Engineer’s diagnosis

When the engineer came to look at Robinetta’s engine he was relatively encouraging. The white smoke we could see at high revs was the engine burning oil as we suspected, but this did not mean there was anything dramatically wrong. He put it down to the age of the engine, and advised we were perfectly safe, and that the engine would not fail dramatically and put us in danger. We just needed to start saving for a new engine, or plan to get this one hauled out and rebuilt in a couple of years.
He fitted the new solenoid for us, and tightened up the cover on the engine drive shaft, putting loc-tite on to try and stop it coming loose. Apparently there should be an extra nut on the drive shaft, so stop the main one coming loose, but Robinetta does not seem to have one, which is odd.