That was a very entertaining and interesting video. I really like your style and dry humour. I think this channel will do well.

thats not been an engine for a long time, its now a boat anchor i think the term best describes

I agree, every real man will at sometime buy crap on line. What did we buy before the internet 🤔

Happily stumbled on your channel. I enjoyed this very much. It breaks my heart to see any engine (or any machine) neglected like this. A 100 quid lesson. We've all done it! And BTW I've subscribed. Cheers from Down Under, Peter.

You've got a good sense of humor. Sterkte met je verlies.

Yep, purchased similar horrors in my time. 'All part of the learning curve' has always been my excuse. Another great video fella, i felt your pain!

Reminds me of a Bedford Midi (Isuzu) van I bought "Engine needs slight attention". Turned out there was a rod poking out of the block!

The metal flakes on the oil pumps is at least somewhat due to the fact that the oil pump turns backward compared to its original orientation in a mini. There is a relief hole on the pump that is covered by the gasket, looking at it the hole could do with redrilling as a mirror image to allow oil to circulate past the lower short shaft bush.

One of the last engines i stripped would not shift I ended up cutting the head along each stud to relieve pressure, once the head came off it was apparent the block was no good either. Saved the cam, crank, followers etc but not much else.

That engine probably never had its oil changed by the looks of it lol. love the mechanics hammer use in this :) I hate Aluminum heads! Had them on my old truck and the first time I changed the plugs the sounds they made while removing them terrified me.

You could melt it and cast it into something useful, like brackets.

Quite relaxing and interesting to watch, though it can't have been very relaxing to do. Still, on the brighter side, might there not be a few parts that could be reused when you come round to rebuilding the one in the Reliant Supervan 3?

If the gearbox is OK then that's worth £100 now. Getting hard to find the Regal boxes. Sump/bolts/tab washers and the front pulley are worth keeping.

I think they weigh about 35 KGs and in race tune give out 85 hp.

Even Tony Robinson has never hauled up anything as knackered as this engine! I'm not holding up much hope for the gearbox after seeing the engine. Thanks for a highly entertaining video.

I'd be up for a video of changing or checking the points if your stuck for things to do.

Do you know what the bore and stroke was on the 700cc engine? I'm asking from curiosity. I know that the 848cc was the exact same as the 748 BUT Reliant increased the stroke by 9mm for more power. I don't know much about the Regal.

Ah, pity, it looked decent-ish on the outside. I suppose it was cleaned AFTER most of the oil had left the scene...

Sound recording level very low.

Take it back and throw it through their living room window.

given the state of the internals esp what was under the rocker cover I do wonder if someone had "soiled" the top of the engine