LAMBRETTA PRESERVATION: PART 4

When it comes to the engine, difficult decisions have to be made regarding how you want to clean it. The problem is, in reality, it needs fully stripping down to do the job correctly but at the same time, you don’t want to disturb the original components. If the engine isn’t running anyway it doesn’t matter – but if it is, it still needs to be stripped regardless. What you must do is proceed with caution to prevent damaging anything. Not that anyone is saying an engine would be taken apart recklessly but usually the old components would be discarded as modern-day replacements are being used. Look at it this way – preserve the engine the same way as you are doing with the paintwork.

You can’t save everything

Any engine, no matter how good the internals are inside, will need some parts replacing. Oil seals, for instance, will be over 50 years old, perhaps 60 depending on what model it is. Even if they still work, chances are once you start running the engine they will quickly fail. The same