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Triumph Dolomite Sprint Firing Order 1342
Newguys Sprint Conversion
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Firing Order 1342
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Ladies and Gentlemen
Thanks to every bodies input on here
We have lift off, got the carbs on tonight, set the timing up very good i think, rocker cover on
Fuel pump turned on, ignition on, push button.
Vrooom so loud with the manifold just on
idled great for the 5 secs it was going, then let it die as i have yet to put water in her but she at least runs!!!!!!!
Thanks to every bodies input on here
We have lift off, got the carbs on tonight, set the timing up very good i think, rocker cover on
Fuel pump turned on, ignition on, push button.
Vrooom so loud with the manifold just on
idled great for the 5 secs it was going, then let it die as i have yet to put water in her but she at least runs!!!!!!!
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hooray for humans
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
brilliant news!
i hope this car ends up looking as ace as your last.
i hope this car ends up looking as ace as your last.
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Outside will be tidy inside will have thin carpet and race seatshooray for humans wrote:brilliant news!
i hope this car ends up looking as ace as your last.
Not alot of dash etc.
This is..........
Good news, Stew.newguy wrote:Vrooom so loud with the manifold just on
idled great for the 5 secs it was going, then let it die as i have yet to put water in her but she at least runs!!!!!!!
Now mind and carefully torque the head again after you fill it with coolant.
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Alright so i spent the whole day on the car today, i really didn't achieve much,
Couldn't get the Water pump cover to seal to the manifold, and ended up giving up on it,
Took all day to get my head around why the oil pump would not pump!
Removed the drive shaft from my dads car, will trial fit this tomorrow.
After i sorted the oil, i started the car after getting oil pressure, and filled with water and coolant.
Started it, checked all over the engine for water leaks, and oil leaks.
The water that was weeping had gone so i guess it got put in its place!
So i had it running for 3 or so minutes, i then shut her off and pulled the filler plug out.
Topped her up with some more water wetter, and started her yet again, when she started getting warm i had to put the choke in.
I'm guessing that this is a good sign, Temp gauge came up to just below half and sat there for a good 10mins or so.
My 12inch electric fan is mount on the left side of the radiator and i could feel hot going in and warm/cool coming out.
When it was at temp i checked all over the head where it had previously leaked, and there was no visible leaks like before so fingers crossed.
Shut the engine off it didn't run on at all, got out and checked for any water leaks etc again, none to be found.
So i packed up and i am leaving the car over night, rocker cover is ready to remove for a re torque in the morning.
Things that i need to sort before road test:
New starter wiring
Tidy the cabling around the motor
Bleed the clutch and Brakes
Install drive shaft
Get a tank of premium (try get ride of the old fuel in the tank)
Check timing with strobe
As you wouldn't be able to hear any pinking above 1000 Revs, with no exhaust
She sounds like a real monster with no Exhaust
Couldn't get the Water pump cover to seal to the manifold, and ended up giving up on it,
Took all day to get my head around why the oil pump would not pump!
Removed the drive shaft from my dads car, will trial fit this tomorrow.
After i sorted the oil, i started the car after getting oil pressure, and filled with water and coolant.
Started it, checked all over the engine for water leaks, and oil leaks.
The water that was weeping had gone so i guess it got put in its place!
So i had it running for 3 or so minutes, i then shut her off and pulled the filler plug out.
Topped her up with some more water wetter, and started her yet again, when she started getting warm i had to put the choke in.
I'm guessing that this is a good sign, Temp gauge came up to just below half and sat there for a good 10mins or so.
My 12inch electric fan is mount on the left side of the radiator and i could feel hot going in and warm/cool coming out.
When it was at temp i checked all over the head where it had previously leaked, and there was no visible leaks like before so fingers crossed.
Shut the engine off it didn't run on at all, got out and checked for any water leaks etc again, none to be found.
So i packed up and i am leaving the car over night, rocker cover is ready to remove for a re torque in the morning.
Things that i need to sort before road test:
New starter wiring
Tidy the cabling around the motor
Bleed the clutch and Brakes
Install drive shaft
Get a tank of premium (try get ride of the old fuel in the tank)
Check timing with strobe
As you wouldn't be able to hear any pinking above 1000 Revs, with no exhaust
She sounds like a real monster with no Exhaust
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
hooray for humans wrote:sounds great. how much longer til your done?
Its a Project Car
Projects Never finish
I hope to have it on the road at the end of next month
Finally feels like i have something to aim for
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
s##t video from last night.
The Background noise is the van Giving the gar its electric go juice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV76OGoBBBE
The Background noise is the van Giving the gar its electric go juice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV76OGoBBBE
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straylight
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
I thought the approved TDC method for checking head stud tensioning was to observe for mayonaise, and keep tightening until it stops !idled great for the 5 secs it was going, then let it die as i have yet to put water in her but she at least runs!!!!!!!
anyhow, great news stew, keep up the good work.
spent all day under the stag here, trying to sort out the steering rack. The Sprint still sits waiting for more bits.
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Spent the day on the car again today, re torqued the head, rewired the starter, bleed the clutch, made sum throttle linkage changes, emptied the old fuel from the old fuel cell, refilled with premium 98Octane and a Octane booster, installed my dads drive shaft, bleed the brakes the best i could on my own.
Drove it!!!!
Still got a oil leak that is quite big coming out of the bottom side of the rocker cover nearest the firewall and exhaust.
Dunno what is causing it, when i got the car running it was getting dark etc but it seems to be quite a bit 100% sure thats where it is coming from. Will have a better look tomorrow after work.
New Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJQN727jN58
So much power, when first went to leave the shed i eased the clutch out and it wouldn't move i then put the clutch in again and put her in reverse, worked fine. Though nothing of it as it went forward straight away after going back.
Then after tiding up i was coiling up my air hose, and i thought there was a heap of tap stuck to one side of it.
Turned out i must have been stuck on the hose and i melted it lol.
Drove it!!!!
Still got a oil leak that is quite big coming out of the bottom side of the rocker cover nearest the firewall and exhaust.
Dunno what is causing it, when i got the car running it was getting dark etc but it seems to be quite a bit 100% sure thats where it is coming from. Will have a better look tomorrow after work.
New Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJQN727jN58
So much power, when first went to leave the shed i eased the clutch out and it wouldn't move i then put the clutch in again and put her in reverse, worked fine. Though nothing of it as it went forward straight away after going back.
Then after tiding up i was coiling up my air hose, and i thought there was a heap of tap stuck to one side of it.
Turned out i must have been stuck on the hose and i melted it lol.
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Me Filling her up with some fresh go juice Happy Happy
Engine with air cleaner fitted, battery is also held in place by its bracket and on a battery tray
Where the oil is dripping from, and where it is coming out of
How the interior is
Engine with air cleaner fitted, battery is also held in place by its bracket and on a battery tray
Where the oil is dripping from, and where it is coming out of
How the interior is
You are making good progress, Stew........
It may be necessary to fit two rocker cover gaskets to form a decent seal. I believed that with one gasket fitted the rocker cover on my Sprint wouldn't seal because it was fouling a head stud. Fitting two gaskets stopped the leak. To get the gaskets to remain in place as you fit the cover I use a little grease.newguy wrote:Still got a oil leak that is quite big coming out of the bottom side of the rocker cover nearest the firewall and exhaust. Dunno what is causing it, when i got the car running it was getting dark etc but it seems to be quite a bit 100% sure thats where it is coming from. Will have a better look tomorrow after work.
Is your LH top radiator hose suitable for a pressurised cooling system, Stu? These hoses are sometimes used on agricultural tractors as a stop gap repair. I am led to believe that they are not very durable.
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newguy
Re: Newguys Sprint Conversion
Thanks Ben & Ian
Hopefully i will be able to see if the rocker cover is fouling, it shouldn't be as it wasn't before??
With the hoses Ian they were on there before and since dads had the car, but i will get some new hoses sometime, id have to match something up over here.
As you can not buy them off the shelf.
Hopefully i will be able to see if the rocker cover is fouling, it shouldn't be as it wasn't before??
With the hoses Ian they were on there before and since dads had the car, but i will get some new hoses sometime, id have to match something up over here.
As you can not buy them off the shelf.