Roger
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Crayfish, herring, salmon, beer fresh potatos, vodka, surströmming (fermented fish, google people trying to eat it...). It's obvious we are related to the vikings, midsommar usually involves things like dancing on the roof of a rusty Volvo and mayhem and disorder in general. St Patricks day is an afternoon tea in comparison.
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20 minutes ago, JohnD said:
I used a mixture of engine oil and white spirit,
Thank you John.
I know that a lot of people successfully use a mix of oil and diesel, but I do not own a machine running on diesel. However, I do have plenty of white spirit so I will add some of that mixture in the cylinders and let it be there for a couple of weeks. Thanks for the tip. Tonight we celebrate "Midsommar". Very very important holiday here. It has been explained by someone from Germany for for those of you who have not experienced it. I will not work in the garage tonight, I will add the the mix in the cylinders tomorrow.
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These carbs was included but I have never seen this type before. Where can I find the numbers? Tried to find the part number but can see it. I guess they are from a later Mk II Saloon?
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I did it again!
I drove more than 1000 miles around Sweden to help my son move to a new apartment in Gothenburg. And by a coincident I happened to pass a scrapyard and a few other places where I found some Triumph parts! The best thing I found was an engine from a 2000 MkI Saloon. Engine number is almost impossible to read, but I’m quite sure it is an MB-engine, Mk I 2-Litre. Visual inspection gives me the impression that it has been renovated not too long ago. According to seller it was running when removed from the car. The other engine is from a Mk II 2000 Saloon (ME) and I got the gearbox too. This engine is seized, but I think it can be saved with new oversized pistons.
My plan is to check compression and bearings for the Mk I engine and if good then I’m tempted to use as is just to get me a runner as fast as possible! I will save the Mk II engine so that I have something to do when I’m retired. I’m happy as a child on Christmas, but wife was not impressed 😂
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Welcome to the forum, you will find it very friendly and useful. Never ever give up!!
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To my knowledge the GT6 has the engine closer to the bonnet than a Vitesse, hence some problems there. So you have a Vitesse? What engine & carbs? Please add info about car and model when you ask questions on this forum, It's difficult to answer without knowing exactly what car you have. I hope you got enough info from our members to solve your paint problems in previous thread.
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Welcome to this forum Paul, you will find it very useful and friendly. You will not regret buying a Vitesse, great cars.
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Hello Amanda, and welcome to this forum!
This is the place where you find the paint code on most of our cars (described in text above by Pete). What car / model do yo have? /Roger
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20 TPI confirmed, see picture
I noticed (when reading previous thread) that my drain plug had different threads but I just assumed that some PO had ruined the threads in my block and drilled a new hole and made new threads with a new drain plug, hence my plug being different. My metric brain did not realize at first that 5/8 is a bigger hole than my own 1/2 thread which eliminate the logic... I'm still daft regarding fractions of an inch despite fiddling with these cars for 30 years. Dividing with 10, 100 or a 1000 IS a LOT easier than comparing different size of fractions 😉
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I'm confused... I read the thread Pete refers to and I just happened to remove the drain plug from my early Vitesse 2-Litre engine. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not 1/2 inch? Did not measure TPI or if it's tapered or not. Have I missed something or are early Vitesse 2-Litre engines different? (HC-engine)
I assume 4-cylinders and 6-pots have the same threads?
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10 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:
if you need a photo of my 1200 Herald block which has been stripped down I can take one for comparison?
Thanks for the offer Colin, but I think I have the knowledge and the remedy needed now. Thanks!
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10 hours ago, Nick Jones said:
Sometimes the one on the other side of the core plug also
Yep, that one too! Thanks Nick. I plan to pour some kind of acid in the water jacket to remove the remaining rust as a final cleaning step after I have shoveled out the most of the loose dirt, sand and rust manually. So I just have to remember to plug these holes before the chemistry session begins. Still a bit chilly here on the island for working outdoors, will save that for a sunny day.
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I have spent a lot of time lately to clean up the water jacket (thanks for teaching me proper English @JohnD) in my PI block. Words fail to describe how much rust and dirt I found there! When I used my flashlight to evaluate my progress I noticed by coincident that I could also see the light through one of the threads for the bolts (see picture). That reminded me of one of Colins threads about ”potential leaking stud on engine block”. I started thinking ”maybe I’m not supposed to see the light through those threads??” What was the case when the engine was new? Please enlighten me...
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Welcome to this forum Tom. Good luck with your Herald!
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One way to correlate a specific number to production year is to order a BMIHT certificate. My Vitesse has number HC974LCV and was built on 19:th of October 1966. I have never seen the kind of list you refer to (number range per year) but maybe someone else here has. We will soon find out 🙂
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You find some of this information in the WSM, page 0-107 (could not send picture now). The Mk II has commission that starts with HC50001, built from October 1968. MkI has number HC1 onwards built from October 1966 to September 1968. The Vitesse 6 has number HB1 -> built from April 1962 until June 1963. HB15001 onwards built from July 1963 up to August 1966.
/Roger
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Any specific model you are interested in? You can find such a list for the 2000 / 2500 here (scroll down a bit)
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19 hours ago, dougbgt6 said:
the SEM is in danger
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And this is the "Swedish MH engine". Very rusty but seems to be the correct version for my Vitesse.
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Got some pictures now! This engine has the prefix MB and I assume this is an early "bossless" version i.e will not fit in my Vitesse?
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On 03/03/2020 at 16:53, RogerH said:
You need a mobile phone.
Yes, and I would also add a powerbank in case you cant charge your phone in the car (if you have to disconnect the battery due to smoke etc). This forum works fine also in my mobile phone and there are some knowledgeable chaps here with thousands of posts who usually give excellent advice within minutes 👍 I also make sure that I have ”important emergency numbers” saved in my contacts
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11 hours ago, thescrapman said:
You did get the "bossless" Mk1 blocks in very early 2000 saloons
Thanks for your feedback everyone. Could someone clarify a bit what "bossless" means? The low number "44" indicates that this engine might indeed be from an early saloon I guess. Still waiting impatiently for pictures from the seller... The engines for sale are unfortunately in poor condition, seized etc but I might be able to save some parts from them, or use the block / crankshaft
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3 hours ago, Adrian said:
According to the Triumph 2000 register MH refers to those engines destined for Sweden.
That make sense, these engines are located in Sweden! 🙂 Thanks Adrian. I searched on the 2000 register homepage for a list of engine numbers but could not find it. Could you please provide a link @Adrian? Also, is it a 2-litre or 2,5? MkI or Mk II?
Regards
Roger
Engine swap 2500 Vitesse Mk I
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Great beer but not strong enough for seized pistons. Vodka is indeed produced here but you wont find it on the internet.... 😉
http://www.stallhagen.com/en/