Originally Posted by fuzzy
the problems at the moment are the prop centre bearing and the valve stem oil seals causing it to smoke a bit.the engine was rebuilt 2 years ago but sat in my garage for 18 months causing them to perish.
nice q car! but with regards to the stem seals... i doubt that they would have perished in only 18 months

i have just put an escort cos back on the road that's been stored badly (damp garage) and unused for the last 7 years and they were fine on that.