Workshop Manual Errata and Clarification of Instructions

[Roger]

This forum topic is dedicated to all errors you might find in Triumph Workshop Manuals, or things they did not explain properly in the workshop manual (missing information). I put this under "Forum help and suggestions" since I could not find any better place for it. Admin, feel free to move it.

First topic: Fig. 57 In the red GT6 Mk 1,2,3 & Vitesse 2-Litre manual (Part No 512947, ISBN 0 907073 90 5) on page 1.126. This drawing shows the camshaft lobe 1 & 2 looking at the engine from behind the car. Also, missing information: The point of balance shown in Fig 57 and Fig. 59 can be found at TDC for cylinder 1 on the end of exhaust stroke when the distributor rotor arm is pointing at cylinder 6. The reason for opening up clearance to 1 mm is that otherwise valve 1 & 2 would be slightly open at this point of balance, hence no clearance to be measured with standard 0,25 mm clearance.

This was discussed in this thread:

 

Edited January 1 by Roger

[Pete Lewis]

thinking caps on chaps !!

good call Roger 

now can i remember some ???

Pete

[dougbgt6]

Lots of errors in Haynes. It has the GT6 mk3 overdrive and non-overdrive rear axel ratios interchanged.

Doug

[Pete Lewis]

what ever you are checking turn it Clockwise viewed from the front 

only the distributor goes anticlockwise 

and when checking ignition timing take car e  if you are testing a dizzy do  read the dizzy test data in the WSM  most dizzy are checked decelerating 

Pete

Edited January 4 by Pete Lewis

[daverclasper]

Thanks Roger, good call to introduce this thread

Edited January 4 by daverclasper