The Triumph Dolomite Club - EzBoard Archive

About 10+ years ago, I reshelled a Sprint using a 1500TC donor shell (I think) - this was a complete bare shell job swapping over all parts.<br>
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As far as I can remember, it was quite straight forward to transfer all the parts - the only issues were related to various holes either missing or no ...

erm, confused..<br>
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I thought that non-waxstat and waxstat carbs were basically the same apart from the jets...<br>
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I recently converted my carbs from waxstat to non-waxstat by using a kit bought from the club ( new jets plus new connecting rod thingy).<br>
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Did I miss something ...

The Gunsons gauge is 14mm or 18mm - aren't the sprint plugs 12mm? - does this mean I need some sort of adaptor?

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Back again - time for an update..<br>
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1) Compresion - I bought a compression gauge yesterday, but there wasn't enough room to get the correct socket down the plugtubes! - it needed a larger socket than the spark plugs, so my spark plug tube spanner didn't help. I then removed the rocker cover ...

Thanks Malcolm,<br>
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It seems I have a few things to checkout when it stops raining. A few people have mentioned the cam timing to me - if it's wrong it means that it was wrong when it left Rimmers as they fitted the engine - i'll check it out.<br>
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The exhaust is a stainless sports system ...

Thanks Jon,<br>
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I think i'll buy a compression gauge and have a look (I love any excuse to buy more tools!).<br>
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I know the richer needle thing sounds a big backwards, but the guy explained it based on some problems I was having while tuning the mixture (seemed sensible to me, but I have ...

Thanks for that, but I have recently replaced the points and plugs and have a low mileage recon distributer. The guy at the rolling road thought that the ignition was fine once he had retarded it a bit to get rid of the 'pinking'.<br>
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I've also tried a full tank of 'super unleaded' - made no ...

HI,<br>
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Am new to this forum, so I appologise if this is a frequently asked question...<br>
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I took my Sprint to a rolling road recently - the guy reckoned that I should get around 100hp at the wheels - we only found 47!!<br>
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Ok, have you stopped laughing yet? He thought that the jets ...