Engine noise

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

Older engines ran on thicker oil so it may pay to change it ,they were prone to breaking valves springs but this would give a miss and its worth checking the cam lobes for wear.
If I remember rightly it ran ok before its last rights so possibly its oil related.

Edit see below

Thanks Paul,

what oil do you suggest please?

Yes, the donor car ran really well, When I collected it, I drove it home almost 200 miles & then 35 miles to you before it took its last gulp of go go juice for a while

I thought maybe something is sticking, as its the first time its been fully up to temp in 13 months.

I,ll change the oil & filter tomorrow

cheers
andy