Hi John,
I think "Triumph hypochondria" should be a recognised condition. I have done a
nut and bolt rebuild of Sophie, and still have this feeling that she isn't
reliable. This is an illogical fear, as she has never left me on the side of the
road, and yet the VW golf that we use "everyday" I have done a lot less
maintenance on HAS broken down, and yet I do not have the same feeling, I trust
it totally..
Glad the rest of your stuff is running OK. I would definately recomend redoing
your carbs, and if you have that little extra cash, buy new ones, then you are
garaunteed that they are OK.
This is what I WAS going to do, and then I picked up some second hand webbers.
They make a lovely noise, make the car quite rapid, but they are a pain to get
right!)
Cheers
Tim
> Thanks Bill,
>
> You have put my mind at rest at little now. I think I was getting a case
> of Triumph Hyperchondria! I drove to work this morning and didn't take
> as much notice of the noises (put the radio on) and she seemed fine! I
> think I have got so paranoid of late that I automatically assume that any
> little noise is very serious! It may take a while till I trust Saskia to
> be reliable. I just keep thinking that all the pain and aggravation will
> seem so worthwhile in summer, cruising the beautiful English countryside
> with the top down, the wind in my hair and a beautiful girl by my side...
>
> The jets have thin red ends to them and not discs so that sounds like I
> have the non-waxstat type. Probably wear elsewhere in the carbs then.
>
> I think I'll get a carb overhaul kit and may do them myself, and a new
> steering rack, tie rod ends and knuckle joint to sort the steering out if
> their is nothing badly wrong with the engine that can't wait till next
> month's pay check
>
> cheers all,
> John
> http://www.spit1500.co.uk/
>
> --- William Davies <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk> wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Hobson <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
> >
> > > Problem 2 worries me slightly more as I have heard of 'Triumph Death
> > > Rattle', now I am not sure what this is but my engine rattles for a
> > > second or two when started up from cold. Is this
> > > a) fine, don't worry
> > > b) bad
> > > c) very bad
> > > d) buy a new engine (again) and burn larger hole in pocket?
> > >
> > > What could the rattle be and what is the infamous 'Triumph death
> >
> > Hi John,
> > This is usually caused by oil filters with dodgy (or non-existant)
> > non-return valves. The filter on the Spitfire/Herald/Dolomite engine
> > sits upside down, so the natural tendancy is for the oil to drain from
> > it when the engine isn't running. Good quality filters have a synthetic
> > rubber one way valve to stop the oil draining - you can see this by
> > looking into the bottom of the filter where the ring of holes around
> > the outside edge are backed by this rubber disc. Unfortunately, the
> > fact that a valve is present does not necessarily mean that it's fit
> > for purpose - I still have the remains of an entire crate of Champion
> > D102 filters (my previously preferred brand) with non-working valves! I
> > am currently using up some old stock filters picked up at various
> > autojumbles, so I'm afraid I can't recommend a currently available
>
> > filter. Anyone else?
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