[Brake Servo ?]

even dancing was a challenge in platforms 

Pete

[Brake Servo ?]

try wearing stilettos    great space savers  

by the way  Ive not tried them 

Pete

[Herald: Gear lever circlip]

if you have a dremmel type tool with  a small cutting wheel you can grind out a better clean square cut groove

if its got worn and lost its defined sharp edge 

Pete

[Payen head gasket problems]

right  Today head off fitted the canley supplied gasket , retorqued , tappet reset, timed, and she runs fine

compare old gasket and the canley gasket with the Payen from Rimmers and the problem is evident 

the payen gasket Fire rings are half the width required to seal against the clamping load of the head 

so this confirms the  Triumph  Payen Gasket  is not fit for purpose , any purpose .

the pic shows the wildly differing half the width rings 

there's a lesson for us all here 

Pete 

 

[Brake Servo ?]

cheapest up grade to pedal loads is to weld a bigger pedal pad on .

Pete

[The embarrassing Herald restoration thread - bean by bean the sack fills...]

OH !!    Colin.......Hmmmm     Happy new year  might help !!!

Pete

[ACCUSPARK PROBLEM]

sometimes the simplest is the best 

a small bulb on the trigger line will wink just the same as with points 

might be worth checking you get 4 pulses per rev.of the rotor 

I am currently playing with one only doing 3 out of the 6 

so thats gone back to points for now. 

sorry but i find they look the part but just seem unreliable 

and i find aldon and lumenition just battle on for ever 

pete

 

[Late Spitfire/GT6 Rear Brake & Tail Dual lamp Holder]

the mix and not match these lamp holders has caused loads of grief when earthed .claw earthed, single and twin filaments holders

all get mixed up over the years I have spent many a happy minute or two sorting out these when you get all the right terminals but not in the right order (who said that ) 

pete

 

[Payen head gasket problems]

 yes Nigel   theres lots of negative comments on the 'net'   about payen   so  replacement is coming from Canley's 

head comes off  this week end  

i hear the ideas its maybe something else but ....what 

there is little to go wrong with what was a running engine having a gasket swap and a light valve/chamber clean up 

its got me stumped and thats unusual the only common thing is the  gasket 

if i fitted the head with chocolate spread i would expect better results 

and ive said  the pistons are going up,down ok , you can feel a light puff from the plug hole but not enough to make it work 

Pete

 

 

[GT6 Engine Return Basics]

you could araldite the bolt heads just holds enough to allow the nuts tight without the heads spinning 

you could drill the bolt head and insert a split pin just need to stop the head rotating 

many ways  are available with a bit of thinking 

you can leave the metalastic mount and remove the chassis  base plate as an assy. or hope you can lift the od over the mount 

leaving the sodding nuts alone 

Pete

 

[ACCUSPARK PROBLEM]

if it doesnt align with the pick up it seems   to need some sort of spacer 

time to talk to accuspark 

Pete

[Payen head gasket problems]

Hi John ,  apart from all pistons go up and down

antics of low cranking needed replacement starter

fuel wont prime

sparks leaping out the coil head

accuspark  only tiggering 3 of the 6 

screw missing from rocker /pedestal location 

none of which has anything to do with zero compression

all the rockers rock  will check valve timing 

but she ran on 5/6 before we took the head off and there was little work required to clean that up 

it makes no sense , the gasket is the common denominator ...or its Me

and there are online reports of payen giving troubles from spitfire to stag  across the whole car range

since production left the UK 

watch this space 

Pete

[GT6 Engine Return Basics]

just two bolts into the OD rear cover 

it pays to remove the mount from its support plate so you dont get caught up

and they can be  pig as access to the heads is restricted 

Pete

[New member and New Owner]

before he went flying down the road at mack2 he had a MGB 

the 1600 was pretty hairy and he was pulling  ton + down barton cutting 

ive not had any contact since but shes still  out there 

pete

[ACCUSPARK PROBLEM]

i would not expect a loose fitting trigger to mess up the running more like the module is playing up 

whilst i mainly see cars with a problem  im afraid i see accuS as often the culprit with erratic running .

im sure there are many running fine  

a bit of tape to make a better fit is not an unusual fix even for the rotor arm 

Pete

 

 

[Payen head gasket problems]

thats hard to come to terms with

Pete

[New member and New Owner]

i was always going to blank off the stalk movement to sides only 

but sold her before that materialised .

the new owner complained the indicators didnt work , well he was using the lamp stalk (you cant help some guys) 

Pete

[Payen head gasket problems]

well its not removed yet to see if the rings are running ring round us 

and   there aint no babies but have seen the adverts for erectile that last up to 36 hours    ...What !!!!!

Pete

[New member and New Owner]

hurtling into a corner and flick the dipswitch to dark mode does keep the driving excitement  active ......Oh Sh1t rules 

its not the first or the last time you will do it 

 

[Payen head gasket problems]

1 hour ago, JohnD said:

To a true engineer's straight edge?

yes john   i do have a goodly selection of engineering tools and measuring devices 

lts not like Ive never done this before is it 

i understand the bath water syndrome but the car has run ok for a good few years till No5 gave out

its pretty grubby and unmolested original years of un touched grime   the head nuts were def down to deformed washers   we have all seen that before .

def feeling a bit stumped on this  and that is somewhat unusual 

Pete

 

 

[Payen head gasket problems]

the wifes pancakes are often showing burnt out fire rings  !!!

pete

[Payen head gasket problems]

old gasket had 120 with no5 an=t 0 

new gasket two at 50  rest all 0

valve seats all cleaned and lightly refaced , all sound and not in a poor sate  easy to tidy and re seat

having done more heads than i care to remember  this makes no sense 

as belgium payen seem to have a poor reputation its expected that its the gasket is the common factor in this conundrum

its a mk2 2,5 engine recessed bores gasket with a tab at the back 

never in my experience has a simple gasket swap ended up as a disaster

the old gasket has signs of blow by , most nuts quite loose ,  the head will have to come off and see what the heck is going on here   

there is no need to reface the head  its as flat as a pancake 

stud threads al die nut cleaned ,  washers and nuts all good.

and yes we have tapper clearances at 0.010"

Pete

 

 

 

 

[Payen head gasket problems]

AidanT started a question on this way back in 2020  but following a head rebuild on a local 2500s 

which suffered compression loss on No  5  we refaced and cleaned the head die nutted the studs to clean the threads 

all looks like new and yes its a recessed bore and payen with a tab but now have between 0 and 50psi  across the engine 

the common denominator is the blasted gasket  TLD has a post about not fit for purpose since production transferred from UK to Belgium 

I dont normally need help but any others had problems with Payen ????

this should be a simple  whip it off   clean and refit    ,well its all buttoned up  but now hopeless .not  able to spurn a pop or bang 

 

Pete

[movement of steering wheel/column Vitesse mk2]

i find access is best from underside with a long extension and socket 

Pete

[movement of steering wheel/column Vitesse mk2]

2 hours ago, Iain T said:

There's a steering column 'safety' joint by the pedals check that that is correctly installed and tightened. 

Iain 

Yes  just below the outer tube is a flat clamp plate that allows the column to collapse under impact 

this has a grub screw in the centre to grip but allow slide and there is a simple setting  best read the manual 

there could be some shift if its a bit slack .

Pete