The Autoshite spec Triumph thread

[purplebargeken]

You'd be more than welcome mate.

[purplebargeken]

Clive, please PM me your address so I can post out the bits to you.

 

Cheers

 

Ken

[Tamworthbay]

Clive, please PM me your address so I can post out the bits to you.

 

Cheers

 

Ken

PM sent

[purplebargeken]

Ta mate. 

[Tamworthbay]

Seat belts arrived for the back today, was peeing down so not fitted and won't get chance tomorrow but will be ready for the weekend. It's Lichfield cars in the park so may wander over to that in it.

[Tamworthbay]

I asked the other half to take a couple of pics of me driving the dolomite on the way home from nippers cricket tonight. I don't think she saw the point or what was needed.

[purplebargeken]

Well they are photos I suppose. 

[Tamworthbay]

Absolutely peeing it down this morning so won't get anything done today. Pain in the arse this summer weather.

[Tamworthbay]

Finally got to do some work today, so especially for Ken, some before and after pics.

Then back to rust removal......

[DeeJay]

I asked the other half to take a couple of pics of me driving the dolomite on the way home from nippers cricket tonight. I don't think she saw the point or what was needed.image.jpeg

You are toosavvy AICMFP.

[Tamworthbay]

Just had a borderline ftp, car started bunny hopping and then died, restarted and drove ok but then wouldn't start after an hour. Quickly whipped off the float bowl top wiggled a screwdriver around carefully and Ran ok but had obvious blips as fuel wasn't flowing as freely as it should have been. I knew the bowl had silt in it and had cleaned it out before but knew some was left so it's my own fault. Tomorrows first job is to strip and clean the carb properly.

[purplebargeken]

You might want to undo the fuel pump lid as there is likely to be crap in there too. Did you fit an in-line fuel filter before the pump? I can't remember.

[Tamworthbay]

You might want to undo the fuel pump lid as there is likely to be crap in there too. Did you fit an in-line fuel filter before the pump? I can't remember.

yup and it's clear, I think it's residual crap from before. I don't think the guy before had the faintest clue on cars so would have had it 'serviced professionally' and we all know how variable that can be, especially if the place isnt used to old cars.

[Tamworthbay]

Had time to play this afternoon, the fuel filter that I thought was clear actually had a decent amount of silt in the bottom so changed it just in case. The bottom of the float bowl was about 10mm deep in crap but blasted out ok and it's running sweet now. I also spotted that the vac advance tube elbow was split near enough in two which would explain the hunting at higher speeds. New one on order. I then fiddled and faffed with the front indicator and it's working as we speak but seems very temperamental still even though the earth is now nice and clean. It seems to be an issue with how the build sits.

 

All in all a very productive afternoon and that was after reroofing the shed this morning.

[purplebargeken]

[Tamworthbay]

Today was ear marked for a solid go at the front wings, nipper is at a cricket club all day so 7 straight hours at it, until the weather decided to piss it down all day that is. So no progress at all on the bodywork and not a lot of jobs I could do so I decided to sort the temperature and fuel gauges. They have both been under reading due a regulator on the edge of death. I had ordered some bits last week so with soldering iron in hand I dived in. Twenty minutes later I had this :

 

 

Whilst I appreciate its not the electronics project of the year I was very pleased with it and it's a good example of how simple electronics can be used to make our old cars a bit more reliable/ useable. Once fitted it was giving out a steady 9.997v and the gauges read perfectly. I added an inline fuse holder due to paranoia in my own abilities but for the sake of a quid something it seemed a worthwhile addition. I would be happy to knock others up so if anyone has a misbehaving regulator, but hates electronics, give me a shout

[Tamworthbay]

First ftp tonight, no,fuel getting to the carb at all. Suspect a dodgy fuel pump (but was OK yesterday) or could be silt in the feed pipe so will check that tomorrow. Typically it happened when my mate was round to head over to a classic car meet. A bit embarrassing bur hey ho, old cars etc etc.

[purplebargeken]

Most likely shite in the tank and then getting pulled through. Happens. 

[Tamworthbay]

Nothing being pulled through at all mate, even when I tried to suck it uphill I got was fumes, but the suction on the pump seems poor but I don't know what it should be like.

[purplebargeken]

There should be a reasonable amount of effort from the pump. Take it off and cover the inlet with your finger, press the lever and there should be a decent 'suck'. If you need a new pump check that the lever is the same size/shape. There are a couple of different ones. 

[purplebargeken]

http://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=9677

[purplebargeken]

http://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=30523

[Tamworthbay]

Thanks mate, will try and get to it tomorrow, at hospital in the morning so will depend how I feel later but should be OK to have a play.

[purplebargeken]

Good luck mate.

[cobblers]

Today was ear marked for a solid go at the front wings, nipper is at a cricket club all day so 7 straight hours at it, until the weather decided to piss it down all day that is. So no progress at all on the bodywork and not a lot of jobs I could do so I decided to sort the temperature and fuel gauges. They have both been under reading due a regulator on the edge of death. I had ordered some bits last week so with soldering iron in hand I dived in. Twenty minutes later I had this :

 

image.jpeg

 

Whilst I appreciate its not the electronics project of the year I was very pleased with it and it's a good example of how simple electronics can be used to make our old cars a bit more reliable/ useable. Once fitted it was giving out a steady 9.997v and the gauges read perfectly. I added an inline fuse holder due to paranoia in my own abilities but for the sake of a quid something it seemed a worthwhile addition. I would be happy to knock others up so if anyone has a misbehaving regulator, but hates electronics, give me a shout

 

It's always satisfying seeing how easy it is to replace a load of old transistors and whatnot with a fancy new (25 year old design) voltage regulator.

What you've done is tidy and safe, but it's got a good chance of failing. 

I've done the same and got away with it, but putting wires on the legs of a TO-220 package like in a vehicle wont last long, they'll end up fretting and snapping off.

Whenever I get anything in for repair that's got any 78*0 voltage regs on, if it's not supported you can almost guaratee that the legs are all about to snap off, even if it's on a PCB.

Also you should really put some capacitors on the input and output, value isn't critical but just anything like 1uf or so down to ground. Without them you've got a good chance that the voltage regulator will occasionally decide to oscillate and overheat then shut off. It might work fine when it cools down, but it often won't.

[Tamworthbay]

It's always satisfying seeing how easy it is to replace a load of old transistors and whatnot with a fancy new (25 year old design) voltage regulator.

What you've done is tidy and safe, but it's got a good chance of failing. 

I've done the same and got away with it, but putting wires on the legs of a TO-220 package like in a vehicle wont last long, they'll end up fretting and snapping off.

Whenever I get anything in for repair that's got any 78*0 voltage regs on, if it's not supported you can almost guaratee that the legs are all about to snap off, even if it's on a PCB.

Also you should really put some capacitors on the input and output, value isn't critical but just anything like 1uf or so down to ground. Without them you've got a good chance that the voltage regulator will occasionally decide to oscillate and overheat then shut off. It might work fine when it cools down, but it often won't.

I was aware of the weak legs issue and it's supported by a tiny piece of carbon bonded across the bottom of all the legs. I did wonder about making up a mounting plate and bonding the whole thing to it so may do that as well. I didn't know about needing capacitors but that's easy enough to add in. Do they just stabilise the Input? The original was simply a wound wire resistor and a bimetallic strip, no sign of anything else which surprised me a bit.

[Tamworthbay]

I got a chance to drop the fuel pump off and there is no suction at all, plus when I took it off a mix of petrol and oil dribbled out the back so a sure sign the membrane is goosed. I guess it's because it's been standing a while then been called back into action and the rubber has given up.

[purplebargeken]

IBF

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-TRIUMPH-SPITFIRE-IV-1500-DOLOMITE-1300-1500-FUEL-PUMP-RKC1624-/360277115945?hash=item53e2308429:g:l-YAAMXQKQhRHL3t

[Tamworthbay]

After it embarrassing itself, and a holiday getting in the way, I am pleased to report its back on form and performed beautifully in making a boring shopping trip less painful.