Pete Lewis

the dreaded rubber slivers sit behind the float needle . every time you mess with the fuel hoses you are likely to make them ,they breed like rabbits i would take the valve out and pump a few good squirts of fuel into a jar see if you catch some Pete

i would check that fitting the clamp may raise the dizzy and solve the gap whats the gap with no dizzy fitted ??? same or better ??? just a thought thats a big gap to fill with silly gaskets Pete

ive said many times putting a 50 yr old wonky body on a 50 yr old wonky chassis using vast numbers of solid spacer packing on each rubber pad to get the tubs to align then make up a contraption to pull the B post/wing tops inboard to cure tub spread is pretty normal when the base of the doors are proud to the B post its not a ventilation aid !!!! Pete

been to have a look and its not really saggy but has 6 " rims and wide tyres so they foul up on the wing flange on bumps etc there is an observed obvious excess toe in on the rears which is not helping im not happy with the rim offset but thats what we have to work with the cars coming over to me one sunny day so we can at least set up the toe which will help with some better clearance see where from there Pete

i wouldnt bet on that but check the last twiddle.......... can be embarising Pete

just check its not the dizzy clamp thats giving you some fitting restrictions pete

just to add the flatness of the top cover will control where the upright aligns 2nd option is slot holes or bend the bracket Pete

have alook at the HT lead to the coil can be very green inside check the points have not closed up check there is a carbon brush /contact in the head of the cap does the rotor arm have a rivet in it ??? do the jets drop fully when you pull the choke ??? and return when pushed in is there a chance on rebuild it is just set far too lean ??? Pete

its the green cover does 1200/12/50 13/60 Vitesse6 and spitfires 1 2 3 dont understand the club listing !!!! its not conclusive rimmers sell the same reprint Triumph Workshop Manual - Spitfire Mk1 Mk2 Mk3 and Herald (rimmerbros.com)

there is nothing in your profile to suggest which triumph we could offer help we need to know which model as service clues are often model specific Pete

grose used to be good but recent years has seen them as often quite useless do check the air filter gaskets are not upside down Pete

until Dave manages to give a accurate endfloat this is all hear say Dave feels its +0.003" more than what , which specification are we working on here ??? with the variation in specs in the data its quite possible this is perfectly fine I repaired a 1300 fwd with dropped thrusts , welded replacement lugs on the brg cap reground the crank and it went from stalling with the flywheel fouling the back plate to a life of over 100k till the body fell apart , not all make for a scrap block Pete

thats a result Paul, and adds one more idea to correct the spread pete

have you removed the fuel line pump to carbs is the pump pumping ??? its quite common to make the dreaded rubber slivers , when you refit rubber hose to a metal pipe it slices a bit off anf that often blocks the back of the float needle valve do make sure none of the air filter gaskets are blocking the front face ports other things are the tube to the jet on su becomes kinked under the spiral wrap and there is often two jet tube rubber 0 rings in the float chamber ,decomposed and blocking flow then what else did you work on ...always go back to the last job you did, or forgot about are you getting a spark at the plugs?? Pete

clear hooters ............takes me back to testing truck horns was probably Clear hooter , Lucas , one other on the basis we coudnt hear any of them we bought the clear hooter as being cheapest happy days Pete

club shop and others sell a genuine reprint of the original triumph manual pete

and now Ford use the Vignale name Pete

the 7/16 thread + 1//4" pipe sounds about right for the age i general there will not be any metric threads on uk solex carbs Pete

as the main components all measure to spec it would seem the seal cups are too thick there is little else to upset the fit ?? spreading the wishbone is an option but not a liked solution Pete

have a look in the old Moss Triumph tune manual it does give a variety of needle specs. but swapping Strombergs to SU is the main headache on a 2 ltr there are more needles available for SU but what one is a long question of trials . Pete

i would expect the crush tube should protect seal crushing ?? Pete

having deal with truck warranty on air suspension i will duck out of that idea Pete

add in there are two lengths of drive shaft which if you swap will affect the camber Pete

you say its only a crude measurement at +0.003" is neither here not there if it was +020" then youre heading for troubles getting the sump off on a vitesse is a good faf , you need to raise the lump a lot to get the sump pan to clear the oil pump at +003" i would sleep easy Pete

take a cheese sandwich , flask of coffee and your PHONE and enjoy the ride home Pete