Gully

Thanks Ben, but the fuel gauge is fine. Gully

Hi all, When heading across to the Silverstone Classic last weekend I looked down and was horrified to see the temperature guage reading just below the red (car usually runs mid point on the gauge). I pulled over and nothing appeared to be amiss - hoses all at usual temperatures - so I gave the thermostat housing a couple of sharp taps to ensure the thermostat wasn't sticking: no change in reading. I then drove a bit further, with the car seemingly running normally, before stopping to check under the bonnet again. After a quick wiggle of the sender connection the gauge dropped to zero, where despite further wiggling it stayed for the remainder of the journey to Silverstone. Later on in the afternoon before the parade lap I wiggled the connection again and the temperature gauge read perfectly normally for the parade lap and journey home... Sorted, or so I thought, but clearly a dodgy connection to keep an eye on. I took the car to an evening show on Tuesday and on the journey out the car read normal temperature, but on the way home higher than normal, so I decided to buy a new sender. Fitted that this morning (before the rain) and took the car for a run - the temperature started climbing more quickly than usual and within half a mile was off the top of the gauge! Under the bonnet all the temperatures seem completely normal. Rubbish parts? I did buy from an eBay seller, so have another sender on order from Canleys, but any thoughts as to what else could be wrong? Fuel gauge is working fine, so voltage stabiliser should be okay. I replaced the thermostat a few months ago and the engine temperatures seem to be fine and consistent - warms up, thermostat opens, radiator gets hot, all other hoses warm up - whatever the temperature gauge says! Thanks, Gully

Gearbox is still holding its oil, thanks Pete! I wasn't black flagged . Not even a slippery surface flag followed my passing, although after a fleet of Triumphs being on track shortly before the rain arrived, I'm not surprised the A30/A35's were skating off all over the place! Gully

I'm thinking of a canvas print - it's my birthday in a fortnight and after all the 'presents' I've bought the car this year I reckon I deserve one myself! Gully

Many thanks to all involved in organising the Club's presence at the Silverstone Classics at the weekend - it was great to see the array of colourful Triumphs sandwiched between the corporate greys and silvers of the Aston Martin and Maserati stands! The TSSC stand was really well supported on Friday and particularly Saturday, with many (like me) attracted by the opportunity for a Saturday parade lap. (I didn't make Sunday, so can't comment on number of cars). This year's lap was, I felt, much better than last year's - a great holding area next to the track at Brooklands so we didn't miss any racing and a much quicker pace. Big thanks to Jane Rowley who forwarded the following picture to me today (credit Richard Dredge) - a fabulous memento ???? Gully

My tablet (iPad) remains logged in, so the 'remember' functionality does work. Gully

There are different size clips available, but both inner and outer weather seals on my GT6 are held in place with black sealer (done by previous owner, not me). However, the reason is obvious - when the doors were re-skinned the new skins have too deep a lip and protrude well below the bottom of the weather strips, so no clips were ever going to reach! The driver's side seals have never come adrift, but the passenger side outside seal did at the lock end, until a small self-tapper cured it... Gully

The red cover GT6 Mk 1, 2 & 3 and Vitesse Mk2 workshop manual covers rotoflex driveshafts from page / plate 3.122 onwards. Gully

My number plate was also hung from the bumper - moving it downwards made a real difference to cooling. I've attached a photo which indicates its position. I used four L shaped furniture corner brackets in pairs to form extended U shapes with the inside verticals going through the grille above the valance and returned behind the chassis rail where there are some useful unused holes. The front verticals hold a horizontal bar to which the plate is attached. Took me about an hour to do using bits I had in the shed! Gully

I fitted an aluminium radiator cowl a couple of years ago and did notice an immediate improvement in cooling efficiency over having no cowl at all - no more higer temperatures on the motorway than A / B roads was the most noticeable difference. I cut two holes in mine for the air box feeds - no such elegant connectors though: I held mine in place with zip ties! Mine also came with 3 fixing holes, but as I don't run the valences the top holes had nothing to connect to and the cowl was a bit loose. I made up some brackets from lengths of aluminium angle and fitted them to the back of the two lower bolts on the back side of the radiator bracket to the cowl and attached the top holes to those, resulting in a solid fixing. Gully

If the Vitesse ones are anything like the GT6 quarter light catches, proceed with caution. I think the GT6 ones are Mazak, or sh1t metal as my aircraft industry Father calls it - very soft and prone to fracture. Gully

I shall be there with the family on Friday, then wife and I in the GT6 on the Club stand on Saturday. Gully

It's reasonably common for GT6 owners to change to a Spitfire 3.63 ratio diff from the 3.89 ratio to lower cruising revs - something I did. From recollection, without the overdrive engaged 3000 rpm is about 55-60mph, so something seems adrift in your readings! Gully

Also check the age / manufacture date when you buy the tyres - not that many 13 inch tyres get sold these days and I found the 'new' ones I'd bought and had fitted were already 4 years old! Gully

Thanks for those. Love a Java Green car - missed out on a Java Green GT6 before I bought mine! Do I spy a second Stag in the garage? Gully

Welcome to the TSSC and our forum. Any pictures of your cars? We like pictures! Gully

Thoroughly enjoyed the blog - thank you for taking the time to write up your experiences! Sorry to learn your Disneyland Paris day didn't live up to expectations. Just bad timing I guess, as when we went in August last year the park was very quiet and characters were all over the place - our visit coincided with the Parisienne holiday period. Not sure my wife would be able to pack light enough for a couple of weeks away in the GT6 - I suppose I might get away with going by myself... Thanks, Gully

At a local level the local TR Register group has invited the Herts and Beds branch of TSSC to their show and shine in early August, which I'm looking forward to . Gully

I replaced the indicator switch on the GT6 earlier this year. Worked absolutely fine for a month or so, then stopped cancelling in one direction on a hot day - switch moved enough to break the electrical contact, but not click 'home'. When I removed the cowling, I found the pins that hold the cancelling tangs (joined by the small spring) had worked loose from the plastic housing, so the tangs were able to move in more than one plane. Two small blobs of glue and all good again. Gully

When filling from empty, how much fluid did the system take? Filled mine twice over the weekend (first time with water for a flush) and it took around 6.8 litres each time. I guess we all have slightly different radiators these days so capacities will vary, but usually upwards from the manual figures - if less, then you probably have air locks. Hope it's nothing more serious. Another thought - does your block drain tap run okay? If not, that may indicate some build-up of crud (technical term!) that could affect cooling. Gully

The first GT6 I looked at was a white Mk2 with red interior (including carpets) - it was stunning, but sadly beyond my budget. I still wish on occasions that I'd found the extra £k's... Gully

Take a look at the Canleys website - their parts book images should help you out as they give a pretty good representation of the arrangements. However, not sure why you think there are only 3 outlets? I have 4 - dash and footwell both sides. Gully

Not sure if the Vitesse register secretary, Dave Rumens, participates in this forum. Probably best to drop him an email on vitesse@tssc.org.uk Gully

Welcome aboard! Gully

It pretty much hangs straight down, otherwise I would! :-) More to the point, when it says 1/4 full, it is... If I bent it downwards, it would still say 1/4 full, but be empty. Gully