In response to G.Southee's enquiry and the many similar that I have received, I can now reply that I have been writing just such a manual for quite some while now but have not said much about it as these things take ages, especially with a business (AC Engines) to run. However, progress has now reached the point where I can break cover!
To quote from the book's Introduction:
The purpose of this book is to provide the owner of an AC two litre, light six engine with the knowledge necessary to understand his engine, its design features, how it works and what to do about it when it doesn’t.
This book is designed to de-mystify the engine and to cut through the mass of largely inaccurate techno-folklore that surrounds it and to provide practical guidance to the average owner who is reasonably handy with a spanner but who is not a trained or even self-taught engineer and who does not have extensive workshop facilities or special tools. At worst, the book will give the owner who never dirties his hands a much clearer idea of what lurks beneath his bonnet and what is going on when it cries out for attention.
Especially worth reading is the highly erudite History for which Tim Isles must take the lion's share of the credit. The book is being copiously illustrated with a selection of the thousands of photographs that I have taken during engine rebuilds over the last decade or so.
And when will it be finished? Very soon, I hope. And the title? 'Living with an AC Engine'.
Best regards,
Rod Briggs
