New starter

Shiny starter arrived ahead of schedule. Harder to get in than it was to get out- plus I had to do it twice! The new flange is slightly thinner than the old one and I ran out threads and could not tighten the bolts properly - off then put in washer: spacer and all is good now. engine even started!

All done at 18:00 so we abandoned the cooking plan and are headed to the pup.

Meanwhile I am still trying to get straight after a few hours in the engine room.

Over and out.