Froggy Dolly

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#76 Post by sprint95m »

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#77 Post by dololo »

good evenig ,
my car looks to be too low at the front since a few months .
I've just put two spax standard shocks , with my original springs , and it is still too low
Where should i look first ? ( the french MOT did not reveal anything )

Laurent
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#78 Post by xvivalve »

If you still have your old shocks, put them back on. If the level is restored, then it is the Spax shocks causing it so compare the two side by side and look for differences. If it doesn't restore the level, then it is not the Spax shocks and you need to look elsewhere...
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#79 Post by dololo »

today was a Lucky day . the head was not too tricky to put off .
good girl !
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#80 Post by dololo »

Hello ,
Need one information :what is the maximum value we can skim the head ?
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#81 Post by marshman »

dololo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:10 pm Hello ,
Need one information :what is the maximum value we can skim the head ?
BL stated minimum head thickness was 4.427" (112.45mm) for the 1850/TR7, same as the Triumph Stag.

Measured as shown in pic.

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#82 Post by dololo »

thank you :wink:
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#83 Post by dololo »

So the head was impossible to skim again
i put an other one,improved the water holes to match the gasket and an improved radiator .

wait and see ...
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#84 Post by dololo »

sprint95m wrote: ↑Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:37 pm
dololo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:55 pm

Obviously Laurent, you will have to repair/replace the water pump.

Ian.
Do you mean that the gas leak would come from the water pump bearing/sealing ?
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