I got a bit fed up with trying to wind in the guides with Norman Hyde’s special tool. So reverted to the original method using loads of fire, a drift and bashing in with a large hammer.
As John (pewsey or lunmad), such a great bloke, I miss him, said “If you can bash a nail in without bending it, you should be able to hammer in a valve guide” as he was using a lump hammer to insert the guides on his Bonny.
Was looking forward to trying out my new lapping tool but then remembered I’ve run out of paste. Halfords in the morrow then.
If it works it’ll be brill. If it doesn’t…well, I’ll revert to the firestarting method 