend my limited capabilities to far therefore the car is off the road until I get back from hols mid-August ☹️ ☹️ ☹️.
Chris can fit it in then and consult with the guys who know the history of the engine.
I'm not 'appy coz I'd just got the hang of the power delivery -but I'll just have to be patient
DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN...and bu&&ger
Rog