micmak

Monday at 08:20

21 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

as apprentice in experimental a truck with some damage to the front apron they decided to chain it to a tow truck and pull the dent out...they ripped the whole front off

so advise do not chain it to a lampost and drive off .

the front bulkhead has the two front holes are sized to be a more fixed location

the rear tub can move a lot if needed

does the door need raising on the hinges ,as there is adjustment on the door and the A post

are the door gaps parallel || not |/

Pete

The gap at the B post is rather tight. The door hangs well and doesn't drop. I don't want to hijack this thread too much more as it is a fuel conversation. We discussed it all here a few months ago:

Sunday at 08:38

40 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

aha so it needs the rear tub moving rearwards a bit ???

doubt if the hinge adjustment would be enough .. time to play , may need some aspirin Ha !

Pete

Exactly, Pete. I won't have time for a while, but when I get a chance, I hope to move it back about a millimetre and see if it helps. If not, then another millimetre, and so on. I was terrified at the idea of doing this a few months ago, but as I get more familiar with the car, and read more on this forum, I am getting more confident. Now I am actually looking forward to doing this adjustment.

.....Mick.....

Saturday at 22:03

5 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

drivers door ... do check the sprung slide under the striker is oiled and free to slide

if you have bubble/tube door seals the doors will always need a slam

cheap fix is to stanley knife the balloon to make it a flip lip

Pete

No, it’s not that simple, Pete. The door actually hits the body before the lock or striker ever get involved in closing the door.

Saturday at 14:42

Hi Folks, just a little update to let you know that there is no update! Not really. I drove the Vitesse down to the local village today. It was the first time in weeks and weeks that I touched the car. It started perfectly. It drove perfectly. It idled perfectly, and restarted at the store perfectly. Although I only drove this little car for about 8 or 9 kms round-trip, I think my fuel woes are behind me. The car just drives and behaves so nicely. I let it idle when I returned for about 10 minutes just to see how it idled. I wouldn’t go as far as to say that it idled like a modern car, but it is not too far off. And no dumping of fuel. Very pleased with the car in general. Now that the weather has got nicer, and the fuel dumping issue APPEARS to be behind me, I might attempt adjusting the rear tub so as to allow my driver’s door to close easier. Maybe in the next few weeks.

.....Mick.....

April 1

Hi Guys, My car is probably like most Triumphs here, in that it gets rare outings. Today was an exception. It was a sunny Spring-like day and I went for a short drive. My little Vitesse performed perfectly. I opened the bonnet upon my return, just to look at things and to get that glorious smell that modern cars just don’t have. It’s magic!!! As I looked around, I wondered what is the best solution to surface rust on and around the engine and its components. I don’t particularly want to paint it a color. I just want to remove the rust-looking bits in some areas. So, is there some sort of colorless paint or varnish that I could put on the effected areas? Or will a wipe of an oily rag clean these areas up enough?

Thanks.

.....Mick.....

March 29

Holy smokes Guys, My little question about missing inlet hoses/tubes has taken on a whole new life of it’s own! I never expected such technical and detailed reactions. All I wanted to know is if some sort of tubes/hoses were supposed to be there, and if so, would they help to keep fuel cooler in the carbs. But you guys have taken this is a very technical direction, which is waay over my head. I feel positively dumbfounded reading some of these responses! Makes me wish I had taken a more technical route in life. I am sure it would have been more rewarding because even though I don't fully understand some of the responses, I DO appreciate them, and I try to understand them. It is nice to read them and try to make sense of them.

Thanks Everyone.

…..Mick…..

March 27

If I make up something with tubes/hoses/pipes, is there some sort of flange or baffle or plenum or scoop at the end of the tubes? Surely just leaving the tubes sitting there behind the front grille will not allow all that much air in.

.....Mick.....

March 27

1 hour ago, KevinR said:

Original thread restored

Great!!! Thank you Kevin. I'm glad it was retrievable.

Thanks again.

.....Mick.....

March 26

51 minutes ago, Graham C said:

Thread drift, how do you actually delete a complete thread?

Amazing!

Graham

I started a comment, and I didn’t like the way I phrased it. So I decided to delete it and start over. I clicked Moderation Actions at the bottom RHS, and hit delete thinking that my unfinished comment would delete. But the whole thread disappeared!!!!!

…..Mick…..

March 26

What an idiot. I accidentally deleted the whole conversation about air intake for a Vitesse! Dammit. Can it be restored? There was some great ideas and conversation in it.

.....Mick.....

March 25

Well Guys, I have to say I felt a bit dumb this morning asking what I felt was a bit of a stupid question. But once again, I realize that every day is a learning day on TSSC's forum. Now, I am glad I asked and I might put tubes on my filter, or maybe not. I’ll see. I would imagine that if you don’t have them, you might have problems with the carbs overheating? I’d imagine it is better to have them. Surely drawing in cooler air is better.

Thanks Everyone for your comments.

…..Mick…..

March 25

25 minutes ago, rlubikey said:

If you've never used it before, you only need the merest smear. (It may be just a smear to you mate ...) Too much and you get worse heat transfer. Also, it looks like bird poo - and it's difficult to wash of your fingers. You've been warned!

Cheers, Richard

Ha ha. OK, I'll keep the bird poo in mind if I decide to do a "smear"!

Thanks.

.....Mick.....

March 25

I have seen many photos of 1960s Triumph engines. They are all similar, for the most part, but there is one thing that struck me. It concerns the air filter. Some cars have flexible hose-type tubes from the filter box to the front grill area. My car doesn’t have this. Should my car, a 1968 MK1 Vitesse, have such things? Are they missing from my car, or is my car supposed to have nothing attached to the air filter box?

March 25

16 hours ago, cliff.b said:

Regarding the cooling of the electronics, when I fitted Accuspark to my Spitfire nearly 3 years ago it came with a sachet of heat sink compound, as used when fitting a PC CPU.

If the module is to be removed and refitted it is probably a good idea to use some more each time. I did this when I re-used the module on a new distributor and have had no problems.

Interesting. I have a tube of heat sink compound around here somewhere. I might take out the module and smear some of the compound under it. Can't hurt.

.....Mick.....

March 24

3 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

and you would also see they changed a £680 diff when it only needed a paper gasket and pinion oil seal cost pennies

last week they showed the MGB head reckoned it needed unleaded inserts and the photo of the stripped head showed after 40 yrs of unleaded fuel the seats were as good as new

on the herald they sold on there was no mention of oil change or even oiling the trunions

a right pair of tv muppets as for the hood window there are a good few marine type that would have stitched in a new window if they were really trying to make a buck they would be a bit more care over poor decisions ,

if you were out to make a profit you would have stuck to points and pocket the £40

crazy program aimed at plonkers sorry its very poor

Pete

Ah it's TV theatrics really. I wondered about trunions too. Most of the car TV shows are annoying. The only one I like is Bangers and Cash, probably because they mostly have old English cars that I remember from my childhood. But there is so little bullshit on it too, unlike pretty much every other car show. It's almost refreshing,..

March 24

Thanks Paul. So they are inter-changeable; points or electronic? Is that all there is to electronic ignition? No other components?

.....Mick.....

March 24

Hi Folks,

I was watching Dream Car Fixers last week. They were re-freshening a Herald. They decided to upgrade the ignition to electronic. All they did was replace the points with a module. I wondered if my Vitesse was points or electronic. I had a look today, this is what I found:

So, can I assume I have electronic ignition?

.....Mick.....

March 10

On 06/03/2024 at 15:09, Colin Lindsay said:

If you're doing nothing towards the end of April (it's a Saturday but can't remember the exact date, will post later) the Northern Ireland TSSC are descending on my house for the annual Garage Day of lubricating trunnions, gearboxes and diffs, greasing handbrake cables and greasing bearings etc plus an underneath inspection on the lift. Only 75 minutes up the A1 from Dublin. Plenty of owners to give an opinion, and if you're lucky one of them might even be correct...

Thanks Colin. I am not sure what I will be doing beyond a few days ahead. I have a lot going on right now, so I will not commit until much closer to the event. It sounds interesting, though. Thanks for the invite/suggestion.

.....Mick.....

February 19

12 minutes ago, johny said:

As postage cost is usually a set amount up to certain weight its best to prepare a list of components likely to be needed in the near future and get them all at the same time...

Thanks Johny. Luckily, I don’t need anything else at this stage. Hopefully it will stay what way!🏎️

February 19

27 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

Canley classics and james paddock always have a good reputation

take car where you send the car use a mickey mouse puller and they will most likely bend the hub

there is a dedicated puller available

if they have a press take the whole assy off and press shaft out .

Pete

Thanks Pete. The guy who will work on the car is a mechanic, and he has a TR6 and a Spitfire for his wife. He is a Triumph guy. He told me that he has the puller needed for removing the bearing. I’m comfortable with him working on the car.

The annoying part is he will take a look at the car first. If it is the bearings, I will have to order them online, wait for delivery, and then arrange another night for him to replace them. I don’t want to buy them in advance in case they are not the cause of the noise at all.

……Mick…..

February 19

Diagnosing this with certainty, is a little beyond my capabilities. So, a mechanic friend will take a look at it next week. If it is the wheel bearings, where is the best place to buy new ones?

.....Mick.....

February 16

I read somewhere (maybe on this forum -- not sure) about a guy with a Spitfire or a GT6. His description of the noise was similar to mine. He thought he had a wheel bearing problem. He bought new bearings and went out to replace them. He jacked up the car only to see that the lower control arm was not as tight as it needed to be. So, he tightened it and the noise went away! Might the noise that I described be something similar?

February 16

5 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said:

the fact it varies dependant on the load does sound like wheel bearing ,thats a common way to identify which side,

as its rear have look at the shoes has the shoe been making contact with the drum centre ???

remind me this isa MK1 ?? not rotaflex ??

back plate can be incorrectly positioned on a MK1 shaft

Pete

Yes Pete, it is a non-rotoflex Mk 1, 1967. Lightly tapping on the brakes or leaning on them slightly makes no difference to the noise. So I dismissed the brakes as being the cause. The backplate is something that I never considered. Should I notice a wear mark on it or something else?

February 16

By the way, the noise happens regardless of whether I am accelerating, coasting in neutral, or braking. I am satisfied that it is not the brakes. Nothing seems to stop the noise.

February 16

Jeez Johny, that seems like such a basic, obvious thing to do. Why the hell didn't I think of that myself? If the weather cooperates, I will do that tomorrow. I feel so stupid for not eliminating that simple little test myself!

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