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dave.vitesse

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  1. Welcome, Your Herald looks great. Both the forum and the area meetings can provide any help you may need. The area meetings are also good for looking at Triumphs in general. Dave
  2. Sounds like the diaphragm is distorted. I would fit a new one. Dave
  3. Sounds like it may be a problem with the replacement diagram and not with anything you are doing. Dave
  4. There were problems caused by weather condition. VHF is not always line of sight, under the right or wrong conditions the signal will travel hundreds of miles. The PI, I can remember there were problems with the welds cracking in the centre of the road wheels. Up-graded road wheels had to be fitted. They did get heavy use. As wheel trims did have a habit of falling off, also damaging the valves sounds right to me. Dave
  5. The panel was stated by Triumph as to be made of ceramic. In fact it's made of steel and does rust, usable from the back. As far as I know Triumph never gave the code for the colour. Can I suggest smooth silver Hammerite as the nearest match. Dave
  6. Casper - I understand Dave Pack passed away in October this year in Oz where he emigrated when he retired. Well respected both technically and as a person. Dave
  7. Yes my background is both electronic and mechanical. In the UK most of the Panda cars were Morris 1000's. However, the general mods back in the 1960's were. A larger output dynamo, extra fuses, a zip in the headlining to get at the stuff mounted on the roof. I didn't have much too do with the Panda cars. I don't remember an unmarked GT6 but do remember the West Sussex Lotus Cortina's. The 2.5PI Saloon was the most widely used Triumph and PI set-up proved to be reliable. Dave
  8. The lack of space due to the chassis was always the problem with any automatic option or the use of the stronger Vanguard/TR gearbox when the 2 litre engine was fitted. Lack of product planning, who knows. An automatic Herald should have been in the Sales peoples thoughts as there was a Standard 8/10 Easydrive. Maybe the Sales figures had been to low on the Standard? Dave
  9. I found Koni too hard on the back. You couldn't set them soft enough to stop the back from jumping and banging around. Had this on a Vitesse and my wife's Gitfire she had at the time. Both were rotoflex rear ends.No problems with Spax. Dave
  10. Good to see another one has been saved from the scrap yard. Dave
  11. I agree with Pete, its a three rail with D Type overdrive. The gearbox is a Herald or Vitesse type but which. As its not a straight forward matter to fit a Herald type to the Six cylinder engine I would hope somebody has used a Vitesse type. Easy way is to look at the Revs in top, without overdrive engaged, them compare this figure when in overdrive third. If there is no large difference in this figure then its a Vitesse type. On the under hand if there is then its a Herald type. Thanks Dave
  12. A check is - The Herald/Vitesse/GT6 gearbox housing is bolted to the bellhousing. Whereas with the large saloon the bellhouse is an integral part of the gearbox housing. If you fit a Vitesse/GT6 backplate then the Vitesse/GT6 gearbox can be mounted onto the 2.5 engine. Lack of space is a problem if you try to use the large saloon gearbox in the Vitesse. So chances are its a Vitesse/GT6 gearbox. Dave
  13. Remembering back the GR prefix was used by the factory on a re-built gearbox. Dave
  14. Hello Lloyd, Welcome to the forum. Your Spitfire looks an excellent project, they are also great fun to drive. There are many experts on the forum which I am sure will be able to help answer your questions. Thanks, Dave
  15. I agree go electronic. Keep the points and the condenser in the boot as a back-up. All except the standard TR7 (2 Litre 8 valve) are easy to fit and set up. Thanks, Dave
  16. The GT6 Rotoflex damper, telescopic, lower bushes should be a fit. Dave
  17. Sometimes you can remove it as follows - The existing nut will normally twist off due to the thread being corroded in. If this happens then weld a bolt, nut head, to the remaining tube. Then use lots of oil and heat working the tube too and throw using a socket and small bar.. Over a period of time the tube should screw out. So far I have been successful using this method, but that doesn't guarantee it will every time. Worth A try. Thanks, Dave
  18. The domed pistons were introduced at KE10001 onward along with the recessed block and head number 218225. The cam was also changed to reduced the emissions. The block, head and cam were then common with the TR6 and 2.5PI Saloon. This took place in 1972/3. Idea was both to use common/same parts on different Triumph models and also to reduce the emissions. The KD engine would have had a lower compression head and a cam with less overlap. As a result the power output would have been a bit down on your present engine. It was used on some export cars. So the previous owner was improving things. Thanks, Dave
  19. The plate in the original rocker cover is a flame trap or fire wall. If the engine back fires there can be a flame produced in the inlet manifold. This in turn could, without the plate, get back into the rocker cover through the breather pipes and ignite the fumes which could cause damage. Without the plate its good practise to fit a flame trap in the breather pipes. Hence our comments about filters because these should act as a flame trap as well as stopping the oil being drawn into the carbs. Don't fit a plastic cased filter. In your case the engine has a PCV in the breather circuit and this should offer some protection. Thanks, Dave
  20. Re picture on left - As Pete said the plate is a fire wall and to some extent stops the oil entering the breather pipe.
  21. If it was me I would be looking for some kind of inline fire/oil trap to fit in the PCV pipes. But that just me. Thanks, Dave
  22. It looks like the cost was £10 so it may be worth buying one. I have no experience of this product so can't comment. The inner and outer dimensions would have to be right. i.e. How tight is it on the shaft, it should be an interference fit. Does the oil seal fit correctly. Thanks, Dave
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