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  1. dougbgt6
    I don't recall these when I did mine. Could they be part of the gasket? Have a look at this, it's for a 175 Stromberg but much the same. http://www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Carbs/CarbsII/CarbsII.htm
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    I never new it was called a starting valve! What's wrong with the old one?
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    Um......not quite sure what you mean Sean? Is it something to do with the choke? is it on here? http://www.canleyclassics.com/triumph-gt6-mkiii-carburettor-details-all-markets-except-usa-and-sweden-up-to-engine-no-ke10000e-all-markets-except-usa-from-engine-no-10001e Or here? http://www.canleyclassics.com/triumph-gt6-mkiii-carburettor-details-all-markets-except-usa-and-sweden-up-to-engine-no-ke10000e-all-markets-except-usa-from-engine-no-10001e
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    and next day delivery, excellent customer service, quality products and, I believe, price match. What's not to like?
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    There are two sorts of sender unit for your car, one has two terminals and one has three. The third terminal is an earth so presumably the two terminal unit relies on the body of the unit for it's earth. Do you have 2 terminal or 3? The two terminal is no longer available so I'm if your previous owner had problems and replaced a 2 terminal with a 3 could that be the source of your problem?
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    You can't wear a coat in a GT6! It doesn't go with the shorts, people would think you have no trousers on! Well, there was that once, but the police were very good about it.
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    I had a look on the Aldon home site and they sell dozens of different models, far more than I expected. Possibly some are the same thing in different boxes but they claim some are specifically for ballasted systems. I think this is what I've got. However, I won't be testing it in sub zero conditions, take it out in the winter? You're having a giraffe!
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    My car has a ballast WIRE and I bought an Aldon from the club shop expecting to fit a separate 12 volt feed. However, the instructions showed me how to test my coil and clarify if a separate feed was required. It wasn't. It runs fine.
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    Yes, mine's at a jaunty angle too! I don't bother to top it up though, after all, before the spin on the oil drained back into the sump, the engine churned, filled up the filter and up came the oil pressure. Now that happens once at the filter change, instead of every start.
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    Engine Knock

    dougbgt6 replied to David McHugh's topic in Engine

    Big ends would be rhythmic and worst under load. I'm guessing from what you've said it does it when stationary? I'd try putting the points and condenser back, when I do stuff it's generally the last thing I did that screwed it up!
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    Oil change twice a year! Cricky, that's dedication! I suppose I better do mine.
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    Did you change the filter? It would take a while to fill and no pressure till it did. Or your one way valve is on the blink, they're just a rubbery flap, a bit crude.
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    I didn't realize initially, but the club shop do wheel bearings, so they should be quality. Also steering wheels.
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    Antifreeze

    dougbgt6 replied to Robin's topic in Cooling System

    I've got a condensing tumble dryer, the water from that is soft & distilled, so good in steam irons, (not that I use one! ) But is it demineralized?
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    Pete, I notice your car is now called the Blue Dragon, was it ever red? That would make it the Red Dragon, Hannibal Lector's old car? Have you looked under the spare wheel?
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    Oh, Darren just said that!
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    Only thing to think about is the club engines are not exchange, the work is done on your original engine. So depends how damaged your engine is.
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    Well that's good, you've cracked it! Probably dodgy spares rather than workmanship, there's a lot of poor quality stuff about these days, originating in foreign parts! There's a thread on here about it I think. Make sure you buy quality parts I'm sure someone will be along to recommend a supplier.
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    Could be the exhaust, possibly. UJs on the drive shafts and prop shaft are easy to diagnose. Wheel bearings on the other hand can be in a dreadful state and still appear OK. I've had a needle roller bearing with no needle rollers in it. A roller bearing with disintegrated ball bearings and roller cage. Both appeared OK, until taken apart, but did make the noises you describe.
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    I wonder why do they powder coat them then? What would be the best coating? Plastic? Rubber? My old one got splashed with under-seal 30 years ago and that's still there! I think I've mentioned before, my MOT man used to be an apprentice at a Triumph dealership and looks forward to my car coming in. He knows too much about these cars for my liking.
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    That web address doesn't work even with the "," corrected. There's www.classiccarseats.com but I think that's in Germany run by someone called Stefan.
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    Yup! That's a Girling. Your bulkhead's in good nick. Mimosa? The only colour for a mk3! I fancy an alloy rocker cover, did you have trouble fitting it? I hear they are a tight fit under the mk3 bonnet.
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    I'd book an appointment with your oculist these are TR4s. Gold dust! Any amount of money spent can be recouped, within reason so a LHD/RHD conversion is economically an option. TR6s similarly but 4s fetch more money, 5s the most. There are loads of them being shipped back from the USA, most of the ones you see on B-flay are LHD.
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    Here's a picture I've just seen of a Girling mounted across the bulkhead. It's on an American LHD but I'm pretty sure that's how mine was. I don't know why mine and Cookie's are at 90 degrees to one another. The only difference I can think of is that mine was a factory fitted standard while Andy's car is a couple of months older and the servo would have been an option or an after market addition.
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    I got new front springs from the club shop, they came already powder coated in black. Amusing as John's comments are ( ) The MOT man can see them! I've had advisories 3 years in a row as to the condition of my springs, hence the new ones. I think there's nothing wrong with my old ones, they're certainly the same length as the new ones,( which wasn't the case the last time I replaced them (30 years ago)) they're just cosmetically unpleasant!
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