UniBrain Trust

First oil change today with about 500 miles since the restoration. I must remember next time to check if my oil catch can is empty before staring to drain the oil. About half the oil was out and the pan was full. A bit of a mess.

The engine is still smoking a bit more than I would like, especially after the oil change. I wonder of the valve guide clearance was too much? There is also an oil leak somewhere near the rear of the engine. I hope it is the valve cover not the rear main seal. More to do.

We went to most of these – a few names were just so good we had to write them down.

• The Plough (Our local in London)
• The Black Bull
• The Dyvels Hotel
• The Tap and Spile* (what the heck’s a Spile?)
• The Three Legged Mare*
• Nags Head
• Bull and Mouth
• The Cambridge
• The Zetland Arms
• The Cambridge Arms
• The Hadrian Hotel
• Mr. Ants
• The Crown

Why did we go to England? To look at antiquities and drink beer. Since Jim’s bad at remembering names, it fell to Nadya to order and fetch beer at the pubs and make sure we sampled a fair variety.

• Twice Brewed Bitter
• Auld Hemp
• Old Peculiar
• Strongbow (surprise! Cider!)
• Boddingtons
• England’s glory
• John Smith Bitter
• Black Sheep Bitter
• Tetleys Extra Cold
• Whitbread Extra Bitter
• Fullers London Pride
• Bombardier Bitter
• Guinness (Which you can now “Extra Cold” in some pubs)
• Abbot Ale
• Courage Best Bitter (NOT recommended)
• Spitfire
• Broadside
• Samuel Smiths extra Stout
• Ayinger Hefeweizen