haggis

Both vitesse and gt6, thinking of doing both, if only to renew fluid every couple of years. hag

Thanks guys, went a little bit off piste towards the end, but some great ideas for bleeding the clutch remotely. I now have a plan. Club shop should sell something for this purpose, it’s s great mod and probably cheap to make. Hag

Hi all, Looking for a remote clutch bleed pipe thing. Seen it on a few cars, means you don’t have to take the interior out to bleed it. Basically a braided hose you can mount in the engine bay and bleed from there. Anyone got a link to one I can buy? thanks hag

Hi all, Looking for a remote clutch bleed pipe thing. Seen it on a few cars, means you don’t have to take the interior out to bleed it. Basically a braided hose you can mount in the engine bay and bleed from there. Anyone got a link to one I can buy? thanks hag

Well I changed the headgasket last weekend, Used heldite on both sides and after 3 runs, I no longer have oil everywhere, and only a little blue smoke on start up warm. Result. !!! Thanks for all your help. Hag

Found it, page 1.136 or something like that. 😮‍💨

Thanks guys, Pete I went through the wsm again but couldn’t find it this time either 🤣, but what I did find is Heldite, is that better than well seal if I go down the sealant route? thanks hag

Thanks guys, found the info in this online wsm, I’m aware of the washer deformation, and the lower torque on the smaller head bolts. hag

I found a wsm that said coat the bottom of the gasket to block, but doesn’t say with what. ? Assuming Wellseal then unless anyone else knows better. thanks hag

I know the feeling Pete, the old grey matter doesn’t function as it used to probably needs a software update. 🤣

Hi Pete, do you just smear well seal all over or just around bores?

Hello, it’s been a long time, Just a quick one, do you use a sealant with the 1600 tin head gaskets? cheers hag

Thanks guys, I hadn’t planned to change internals as the 3 rail is pretty good, just wanted/hoped to be able to bolt the OD on the 3 rail and hopefully the main shaft splines might be the same. But it sounds like there may be some tricky bits to deal with. I’ll have a look in a few weeks when I take it out. no doubt further questions to come. 😬 Thanks hag

Hi guys/girls, about to do an engine rebuild on late vitesse 1600, as it’s all coming out thought I might look at gearbox too. It currently has a single rail gearbox with d type overdrive, makes lots of whirring/whining in 1,2&3 gears, but works fine. Now I have a pretty good 3 rail gearbox I took out of a late vitesse 2.0. The 3 rail in my Gt6 seems much more robust than the single rail. so question is, how easy is it to swap between the two? I would hope to put the overdrive on the 3 rail. Assuming shaft splines and bell housing are the all the same? Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks hag

Have you connected the carb breather yet?