The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I would be tempted by sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) pellets and pouring in a gallon of hot water. Be aware this is nasty stuff, very good eye protection and indeed skin is essential. When the hot water hits the pellets it get much hotter, so make sure they are tipped to one side of teh tank away ...

That is R6 hose, so not ethanol resistant.
You need R9 (or R14 i think for low pressure hose) and only buy from a reputable seller. ie not AFS on ebay... (theirs is fake and deterioates fast)
Gates barricade, cohline etc bought from proper suppliers. My Gates barricade on my spitfire is 10 years ...

For absolute certainty, whip the diff out of the case, count the teeth and do the sums. This front loader is a lot easier to work with than the Salisbury axle in the Sprint.

Another vague memory from my GT6 days says the 3.27 has a unique 9 tooth pinion which is a good identifier. It was also the ...

My usual method is diff/axle out of car to either turn the 2 outputs together and count how many turns of front flange. Or lock one output in place, but then 2 complete turns of the other output. (obviously not a good idea with an LSD)
1.9 ratio certainly seems extremely unlikely!

Sprintparts wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 1:03 pm For sequential ignition and fuel, rather than batch fire (wasted spark).

Gotcha!

Sprintparts wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 8:28 am

Due to the scarcity of Sprint distributors, I have used a TR7 (late model electronic) body with a sensor for the home signal trigger.

May I ask why you need this as well as a timing wheel?

Do you mean for fuel hoses?
If so I don't get any issues with the proper fuel hose clips (jubillee type are useless on small hoses) and that includes a car with a home-brew EFI setup and fuel pressure regulated to 3.5bar.

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After fitting a steering rack, the ball joint on one side gets hard to screw onto the tie rod, the lock nut goes on no problem and I can see the tie rod thread looks rough. Anyone know the tie rod thread size and what might be used to improve the thread condition


Have you tried the other ...

Some places will manually match a colour. I know Autopaints Brighton do (they are renowned locally, or rather the chap who does it is)
Asking around may find a place local to you. They need a panel or chunk of panel to match.
I ahave used the service a few times over the years, and know others who ...

Not fitted one to my dolomite (yet, but will). However, I have fitted one to my Vitesse.
I used a motorbike pump from a Yamaha 600cc bike (makes 110bhp) which is very similar to an SU pump, it even has points. I bought 3, one for the vitesse, one for the dolly, one to be carried as a spare. All ...

My new Rad is an aluminium upgrade Steve.

Does that mean Red/Pink is now best or is it still the blue stuff?

David


David, I tend to use this from GSF, in both my sprint (ally Golf rad fitted) and my spitfire (ford engine, ally golf rad, done nearly 50k in 10 years)
I use a 50% mix, no need to ...

Usual answer. It depends!
If pottering about and not working the engine hard, any classic 20-50 oil will work just fine.
If working the engine harder, look for a higher quality oil.
VR1 is pretty good, though when I tried it it needed changing at about 3-4k
I like millers css 20-60, found it to be a ...

I have had continual flooding problems since I changed the jets on my carbs, which are obviously not the cause. I have been through several sets of needle valves, thjought I had cracked it, but still get occasional flooding.
I did fit an AC fuel filter but I think it is small bits of much getting ...

Ah, that is a shame.
I am tempted to make a brass or stainless ring up, something that is going to be more corrosion resistant than the cast iron.

A few years ago I bought (and fitted) a water pump repair kit. It came with a ceramic rings for the seal to run against, and seems a VERY sensible idea.
I have looked, but I can't find a kit that includes that ceramic ring. Any pointers as to where I might find either the ring or a complete seal ...