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  1. Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

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    On 06/04/2024 at 20:38, Pete Lewis said:

    yes but as it is convoluted you can squeeze it up to access the rack bush end

    if it slides up the track rod , just pull it back when done 

    there is no greaser , its hands on job

    Pete

    Cheers Pete. Will bear it in mind, when I have some car time.

    Once accessed, is the actual bush greaseable?

  6. Stiff steering - Mk3 Spit

    in Chassis, Suspension & Steering

    Posted

    On 05/04/2024 at 09:56, Pete Lewis said:

    it is also worth pull the N/S gaiter off and manually grease the rack as this end is lubed for life 

    the rack and the end bush go dry 

    Hi Pete. I'm going off my visual memory here, though will the gaiter, not just slide along the track rod arm, for access?

  7. 13/60 manual washer pump

    in General

    Posted

    On 21/03/2024 at 12:36, Pete Lewis said:

    there is nothing in the bellows 

    Hi Pete. I have the (maybe original) hand washer pump on Vitesse. Does you mean there is nothing that wears or deteriates on these?

    I assumed there was some sort of rubber seal/seals that could maybe fail.

    Cheers, Dave

     

  8. Citric acid rust removal. How effective?

    in Tools

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    I have used Citric Acid powder mixed with wallpaper paste to form a gel (seems to need a minimal amount of water) for upright/areas that can't be removed from car. Best in summer temps. Also cover with cling film to stop drying out. Left it on for a few days.

    Seemed to work better than Jelonite, etc

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  9. My Favourite Commer is up for sale

    in My NON-Triumph cars

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Pete Lewis said:

    get 18/24 mpg   which is still astonishing 

    It is. I had always thought 2 strokes (not sure about diesel ones?) were generally more thirsty than 4 strokes?.

    What a lovely truck. My secondary school was on a main road that then climbed up. 60's Foden 2 strokes used to drop a gear and howl up the hill, what a sound 

  14. Coolant type

    in Cooling System

    Posted

    8 hours ago, PeteH said:

    when all you got was Blue there is now a plethora of "Gay" shade`s

    Not like the good old blue "nasty, right wing, shades, eh?.

    Nice to be a inclusive club, eh?

     

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  16. Real world acceptability of crankshaft end float

    in Engine

    Posted · Edited by daverclasper

    Thanks for all your replies. About 15,000 miles ago, there was a very slight, just noticeable to my eyes, movement when the clutch was operated. I temporarily fastened a steel bar in front of the rad, which left a gap of about 1/4" between the bar and the fan bolts. I pushed/levered the pulley/crank rearwards, took a feeler gauge measurement of the gap between a fan bolt head and the bar, then pressed in clutch and measured again. It was showing around 10thou (3 thou more than WSM specified tolerance?) less, so took this as a rough idea of the crank float/movement. Repeated this process a few more times, and it was the same measurement.

    Just did a visual test recently and the movement was again, barely noticeable, as it was previously. I am therefore assuming it is not getting drastically worse and will take the risk of it causing damage.

    Dave

  17. inlet manifold vacuum at idle and oil burning

    in Engine

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    Hi. I understand that manifold vacuum is highest at idle?. If so, would any worn inlet valve guides be more prone to sucking more oil into the cylinders at idle, than at higher RPM which has more air being sucked into cylinders, though less manifold vacuum?. Hope this question makes sense?.

    Ta, Dave

  22. How many has your car had?

    in General

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    On 24/02/2024 at 09:43, Works Spitfires said:

    I think Mick Papworth was still doing this until fairly recently

    This was done on my rebuild, by Mike about 8 years ago, though I read the engineer who actually bored and sleeved the laygear was not doing it anymore. I assume Mike can longer offer this service?, What a shame these old school skills dying out!.  

  23. No start

    in Fuel System

    Posted

    On 23/02/2024 at 12:48, Sandy Gibson said:

    Plugs are dry so no fuel getting through

    I had a starting problem on Vitesse. Even after lot's of cranking with choke, the plugs were dry. Assumed it was a lack of fuel issue. Turned out, it was dirty/oil fouled points contacts.

    I still don't understand, why the plugs were completely dry?

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