The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Hi Pete,

It sounds like you've made some progress.

I only removed the ammeter as an alternator can put out more current than a dynamo and I had access to a free stack of gauges to replace it with. So my 3 instrument cluster now has fuel, temp and an oil pressure gauge.

I simply joined the ammeter ...

Hi Pete,

I converted my 1300fwd from Dynamo to Alternator way way back. I removed the ammeter during the conversion, but the wiring should be as below.

You should have a thin brown and yellow wire from the alternator connected to a thin brown and green wire this is the charge light circuit.

You ...

Hi does anybody know of a gearbox specialist in the north west who could repair the gearbox in my 1300?

At anything above walking pace changing into second gear is a non-starter, which is fine on early morning sunday drives but not so good if the traffic is busier and there are gaps in the traffic ...

They are a different diameter. I'm sure I have a standard 1300fwd downpipe hiding somewhere in my garage; if you want it let me know and I'll have a good look for it.

It's been 3 years or so since I rebuilt my engine but 13 bolts sounds about right - one side of the engine has 6 bolts (I think) the other side has 4 or 5 and the 2 nuts; leaving the remainder of the bolts across the front of the engine behind the starter gear.

IMG_0129resized.jpg [I've gone down this route for my MK3 Spitfire - it has a 1500 engine with a single hif44 carb on a modified 1300fwd inlet manifold - the standard air filter case holds a K&N filter element - with the hif44 you don't need a substack. You definitely cannot use a standard 1500 ...

I had the opposite problem - the gauge showing about a quarter of the way up, my initial thought was the thermostat stuck open, I checked with a fancy thermometer and the engine temperature was fine. Popped a new sender unit in and the gauge is now back to reading "Normal" - it sounds like you have ...

I might be interested, any chance of more details being made available? or will you be at Stoneleigh on Sunday and I'll come and have a chat?

Hi,
Technically yes, but the dolomite has a bigger transmission tunnel than a 1300 so you would have to do some modifications to the squab to fit it around the tunnel

if it started and ticks over i would say it's not carb or dizzy related - a thorough check of the exhaust system including manifold would be my starting point

i've had two exhaust manifolds crack on triumph engines, so it might not be as bad as you think...

Hi, i've checked all the obvious stuff - i've tracked it myself as i own a dunlop tracking set - i've slightly increased the toe out this afternoon it's now at 20 mins toe out - approx 3/32" i had set it to 1/16" - the camber is now approx 1 deg neg both sides with slightly more negative on the ...

thanks for the suggestions, the subframe went back in the same position as when it came off - mainly because the rear bolts were solid in the chassis legs and wouldn't come out... there were no issues at all putting it back on

the tyres are new, well they've done 900 miles but i'll try swapping ...

Hi this is the list of things replaced....

new subframe bushes
new old stock steering rack
new rack bushes
new track rod ends
new bulkhead bush
new suspension bushes
new bottom steering knuckle
replacement fulcrum frames

after a full rebuild of the car its done just over 900 miles, all of them ...

Hi, when driving my 1300 i have to constantly steer right, it has new suspension bushes throughout, i've had to put quite a few shims behind the fulcrum frames to reduce the negative camber, and have set the tracking with a tracking gauge. I thought at first that i hadn't centred the steering wheel ...

I went with a conventional lip type seal off the rear end of a minibus in my local scrappy rather than the original type stuck to the bootlid, it may not be as per the original but does the job and only cost a couple of quid...