The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

See my post on alternative exhausts last August, bends still for sale.

Not strictly Dolomite, but it is Triumph and there are forum members who have both marques, so here goes.

Triumph Spitfire 1500 stainless steel manifold including jointing piece between manifold and exhaust, fibreglass insulation tape and fasteners and a couple of manifold to head gaskets. £220 ...

I have always been a person to ask the question “Why?”

This post has come about through two reasons. The first, I have just bought Robsun’s 1300, original condition and low mileage, everything excellent about it but Robsun said the exhaust could need replacing shortly as he thought it was the ...

I'm a cynical old sod, my 'daily driver' for decades since I passed my test has been what have become classics (always Triumphs).

We we're promised the availability of 4* for our cars in perpetuity (lead, valves etc.). Great during the fuel crisis in the 90's, I could fill up on four star easily ...

The government proposes to introduce ethanol 10 petrol (10% ethanol content) in the near future to reduce the country’s emissions.

As I understand it this fuel mixture is a more aggressive fuel. How will it effect seals and pipes in fuel systems, or this a back door method of going after a ...

Leaks sorted, I was sceptical but it worked!!!!

As a first option I’ve decided to give my old tank another chance and used the epoxy putty to fill some of the pinholes, the biggest was about 3 mm in diameter. This also means that there are no holes for the tank sealant to escape.

My tank was clean and rust free inside after I drained the petrol ...

No,

Thanks tinweevil. Now I know I have a definite back up. I was looking at/thinking of having a basic box, 18" x 23" x 6" fabricated locally to give me a 10 gallon tank that fits in the boot well and retain space for the spare wheel.

The car won't be going to the great scrap pile in the sky ...

Thanks everyone for directions on outlet and wiring.

I have my tank out, quite a few pin holes mostly where the tank is well hidden where it rests on the boot floor, N/S just behind the wheel arch (to me crap design of fitting). My bung has been in and out for months because I thought that was ...

Hi Ian,

Thanks for your reply. Had a look at them on ebay and they are cheap. How did you overcome sender fitting and fuel to carb supply because I get the impression the Fiesta uses an electric fuel pump?

Regards,

Steve

Anyone had experience of fitting an alternative, preferably plastic, petrol tank in a Dolomite without major modifications please?

If so what was involved?

Usual reason, steel tank, bad configuration of fitting etc., or has someone got a good spare tank who lives local (Leeds area)

Cheers,

Steve

No elephant in the room. Old car, cast iron clutch slave, hydroscopic brake fluid, or was, rust in the slave causing pressure loss and failure. When it happened the intention was to replace the seals on the slave and master, slave yes, the ones I ordered were the correct size, the master should have ...

Don't slam the pedal when bleeding against an empty system, you can damage the Bakelite bit in the servo which is NLA.



Just a thought, off at a slight tangent, does anyone have the complete Bakelite part in pieces to put back together? Reason I ask, over the years I have done a lot of ...

Thanks Steve, noted.

Is there a surcharge on the cylinder from the club or is it on an exchange basis, I don't want to take the car off the road?

Thanks Richard & Steve for your posts. They answer my questions, and I suspect for many others.

I'm not a club member yet, owning Heralds and looking after my daughter's Standard Companion membership of clubs is getting expensive.

As to what I have fitted to my car going from my previous post on ...