42: Thursday 13th August 2009

I spent about 3 hours cleaning the gearbox. Where the old engine had an oil leak, the gearbox was really dirty. So with spirit, a paintbrush, a stainless steel brush and kitchen roll I cleaned the gearbox so I could handle it without getting dirty. I started making the template for the gearbox adapter from plywood. Got the markings from the outer edge and drilled through where possible. I sprayed the gearbox with suntan oil and pressed the board to it to mark the face.