GOOD NEWS:

At 20:08 this evening BST, after a brief course of Electric Shock Treatment Luigi's heart beat strongly, but briefly, and is now in a state of rejuvenated rest

It was chained to the overhead gantry of the hospital bed, where he has recently undergone a major surgical event. It jumped about and sounded VERY healthy, before going back to a quiet and peaceful sleep.

I will keep you all posted with any updates, and a full recovery seems to be the order of the day.

The Surgeon was heard by a passer by to Shout "It'd Alive, It's ALIVE"

Geoff,
great to hear you have got it running again.
I've got a complete SD1 and had that running with just the downpipes on sounds great.

Dave

With Downpipes??? What are they...
I did mine with nothing on at all...

Awesome.. 12" Flames from the exhaust ports
Only run it for about 20 seconds, as there was no water in it. ie Hanging on a chain from the Engine hoist.
It jumped UP, and smashed the top of my spare battery .
Got some resin matting so will fi-glass it up.
Its only the garage spare for checking starter motors etc... came off the Landy last autumn as it loses its charge in the cold (frost). not good enough for the motor, but OK as a test battery in the garage.

At least it runs, so now I ma happy about putting it in the car... but need to get a SD1 clutch next.

nice