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  4. Vitesse Leaking fuel tank

    in Fuel System

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    Hi Pete

     

    Thanks for the tip

     

    When you say dribbling out of the filler do you mean out past the locking petrol cap and down the filler neck? I've just noticed that the rubber grommet than seals the neck to the wing is loose so I guess if fuel is coming out past the filler cap it might trickle down into the boot. I've also noticed that the paint on the fuel tank around the filler neck is damp so will investigate further. 

  7. Vitesse Leaking fuel tank

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    I've noticed recently a strong smell of petrol when I fill up and have just found a pool of fuel underneath the tank. I can't see a leak but I think it must be coming from near to the filler pipe as it only happens on a full tank. I obviously need to take the tank out for a proper check but is it possible to seal a leak or does it mean a new tank? If so, where's the best place to get one? Thanks, Robin

  8. Correct thermostat housing for vitesse/2000

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    You could fit a GT6 thermostat housing.....

     

    The engine block is the same. The heads are (sometimes!)

     

    What makes it Vitesse is all the bits bolted onto the basic unit. I expect you have a Vitesse radiator fitted. I am pretty certain a vitesse flywheel (very different to a saloon one)

     

    All it comes down to for the thermostat housing is that they are different as the vitesse one fits the  radiator position/style rather better than the more common saloon/spitfire/herald etc one. However, if you wnat to use the saloon one, and can force the hose into position, then go ahead. But you can bet there was a good reason for the different housing....(otherwise they wouldn't have bothered)

    Yep - take your point Clive. Thanks for the advice. Robin

  10. Correct thermostat housing for vitesse/2000

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    Because you are fitting it in a vitesse, not a 2000. The same as if you need points, the vitesse uses a different dizzy to the 2000. And engine mounts, I could go on!

    Many cars share engines, but the ancillaries bolted to the engine vary according to what car they fit.

    Hi Clive - sorry to be dumb , but I don't get it. If my engine is a 2000 fitted with 2000 ancillaries, then wouldn't any new parts that I fit be for a 2000 as well? How does the rest of the car know it's got the 'wrong' engine? I'm sure it's obvious but, unfortunately, not to me!

  12. Correct thermostat housing for vitesse/2000

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    The vitesse housing is different as the rad hose and rad are different. The hose may "fit" but probably not well. 

    And teh vitesse and saloon engine are basically identical, just a few tiny differences, you really want the correct vitesse ancillaries/parts.

     

    Rimmers seem to have them.... but not cheap. 

     

    Hi Clive

     

    What's confusing me is that if I bought the housing for a mk 2 2000 (which my engine is) then the correct part would be (as I understand it) 156333 so I'm not sure why I need the vitesse version (even though that's what I've currently got).

     

    You're right about Rimmers!

     

    Robin

  13. Correct thermostat housing for vitesse/2000

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    209014 is the correct one for the Vitesse,I dont` know if the standard top hose will fit properly with the shorter one?

    Steve

     

    Hi Steve

     

    Thanks for the reply - it looks as the top hose will fit so I guess there's no other reason why this won't work - especially as my engine is a mk 2 2000 for which 156333 seems to be correct.

     

    Canley says that 29014 is out of stock - any ideas who else stock this part?

     

    Robin

  14. Correct thermostat housing for vitesse/2000

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    Hello

     

    I need to replace the thermostat housing on my vitesse (running on a Mk2 2000 block) which I think is part number 209014 according to Canleys. I've bought e a replacement stanpart housing which has part number 156333 which seems to fit a number of triumphs. The main water tube (where the top hose attaches)  is slightly shorter but I'm assuming it's OK to use as a replacement?

     

    Thanks

     

    Robin

  16. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Robin, 

    Pete is correct, finding the hole is the issue however small your tube!  Stick with the drain plug would be my advice, and if you can find a magnetic one then more is the better so you can worry every time you find something attached to it.

    Dick

    Think I agree Dick. Thanks

  17. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Hi All - my engine is from a Mk2 2000 (about '74). Would this also have a baffle plate? The suction pump certainly sounds easier but starting to think the conventional drain plug/drip tray route might be the way forward?

  18. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    I use a extraction pump on a variety of applications (boat engines) and cars (including Scimitar, Land Rovers, Jeep, Mercedes).  However, it has never proved a great success on my GT6 due to a failure to find the hole that will take the pipe past the baffle plate to the bottom of the the sump.

    Hi Dick - good to know. So is it a case of fitting a thinner tube to get past the baffle plate?

  19. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    This is similar to my brother's pump, no spills or dribbles except when you take the filter off!

     

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Bike-Boat-Engine-Oil-Fluid-Extractor-Pump-4Ltr-New-Removal-Lube-/290743010180?hash=item43b1a24384:g:s5AAAOSwDk5UJs~p

    This is similar to my brother's pump, no spills or dribbles except when you take the filter off!

     

     

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Bike-Boat-Engine-Oil-Fluid-Extractor-Pump-4Ltr-New-Removal-Lube-/290743010180?hash=item43b1a24384:g:s5AAAOSwDk5UJs~p

    Doug - so does this actually work ok?

  20. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Of course you can just let the oil drip away gradually over the summer, then refill at the end of the season... :)

    Hi Colin - actually I don't get too many drips from the engine but I have got an annoying drip from the overdrive and I have to top up about every 6 months. Any ideas? Robin

  21. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    A problem is that as soon as you have the plug out, a jet of oil spouts out, hits the chassis rail, splashes everywhere, and runs back ot forwards along the rail, making a mess.

    My solution? 

    A piece of folded cardboard, that sits over the rail, catches the flood and directs it down into the bucket, bowl or dolly bathtub (I stole it from my daughter, twenty years ago)

    I hope this pic shows how the idea works.   Any old card will standup even to hot oil for long enough to do the job, and then is of course thrown away.

    Cereal packets seem ideal!

     

    JOhn

    Great idea John

  22. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Jack it until you get access to the nut, undo it until loose enough to turn by hand, then drop the car down again until all the oil has drained. Simples!

    Yep - sounds pretty obvious when you see it written down!

    Thanks Colinl

  23. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Hi Clive

     

    Thought about jacking but wondered if it might prevent all of the oil draining properly - but guess most of it will come our. Thanks for the advice.

     

    Robin

  24. Oil change

    in Engine

    Posted

    Hi All

     

    Think this may be a dumb question but here goes...

     

    I need to do an on oil change but there's not enough room to get a spanner underneath on the drain plug with a drip tray in position so need to undo the plug from above. Problem is the spin on oil filter is in the way. So the question is can I remove the filter before draining the oil and if I do will I get oil pouring out everywhere?

     

    Thanks

     

    Robin

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