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Using a large box of bits I have converted my Vitesse 6 to one key for all locks & ignition and fitted an locking push button to the passenger door. But I think I have used late model Herald/Vitesse locks to do this. It was a bit messy and fiddly but well worth it. Adrian

Luckily your car is an old fashioned Triumph. It really should be as simple as getting as much diesel out of the tank and fuel lines then brimming with petrol and sucking it through to the carbs. Replace the filter of you have one. It will run smokey and smell for a while but will clear and the diesel might do some good in cleaning the combustion chamber. Do it on a modern car and its is ridiculous what it costs to fix especially adding petrol to a diesel Many years ago I started to fill a diesel truck with petrol (dont ask) I realised my error when the price was clicking up way to fast. All the service station did was get me to drive the truck over the station diesel tank fill point and we drained the tank into the diesel supply. Adrian

My old Mk1 2.5PI Estate had a club footed tappet screw that caused me all sorts of grief till I got it sorted. IIRC it was cylinder 6 exhaust No idea how long it was on the car but depending how it was sitting it would 'drop' the pushrod It also popped all of its clutch springs but that was a bang each time one went. Adrian

Well I went and bought one. I got a Crealty Ender 3 Pro and now have something to build all those things I never knew I needed. I reckon the ones to get are those that can do PEEK or its ilk but as they are expensive I will start with the cheaper ones and hopefully in a few years when I have this mastered and prices have dropped I will be able to invest in the better printers. Also the development of plastics for printing will have improved. They are not a tool for instant gratification as printing takes a while, sometimes a couple of days and you still have the prints that for some reason go awry but the machine still keeps printing what it is programmed to do and you end up with a birds nest.. Today I printed 2 discs to mount LEDs in Lucas guard top side lights, a cover for a Shimano gear shifter on a pushbike but it was the wrong one, a tyre valve cap and finally a screw in oil funnel for filling a Honda EU1 generator. The Lucas led discs I designed on Fusion 360 which is a must to learn if you want to print your own items. You also spend a lot of time printing parts to modify your printer or adjust things that could have been done better. Adrian

3.2? You can fart that In NZ we dont even blink for that😀 Adrian

Parker muh lady. Adrian

German Shepherd Dog? Adrian

If? I thought that was a given😉

So do we create a subforum to help assist international members with Triumph troubles I could be called..... Wait for it........ Calling International Rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF0aHzNtYsk I will get my coat Adrian

I suggested the use of a torch for looking into a fuel tank on an American site. Different meaning of the word torch apparently. Adrian

Good to see your whisky habit is not impinging on the Triumph time You will find that tea is the prescribed drink whilst working on your Triumph. Mostly served in a chipped mug and available at any time but mostly recommended when you have spent hours progressing backwards. Adrian

Welcome Ian Oil change with the proper oil would be the first thing I would do. Spend some time on this site researching the correct oil Adrian

Go on do it and then fit an epicyclic preselector for fun

Like Peter and Clive I think this move to more road speed for less engine speed comes from modern vehicles. People are not used to engines doing high revs. My VW Amarok 420 BiTDi rarely goes above 2000rpm and at our strictly policed 100kmh speed limit it doesnt get much chance. And it has the amazing ZF 8 speed autot hat is found in may modern cars. This is all to make engines more efficient and with a narrower clean economical band. Adrian

Ah yes Clive but as we all know whether it will work or not is not the point. Trying something succeeding and then discovering it doesn't work is the correct way to do it and then post so we all know not to do it till we have a better idea😉 Adrian

Why does my brain tell me that early Ford Transits had a remote overdrive, I believe similar to the ORS unit. With either you could fit them at the diff end so it looks transaxle-ish. Adrian

10 years is nothing to be embarrassed about A few of us have restorations starting last century. Well done. Adrian

I started life in Pennywell Sunderland but my parents emigrated in the late 60s having been here before. I think they made right decision. I am fortune to live on the east side of Wellington harbour in a village called Eastbourne. Adrian

Not Wellington my friend. Temperate Marine is what they call it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington#Climate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Strait Fellow Triumph owners on the West Island are a lot warmer and get so toasty that it burns.

What do you mean, doesn't every Triumph owner has a lathe🤫

Iain, the one I turned down was cast, it had no 'grain' and just dusted off in the lathe. It could have been cast then machined I hope that makes sense. Adrian

Its not one of my Triumphs but for the last 3 months since I have been back at work I have a pair of MGF seats for my Vitesse in the back of my VW Amarok as I have no space for them in the garage at present. Adrian

While I generally agree with this philosophy it is only a round piece of steel with a counter bore on the back, a threaded hole right through and four smaller holes to bolt the fan to. Nothing an decent engineering shop couldn't knock up in an hour or so. Whether the fact it is casting versus machining makes a difference I don't know. Adrian

Good to see no one was tempted to mention the starter motor method of undoing the front pulley bolt. Dammit what have I just gone and done 🙄 Adrian

Hi Iain I turned down the mounting boss on my 6 by about 10mm to give more clearance between the radiator and fan. I took it off the back and then deepened the recess to fit on the crank. As In was keeping the fan albeit a plastic one In retapped the holes for the fan bolts. And I took a bit off the end of the bolt I also wedged the radiator to make it parallel to the front of the engine as the fan was uncomfortably close for my big hands to work around it. I think I posted about it while back. Adrian