The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

If the bleed was at the bottom, the slave would be VERY hard to bleed as the air would stay at the top! People often remove the slave off the gearbox to bleed it.

Most of those joing studs&nuts have been lost over the years. So fret not, chuck the nut away and all will be well.
to answer your question, the inlet manifold (I think, from memory) has quite a tall "tower" and they often get damaged, possibly what has happened to yours.

Alun has it right. The garage has not been at all helpful. There are several things that could cause the steering problems. If the column feels "loose" and you can joggle the steering wheel up/dpwn a bit, it could be the column bushes. Of it is slop when turning the wheel, it could be teh ...

A pair of HS2s will be good for 100bhp or more. You may need to change to yellow springs, but a rolling road session is needed. I have no idea what your "stage 1" cam actually is. So it may be something akin to a mk3 spitfire cam, the rest of the engine sounds as if it similar. Have you mo...

xvivalve wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 7:14 am Ah, THAT rubber elbow…yes, I’ll be able to find one of those too; both seemingly easier to find than trying to find someone to fix the garage door!

Ah, yes, my lockup garage has a broken mechanism. I have emailed 3 suppliers with details to try to buy the bits, no repliues at all. Fustrating!

Once I've had the garage door where I keep the core units repaired and can open and close it without spending an hour doing so whilst turning the air blue, I can probably find you a reservoir... Excellent. No desperate rush I have misdescribed the rubber part I need. It is described by Rimmers as H...

After a minor engine bay fire (don't ask, the car has done less than 10 miles since returning to the road)
I am in need of a tandem brake master cylinder resevoir and the rubber elbow hose for the heater

Most other stuff is fixable, I think....
If anybody can help, please let me know.

Has the gearbox been changed at any point? It could have the wrong drive gear in the box.

Have a read of this post https://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=33830 I expect it is mentioned, but worn spindles can cause rich running (as tuned at idle to compensate for wear, but too rich at higher rpm) and you have checked it has teh correct needles? No idea which carbs are fitted,...

Was the coil connected when you measured the voltage at the wire? It needs to be in order to get a true reading. Ah, no, I just took the reading from the end of the wire. Also I took the coil off and it was the original stamped 15C6 on the base. I unbolted the terminals and gave them a clean up and...

Was the coil connected when you measured the voltage at the wire? It needs to be in order to get a true reading.

Know anything about this Sprint ? https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1977-triumph-dolomite-sprint-8b6kl8 Update: just scrolled down to the other pics and saw the state of the welding and underside, won't be bidding!! I like they way they buried the underside pics after 100 or so others. Not hor...

The location of the one way valve can tell you if it is a Sprint servo; if it is at 11 o'clock, you could be in luck. 1850 fitted with these also have the remote reservoir clutch master cylinder. The problem with servo pistons suffering shear damage seems to be predominantly with single line system...

Hi, does anyone have or know someone who might have a RH side roof gutter trim ? Happy to travel and pay!!! thanks in advance, one of the last pieces of my Sprint restoration jigsaw.... I have a pair in Brighton. Look all straight to me. But somebody else may be closer? EDIT mine came from a non sp...

I have just bled the brakes on my dolly. I have fitted mk5 escort calipers (they were brand new, ford, cw pads and carriers for £60/pr!) along with VW 256mm discs. And having kept an eye on this forum, I have found a few things. 1. The std dolly calipers are 48mm, and my ford ones are 54mm. That is ...