Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Triumph Vitesse mk2 We’ve made it to Ireland in the Vitesse starting from Bury St Edmunds , through to Holyhead and currently in Doolin https://www.doolin.ie/ we’re heading south along the Atlantic Way then next Friday meeting up for the Gordon Bennet rally https://www.gordonbennettclassic.ie/ The car is behaving well apart from not being able to get any gears after a short stop. It was very hot and think heat might have played some part. The problem was the insulation behind the carpet restricting clutch movement . I removed the insulation and modified the carpet ie removed the section and clutch travel is improved though when we get back need to improve clutch throw plus I’ve got the annoying canary singing away. I tried the spring trick which worked for the first 300 miles then the canary sprang back to life , dipping the clutch kills the singing. The only issue I have is oil consumption which is higher than I had planned for as only packed 1 litre 20/50 . I’ve checked at each fuel station and no 20/50 which is to be expected. Hopefully will find a Motor factors tomorrow and sort. If I can’t is there an equivalent I can use . The Vitesse is using about 1 litre per 500 miles . Oil pressure is fine 75 on startup and 45 to 50 psi at 50mph . We have overdrive and rev counter rarely going above 3000 so she is being treated gently , plus the roads over here mean average speeds have dropped to low 30’s. Internet is more difficult here so hopefully will pick up some suggestions re oil later today Thanks to everybody who has helped us get this far , and without this forum my Vitesse would still be in the garage regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 In an emergency, any oil you can get to avoid running out of oil. try to avoid fully synthetic semi synthetic should be ok the bigger the numbers the better, especially the second one. If necessary, change the oil once you get the correct spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerguzzi Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hello Paul Enjoy your trip I would think any non synthetic oil would be better than low oil just find the heaviest grade you can Looking forward to a few photos Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanx .heaviest grade ? Saw 10 40 .which is heaviest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 As a stop gap if you can get some SDP or Winns engine oil additive it should reduce the oil consumption. 40 is the heaviest oil. 10 is the lightest. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinR Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Multi grade oil has two numbers eg 20w50 or 10w40 the the first number is the viscosity of the oil when it is really cold, the second when it is warm. The bigger the number the thicker the oil is, so a 10/40 oil is always thinner than a 20/50, but a 20/40 will be as thick as a 20/50 when it is really cold, but thinner when warm. As I said earlier, for emergency use get an oil where the second number is as big as possible. But don’t go over 60 (oil number, not speed) So if 10/40 is all you can get, it will do. A 0/15 oil would not be very good in your engine, it would be far too thin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Paul, Can you give some towns that you will be heading towards or through over the next few days and I will have a search for possible oil outlets. Additionally, Eire, is awash with classic car enthusiasts, so if you see a classic parked on their house drive etc I have no doubt the owners will be more than happy to assist in some way; especially knowing the generosity of the Irish. Good luck. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hi were staying in kilrush tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 2 hours ago, KevinR said: Multi grade oil has two numbers eg 20w50 or 10w40 the the first number is the viscosity of the oil when it is really cold, the second when it is warm. Being really pedantic... The numbers are not, strictly speaking, the viscosity but the viscosity grade. A 50 grade oil, when hot, is thinner than a 10 grade when cold. But it's much thicker than the 10 grade when they're at the same temperature. A 10w40 oil is one which, due to use of additives, does not thin out as quickly with temperature, so that it has the viscosity of a 10 grade at a specified "cold" temperature but retains enough viscosity to match a 40 grade at the specified "hot" temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Thanks for all inputs , I now have a better idea what the grades mean. We have found a Motor factors in Kilrush which will hopefully have some 20 50 so will pay them a visit tomorrow , if not Ennis is not to far away . One guy said we could use semi synthetic but maybe he just wanted to make a sale? is he correct ? thanks again Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Went to Kilkee http://www.kilkee.ie/ today and took the cliff pathway . Better than Cliffs of Moher in our opinion as Moher had thousands of tourists and queuing to get on a footpath is not our scene were either going to Ennis or using the Shannon ferry to Tabart tomorrow once the oil situation is sorted Paul 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 No don't use semi synthetic . Your picture looks great. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 Try these Paul: https://www.toppart.com/ennis/ https://www.goldenpages.ie/ennis-motor-factors-ennis-D9584/ There are others in your vicinity, good luck. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, classiclife said: Try these Paul: https://www.toppart.com/ennis/ https://www.goldenpages.ie/ennis-motor-factors-ennis-D9584/ There are others in your vicinity, good luck. Richard. Thanks richard . At our B n B in.killimer just outside kilrush mentioned to the landlady re oil and she told me to.go and see Pat over in the pub . Pat collects classics and i now have 3 places to try in kilrush plus a map.written on a serviette. Our plan is kilrush and then on to Ennis if no joy in kilrush . Thanks for the links Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2018 Report Share Posted May 27, 2018 10 hours ago, classiclife said: I have no doubt the owners will be more than happy to assist in some way; especially knowing the generosity of the Irish. That's great news Paul, not that I doubted help would be forthcoming in some way - not that I am biased of course !! ádh mór !! Best wishes. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 19 hours ago, classiclife said: That's great news Paul, not that I doubted help would be forthcoming in some way - not that I am biased of course !! ádh mór !! Best wishes. Richard. No joy for oil in kilrush so rang https://www.toppart.com/ennis/ and they had 20/50 multi grade , thanks for the link . We’re currently staying outside Ennis https://www.visitennis.com/ Here is a pic of our Vitesse outside the B and B 650 miles so far on this trip , I’m even getting used to the canary ? Regards Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted May 28, 2018 Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 Canaries, if it goes quite with a light finger on the pedal its skidding, one day it will go quiet If it grumbles with load on pedal the berings failing Ive not got any big parrots now but about 20 cockatiels would you like to borrow some ??? Well its s new tune Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: Canaries, if it goes quite with a light finger on the pedal its skidding, one day it will go quiet If it grumbles with load on pedal the berings failing Ive not got any big parrots now but about 20 cockatiels would you like to borrow some ??? Well its s new tune Pete Hi pete.light touch on the clutch and canary stops. Cant wait for canary to expire. Which end of the push rod is responsible ? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted May 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Visited the Burren National Park today http://www.burrennationalpark.ie/ need to check over the Vitesse tomorrow as the roads were terrible , max speed 20mph . Even the bonnet flipped up with the rough road . Mpg pretty good 28.5 over the last 700 miles Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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