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Hi Scrapman, no don't know history of engine, have no idea if it had a external feed, as there was a little bit of oil in the original rocker I'm assuming I blocked it further with the flush. Bottom line the heads coming off tonight! and if i can't find anything the sumps coming off tomorrow! It will be an interesting voyage of discovery to see if the previous owner was a complete Numpty or not. I was really hoping after 37 years of maintaining my lovely 1600 vitesse that my next purchased one would require nothing but driving and a bit of routine maintenance, but it is a Triumph, and done to someone else's standards, I should have known better. But it is awesome looking & sounding can't wait to drive it for more than ten miles before it breaks down. Thanks Hag

HI Pete, yes run and driven 15miles, lifted the cover off and it looked and the front 3 sets of rockers were completely grey. I don't know if anyone has any experience of Kent cams, are there any known problems with the oil pick up to the rocker?? Clutching at straws really I know they are very well engineered product, I'm guessing the head needs to come off. Hag

Hi John D, thanks for the reply, you got me thinking (i think this is a puzzled face?) how long is too long for the bolt to the rear of the head? I've noticed there is two copper washers on it and wondering if the idiot who owned it before has put a longer bolt in! In my mind when I removed it I did think it seemed long or the possibility it might be long, mine has 10mm of thread past the copper washer, any idea if this is too long? ultimately I think the head will need to come off, but just imagine if it was just a bolt that was too long!. Thanks Hag

Hi Pete, thanks for the early reply, I have checked the head rear thread and forced oil through the rocker which flowed out at this point, which I assumed to mean there isn't a blockage in the head. Any idea whether the gallery should have oil in it after left not started for a week or two? I have looked at both sides of the story for the external rocker feed and decided this is not a good option, so no intention of doing this although it would appear to be the perfect solution. I think maybe the best solution will be to take the head off and blow all passages out, but I'll give the wire trick a go. Thanks Hag

Hello, can anyone help me on this one, got a GT6 mk3 engine in a Mk1, its not playing nice at the moment. I have just replaced the rocker shaft assembly with a completely new one as the old one lacked lubrication at the front of the engine and 'cooked' the other day. new assembly installed, started her up ran great, got hot, ran like a bag of spanners. It would appear I have absolutely no oil coming up to the rocker for lubrication, I have no intention in fitted one of these after market external feeds, but was wondering if anyone had any idea where the most likely place the blockage would be? I have removed the oil cooler feeds and emptied this out, i have also removed the complete oil filter & housing and both items are clear and had oil in them. I removed the 3 no external plugs to the gallery first and there was no oil coming out of them at all? Now the car hasn't run for a week or so, should I expect to find oil in the gallery at all times or should I expect it to be empty as the oil has dropped into the sump? Have removed the screw out of the rocker assembly and squirted oil in, this fills the shaft and runs out the back of the head via the plug to the rear. I'm thinking catastrophic failure of the oil pump, or a blockage in the engine , but it starts with great oil pressure reading! I had just done a flush and put new oil & filters in after the first rocker failure, and I did pull out 2 no tiny 'O'rings from under the rocker cover on two occasions that were completely in tact. I'm puzzled about where to start looking really, any ideas? Thanks Hag

HI everyone, thanks for all your posts, I've only just managed to sign back on to the Forum as I forgot my password. I will definately fit a relay to my headlights and I added a reverse light which I'm sure could also do with one as well. The good news is the relay was a great success I used an 8amp cable and wired direct to the battery and result, the idle does drop slightly when the fan kicks in but she keeps on running but I have some more serious engine problems to deal with now. Thanks for all your help. Hag

Hi Richard, thanks for the diagram, there are so many on the internet and none of them seemed relevant, managed to wire a new relay and get the fan working again just need a test drive to see if its one of my problems solved. Its just off then on now. So many problems, so little time. (trying to get to SEM next Sunday) Thanks Hag

ok, thanks for all your help, i'll let you know how it goes. hag

Thanks for your help Darren, and for the link, great site. I'll give your suggestion a go as its the best I got to go on and makes sense, just checking does the permanent fused live supply mean it will run on after the ignition is switched off? hag

Hi and thanks for all the responses, I've just been out and checked and it looks like its connected to the existing loom, utilising the Green/White wire from the front indicator for its power!, which should mean its not from the ignition (as in principle, the indicators only work when the ignition is on), but i will check this. I have no idea when the fan was fitted it came with the car, which I've had less than a month, which has a lot of issues! Sounds like I should wire it straight from the battery with an inline fuse of 30Amps. Being a bit special when it comes to electrics, I'm assuming a 5amp cable won't be sufficient? Hag

Hi, and thanks, idle speed good before the fan kicks in, normally around 900/1000 RPM, I have actually tried setting it a bit higher but the engine still dies. Its got an alternator and elec fuel pump, wondering if my alternator should be a bit juicier? hag

Hello everyone, can anyone help on this one? got a Kenlowe fan fitted to my GT6 mk1, car runs fine until warm, fan cuts in, engine slows and stops! any thoughts? Hag

Thanks Clive, much appreciated. Haggis

Hello fellow triumph addicts this is my very first ever forum contact so please be gentle with me, just wondering if anyone can help. I'm currently trying to rebuild the front end of my vitesse 6 and it would appear it has had some accident damage to the front bar of the chassis (in front of radiator). Could anyone help me with a dimension 'Centre to Centre' for the brackets that hold the front chrome overriders on, I have bought a second hand steel valance and it seems miles out compared to the brackets. It look like the drivers side has been removed and welded into a new position, another bodge to be put right. Anyones help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Haggis