Pete Lewis

if the rubber body is sound and still attached to the mount plate any flaking around the edges is quite normal as said its easy to find the replacements are worse than the old ones Pete

a steel spacer its likely from the reverse shaft if you fit the OD and dont turn the cam to its lowest point the pump roller assy can get bent its best to drop the pump , the cam has achamfer to lead the roller on but it can cause troubles most failures on a recent refit is down to the cam woodruff key has been left out . pete

its is general practice you dont get a washer under the head as the head should be held and the nut has to be tightened hence to aid the turning of the nut a washer is added some washers are there if some sort of reinforcement of the face is designed its quite a practical move to fit two short bolts rather than trying to locate and insert to one long one all down to your preferences pete

use of bolts is a fairly often fix when the orig studs have sheared the stud holes are drilled out and a bolt used , disadvantage is you need two hands and two spanners to do the bolts/nuts up tight. generally you use brass/gunmetal nuts on exhaust flanges as they dont rust and corrode with the heat but noy essential. Pete

one thing we have not mentioned is please check that after using choke that the jet does fully return to its adjusting nut SU choke controls are a mishmash of hopeless rods and levers a quick prod with the finger to give the jet a poke will test if its going to pop back up or ..its all ok Pete

running rich will cause hot restart problems lean it off 1/2 a turn and see if the plug colour improves use of choke will take a good few hot miles to clear the soot. on the 1600 spartan is this on strombergs or downdraft solex carbs ?? one thing to always check is the coil wired polarity correct ?? ie neg to dizzy pos to ign switch Pete

has the car stood for ages rings can get gummed up with lack of use . often a good dose of redex in the plug hole and left for a few days can make a cheap improvement but will make clouds of smoke when you restart it Pete

its also worth checking no filter gaskets are obstructing the front face ports of the carbs there should be inside the rocker cover a metal gauze needs the retainer prizing open to extract it and wash in petrol a check of the diaphragm is worthwhile if its wrinkled a wash in petrol will revert it to size the diaphragm has location lugs to correctly position the air piston when was the filter last changed ??? as for mixture from level with the jet housing 3 turns down is a good start setting tight valve clearances do have a big effect on idle quality

we have Ireland just down the road between shefford and bedford no passport but a pricey pub Pete

cant look right now but grey matter suggests the 1500 had one extra rubber spacer under one of the fwd mounts knowone has any idea why you would pitch the front frame as the rear mounts are fixed . it was introduced on later spits but never seen on herald vitesse GT6 Pete

look at steve's online manuals Triumph Car Service manuals - Vitessesteve at least your shoes had the trailing one the right way up many are wrong the unused handbrake lever slot must be at the bottom of the trailing shoe Pete

a question where on earth did the cupfull of water come from to get in the sump it /doubt wont be condensation light staining a rub with an oily rag .......you need to see the state of cranks left outside to normalise i nice big magnet taped to the oil filter always seems agood idea Pete

thats good , its quite amazing if the piston is pushed back it solves a lot of air

it seems you need to fully bleed the slave . firstly the bleed nipple must be on the top of the feed pipe to expell all the air trapped you need to remove the slave and push the piston in as far as it will go rebleed , then a few pedal strokes to reposition the piston once the slave is refitted have a bleed tube held up high above the slaves height to ensure bubbles go upwards. moving the cylinder fixed point is never going to work as the piston can sit anywhere in the cyllinder so it compensates for disc wear .moving the cyl does not reposition the piston pete

but start with the idle screw , if that makes an easy test . once you get it hot and she idles you can adjust the mixture , if you take a look at the diaphragm if its wrinkled and wont go back nicely wash it in petrol it will resume its correct shape Pete

when you say cuts out does it stop driving or just stalls when you pull up dues to a too slow idle is your herald 1200 or 13/60 ??? Pete

maybe time to send it to speedy cables or jdo instruments for a refurb ??? Pete

there are many simple ways to top up the oil bath trunnion but we just fitted a grease nipple in the vertical link tapped/plugged hole and used a wanner grease gun filled with ep90 or 140 labeled as "oil only" thankfully the 2000 doesnt have them but there it hangs on a nail ready for use !!! pete

any lucas acr type will fit as a swap, if the case is handed you can rotate the halves to get the correct lug handing always make sure the split tube in the rear lug is midpositioned to allow for expansion or you break the lug off quite quickly most will have 2 x 30amp blades and one 17 amp to power the warning lamp ...quite normal Pete

driving with the tunnel off will frighten the Pooh out of many with all the whirring clacking clicking thats hidden by the tunnel Pete

aha Mini bypass hoses either it went on a doddle or it fought you all the way Pete

i am beginning to think everything was better in the Old Days in the 60/70s i dont remember any pot holes , you could go for tootle on a sunday not bang and crash round the roads after 65 its all down hill ...but how far ??? before i was 78 i could put me socks on without swearing Pete

Dave youre showing your age now Ha !!! put some STP in your old banger to revive it , these days i need some in my coffee !! Pete

remember its a tv program made not to be questioned , worrying that some simple facts are easily obtained from any club or supplier but they dont do any homework . same as any film with steam loco's involved where they intermix all the lner.lms gwr southern all on on trip on the footage detectives they questioned why so many old prewar cars had only one headlamp working i remember that was common on dip of the day . guess we should be pleased its not Russian TV well the suns out for a change Pete

bit like the millennium clock ....nothing happened in 20 years of triumphing i have never experienced stale fuel ,or dissolving carbs, but have found crap hoses on many to be the only culprit as we have seen for some years on this forum . just to add the pump hoses on my 2000 are as far as i can see are original and perfectly sound built to a specification designed by triumph . most of the fleabay and local factors hose is a chinese fake rubbish . the club shop do sell gates barricade as do many others use that never the unbranded Ooo it got R9 printed on it ...its just going to give you the dreaded rubber slivers Pete