The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

I'm in Brigg...But my Sprint is currently in boxes too.

Is it a vibration or a noise? Are you sure its not the gear knob switch vibrating due to resonance with the extra OD gears running ? Does it stop if you put your thumb on the switch?

red&black wrote:Yes,NFE 292P is mine now. Just gone back on the road after lots of work....

You have PM!

My old Sprint that I sold 23 years ago is still on the road and has turned up on this website!
I've tried to log in to e-mail the owner, but have failed. The current owner is obviously on-line. Anyone on here?
Mark.

I had a 'clacking' sprint engine, turned out to be piston slap.
Made the noise when turning engine over on the starter, noise went away when turning over with plug removed on the offending cylinder.
The piston showed signs of a four corner seizure and its skirt had been crushed. 12 thou feeler ...

The springs are supposed to be like that to achieve the correct timing curve.

2Toledos wrote:

DavePoth wrote:A Dolomite Sprint makes a much better first car...

In an ideal world Dave....and the insurance on one for a 17 year old, would be

Dolomite Sprint, 18 years old, 1 year NCD - £450 TPF&T
Well, it was in 1983 anyway.

Tunnel is the same, box is completely different. Stag cross shaft is underneath the input shaft, different length and type input shaft, bigger prop flange etc. You can fit a T2000/2500 box, but the bearings are smaller and it they cant over at a different angle when fitted. A stag box has an LD ...

Some would say too many warning lights. Mk1 Stags had a high engine temperature waning light. BL issued dealers with a service bulletin to snip the wire off the sender!
Intermittant wipers would have been more use than seat belt warning and low fuel lights. - or did BL expect the fuel gauge to pack ...

giving the full plate number may help in your quest!

Full plate is NFE 292 P
The car was the last of the early badge models in original BRG with biscuit interior, and silver stripes, no sunroof. I sprayed the wheels gold with black inserts and stuck a silver laurel badge on the bonnet (Iwas only ...

My first Sprint! I sold this car 20 years ago, A search on DVLA suggests it has been resurrected and taxed after being off the road since 1992, although it has recently changed colour as well.
Anyone on here own it?
Mark.

What constitutes a service on a modern car?
Change the oil, filters (including £20 for the pollen filter) "checking the car over" and wait for it - measuring and recording the depth of all five tyre treads in three places to an accuracy of 0.1mm. £150. Bodywork inspection to keep up the warranty ...

Triumph Dolomite Range 1976 Onwards Parts Cataloge.
This covers all the later models inc Sprint. Not cheap even secondhand.

Tall black square Lucas flasher unit from the scrapper. Pocket sized just need an extra earth lead. The only disadvantage is that they don't speed up when a bulb fails.

Have you checked the fuel delivery to the carbs at idle? One of the float needle valves sticking?

As the old saying goes, 90% of problems with SUs are electrical.

Have you checked the resistance of the LT path from the coil 'earth' lead, through the points, throught the base plate, via the earth ...