Paul H

I’ve got Gates Barricade throughout Paul

Hi I’m travelling from the Wirral to Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday in my Vitesse and petrol supply up here is bleak to say the least , E10 is more available than E5 , Is it ok to use as a once off . It would be a 50/50 mix E5 premium and E10 . I have octane boost Paul

I think you are correct , just researched and pretty sure it was a 4 door so not a Mayflower Paul

New Chester Road , Bromborough this Triumph Mayflower following me in my Vitesse What’s the chances of that Paul

Useful explanatory article https://www.classiccarsmagazine.co.uk/blog/features/ethanol-blended-petrol-and-classic-cars/ Paul

Short test drive and all good . Need to go on a long run which will probably be Sunday with the 5 Walled Towns in North Wales . Fuel consumption is 29 mpg which is what I would expect on a long run . Looking at the wobbly spade it’s surprising I travelled as far as i did 😱 Paul

Hopefully might have found the issue the positive terminal on the coil was loose . Check out the video . I have corrected this and cleaned up the rotor and weakened the mixture by 1/4 turn . Off for fuel and short test to see if she will behave. The only explanation for the wobbly spade is that the cable is routed and cable tied and perhaps too restrictive so with engine movement the spade got too much pressure Paul IMG_3539.MOV

The correct door seals for the Herald / Vitesse are from Coh Baines . Pretty sure that are the same as the GT6 Paul

It’s been raining most of the day so haven’t been able to check the plugs with the strobe or sparkrite . A break in the rain allowed me to check the plugs and dizzy Plug no 4 was oiled more than the others . The dizzy cap had small specks of of black dust on the inside Any initial thoughts Paul

Hi Pete , no big hic up or cough . Feels like a slight misfire which would get worse if with more pedal . After Duxford I checked the plugs and they were a tad rich so weakened the mixture by 1/4 turn . CDSE’s ignition is Accuspark Paul

Hi John got both . With the spark rite I assume I test at 3000 plus . The strobe is a basic version Paul

Hi travelled up to the Wirral today from Suffolk 230 miles in my Mk2 Vitesse. Longest straight run for a while. Everything went fine unless I went over 3300 revs then the engine misfires . Doesn’t happen every time but more often than not . Bring the revs down and the engine behaves . Same issue happened on the return from Duxford last Sunday . With overdrive the speedo is wavering 55 to 60 at 3000 revs . The issue could be fuel but all filters are clear and running a Huco electric pump . This leaves electrics with Accuspark electronics and near new Delco distributor , NGKs . I’ve got a good selection of spares to work through and could it even need to retard the ignition a tad . Where should I start ? If your planning a trip make sure you know the stations which sell E5 Premium enroute as finding E5 was difficult . Good job I had a can in the boot . Next Sunday 26th going to Walled Towns rally in North Wales . Any other takers ? Paul

How about a pic of the old starter ? Paul

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The spacer should be at least 5 - 8 mm . This is a guesstimate The shim being approx 2mm Paul

The spacer should have been with your original Bendix starter Paul

I’ve fitted the same to my Mk2 Vitesse and needed the spacer BUT not the shim . Paul

Sorry just got your joke 😱

No it’s 4kw Villager Puffin smallest in the range . Because the flue pipes are exposed ( twin lined ) there’s a lot of heat transfer . This will be the same setup in the garage .

Thread Drift Alert ! An experiment today . We have a wood burner in the conservatory which is the same size as the garage . In one hr raised the temp by 8 degrees . I have a spare wood burner and trunking as well , needs refurbishing . Looks like this might work . The trunking cant go through the roof so how to cut 6ins diameter hole in the concrete panel ? Paul

If you purchased your R6 from EBay it’s highly likely it’s fake and will melt from the inside . I’ve got this TShirt . Suggest upgrading regardless to Gates Barricade which is available from the Club Shop and Moss . I don’t think you should be using E10 anyway and E5 premium is the forward . Where available I use Tesco E5 Momentum 99 Paul

It’s a land locked garage which is in the back garden . Plan is to spray all the removable body parts in there . Paul

I have removed the garage door and filled in with a single door and window . The walls are concrete panels which has been battened and covered with plywood , same with the roof Paul

How about a bit of thread drift ? The summer is for enjoying your Triumph . The Autumn and Winter for fixing / improving . In my case getting down to bodywork and spraying . BUT temp had to be 17c to spray . I have a dedicated single garage which will need heating . The garage has little insulation . I see my options as either a Propane Spacer Blower or perhaps a Wood Burner . Any ideas ? Paul

How often should we change Dot4 Paul