WIMPUS Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Yesterday done a littke trip. 200miles to the British Car Club Day / Parts day. A special Dolomite 1800... and on the same stand... something really special ! a Triumph Pony gearbox ! They are planning to remake the 1300 fwd(4x4) rally car. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Currently busy on another car. OD was slow and then stopped working years ago... Think we found the part of the problem. OD oil pump cam worn away 😮 We now got it to a company to check/rebuild the unit. Gearbox itself needs a good flush out to. But.. does anyone know if the oil way in the layshaft runs all the way through the shaft on a 6 ? There is a small plate in the bellhousing. I would like to clean out the layshaft due to swarf... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 20231028_173759.mp4 Bought a 2nd hand gearbox with overdrive today from an ex British Leyland dealership. Inspected it this afternoon, box isnt well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted October 29, 2023 Author Share Posted October 29, 2023 Got the box more apart... ok.. This will be kept for spares Or when i have extra funds, will buy a new OD Mainshaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Wanted to test the overdrive.. It was stuck in direct drive. So stripped it.. and found more dirt. Soo.. now stripped it fully and ordered some bearing and seals. Going to clean it all up good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Monday got the 6 gearbox home to clean the swarf out. Tuesday we took the gearbox with us, company in the netherlands fitted the rebuild overdrive on it. Now to install it all back into the car... tomorrow (Who says the 6 gearbox doesnt fit a Spitfire 😅 ) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Another 'thing'.. Back on 30 september 2013 I started to drive Fox at 117.037kms. Now she has (3)67.127 kms ! That means... 250.000kms in 10 years and 1 month !!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 This morning testdrive of the 6. I had put in the gearbox etc yesterday morning (what a heavy lump ! ). OD now works great. But there was some oil on the floor. That needs investigation. Put in my spare alternator in the 6 as his was bad now to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 Then.. more playtime with the J -type. Al new O-rings in every bit of hydraulic stuff. Then put it all together, fitted it to my spare box. And made a 'testbench' 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 A short video, just under 400psi of pressure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 5, 2023 Author Share Posted November 5, 2023 Today fitted a new waterpump on Fox. Not so old (2021), but started to weep 2 weeks ago on my trip to the parts day. And fitted the 88°c thermostat to my car again for the winter. Typical.. it started to rain and got windy. After it.. nice weather.. 🙄 Testdrive.. belt squeeking like mad. Ok.. had this a bit before. Fitted a new belt + degreased all the pullys.. noise gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martins Stag Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 excellent idea for the overdrive tester i like that and not seen it before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 07/11/2023 at 18:16, Martins Stag said: excellent idea for the overdrive tester i like that and not seen it before.... Ive seen it a few times in youtube and facebook. So thats where i got the idea from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted November 30, 2023 Author Share Posted November 30, 2023 Fox is still earning her keep.. Needed to go to 3 different campuses of our school to work. This morning it was very foggy.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Gave it a good wash today. But it was to cold to do anything else.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 This evening the alternator was sometimes giving 14.8 to 15.5 volts with everything on ! And a not so nice smell.. Did smell this when i came home from work earlier to. Found a 'good' one in my shed to keep me on the road. Now a steady 14.2 to 14.4 volts again 🙃 Lucas.. prince of darkness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 7 Author Share Posted January 7 (edited) Yesterday been fixing the Dolomite Sprint I used laat summer. New steering uj's (incl upgraded spit solid lower uj) and new gearbox mount. Gearbox does have a leak somewhere from above. But everything is from 1978, never been apart. Next is to look why the car leans an inch to the drivers side.. Edited January 7 by WIMPUS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 This week cold and a very little bit of snow. Even with -6 in the mornings she does it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 I had the bootlock frozen up several times. For a lomg time i had played up. So got it all apart, cleaned it (lots of dirt/crud etc came out). Now it seems to work a lot better. The lock springs are becoming tired after 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Is there no cover on your boot lock. Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 5 hours ago, Dannyb said: Is there no cover on your boot lock. Danny Repro ones dont have the cover.. And my original is like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 +370.000kms 🫣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 07/01/2024 at 11:15, WIMPUS said: ... and new gearbox mount. Gearbox does have a leak somewhere from above. You might find that the newly supplied gearbox mount is (much) harder compared with the original ones. So if the car is slightly more noisy that is probably the culprit. It will soften up if it gets some oil over it 🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 (edited) 16 hours ago, Beans said: You might find that the newly supplied gearbox mount is (much) harder compared with the original ones. So if the car is slightly more noisy that is probably the culprit. It will soften up if it gets some oil over it 🤪 Thanks Theo, the oil will do it much good i think 😅. But this was the factory original mount (47.000kms). Not driven it yet myself, owner drove it last week daily when it was -6.. Because... his 16 year old Range rover doesnt start when freezing and the range of his Audi E-tron it a lot less (+ hates the car/suv). Now.. to take the front shocks off, as the car sits 1inch lower at the drivers side and doesnt feel solid when going over a speedbump. My guess is.. tired springs and shocks, again original Unipart. Edited January 18 by WIMPUS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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