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I'm going, will look out for you John and other members. I won't be racing my old girl though (do they need to be safety preped for racing anyway?)

Is that because of a lot of stress on components Clive?. I assume the the UV joint seems obvious, then maybe the rack internals, maybe less so the trunnions, and then even the ball joints etc?. Just interested, thanks

Wow. I wonder what they actually do with it?, as surely, to do it properly, trade waste would be very more expensive, than even posh biscuits.

Thanks Johny. Will have a look at FWM. Are the screws accessed within the glovebox do you know?, or do you have to go under the dash?

Hi. I would like to be able to pull dash out a few inches to spray electrical connectons with electrical grease to preserve against corrosion. I have removed the front facing screws, though appears to be still fastened around the glove compartement area. Cant find any detail in my manuals. Any info please Ta, Dave

Hi. I have the basic repro hoses that have lasted a good few years, though can be difficult to get a good seal. The rubber is thinner than original I recon, and also not a soft/pliable. Without changing to more expensive poly?, or dearer jubilee clips/fasteners, are there any tips. I have heard of winding electrical tape around the stubs?, for example. Cheers, Dave

Thanks Guys. The current cover was thinned out with corrosion and the mating surface very narrow and has now started leaking. Bought a good used one off good old Mick dolphin a while back, so now time to fit

I think the tread plates can be a rust trap as water goes underneath them and doesn't dry out soon. I used the Finnagans underseal (coatains Waxoyl), as seems to not dry out too much, underneath and also sealing the edges

Hi. I have the paper/card gasket, though is worth putting a thin spread of sealant on on mating surfaces? I have some Mannol red stuff that dries as a flexable plastic/rubber thingy and also blue Hylamar and some Stag well Seal (commonly used for oil seals) Cheers, Dave

Hi Iain. What is the value/s on the screen, to look for for continuity, some continuity, no continuity?, as have no idea

It's blue under a cloudy sky.

Wow, I'm no engineer, though suprised they were up to job, as I assume they must take a lot of strain

But can still be classy, Mr Gt6 🙂

Doug, you may be joking about the stripe?. I do think the stripe is a bit gimmicky and detracts from the stylish, gracefull, contained elegant proportions (steady on), esp when it goes onto the front lamp surrounds on Vitesse.

Looks like Gunmetal (same as my Vit). Classed in the grey section of Triumph colours. Appear to look more grey in sunlight and more bluey when overcast I've noticed. It was a rarer (maybe unpopular?) colour at the time. I do think it looks classy and so far is my favourite colour for Vit/Herald, though I do think the lighter colours sort of suit the model better generally, though I'm not keen on them (maybe that doesn't make sense? Anyway, anything apart from bright red

I think I have read to make between 3mm - 5mm?, though no personnal experience

Don't get em anymore. Not an exageration, but had only one fly on my Vit screen in 9 years of summer Motorway driving. In the good old days, on a hot day Motorway drive, I remember often using the wipers, it was that splattered with blood and that yellow insect stuff. Took a bit of elbow grease to remove once dried as well

I can't see which rivets you mean Pete?

I think Nick Jones mentioned once , that a bearing/s had started to make a noise the crank journals would likely to be oval and need addresing, any views on this?

Must have missed the earlier Waxoyl reference (or maybe not getting it?), though if I bought a car that had been literally covered inside and out, chassis, body (not interier trim etc), and I just had to switch the wipers on to drive it home, I would have thought a good bet. Aside from Waxoyle apparantly, not great anymore?

Yes, that's I leaned after, doing replacing mine with Polys (mine were bulging and cracked at the ends, though are often fine)

Was that the only damage?. Interested as running Jap 2 stroke Motorbikes years ago, if running a bit weak/or maybe timing a bit out?, at usual/higher occasional revs could sometimes cause holed/melted pistons. ( has since made me a bit paronoid about running weak). Hopefully, this is not such an issues with an old cast iron 4stroke engine, such as ours?.

Thanks guys. The new shaft I fitted, was a £25 jobby a few years ago. Maybe done about 8000 miles since. Will check it's still supplying oil, when I get some time

Not a problem as such, just interested, as I have read that it does and folk have cured noise on triumph engines by replacing, though have not found this personally. My engine has always been quiet, though I replaced the shaft as very worn, with the oil scrolls nonexistant at the rear underneath and not supplying oil. Wear in this area of shaft/rickers ,due to the spring tension I assume?. Also replaced some of the rockers with wear on bearing surface with better ones. After this the rockers could be seen to be supplied with oil. No difference at all in any engine noise that I could tell, which is what I assumed anyway, as any wear would be taken up and silenced by the spring pressure? Ta

looks great