Russell

The clutch master cylinder seals have finally given way on my MKII PI Estate. Before I attempt a repair kit re-seal, or spend £125+VAT with Chris Witor, has anyone had any success with alternative new cylinders? I was thinking about something like this? The bolt spacing looks correct, but  it's whether the body will clear the servo. http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/0625-brake-and-clutch-master-cylinder-without-reservoir I suppose the other option could be a Stag master cylinder. Any advice appreciated. thanks, Russell

I'm away on holiday, otherwise I would have been tempted. I seem to be spending all my time laying under my cars at the moment, rather than actually using them. 🤔

Interestingly, I still get that issue with your estate, usually when shunting through traffic, or if needing a lot of clutch work when parking and not necessarily if the car is particularly hot. I'd assumed the master cylinder was on it's way out, but haven't had a chance to investigate fully yet. I'll check the pedal movement, thanks Rob. Russell.

... and here's a link to a picture from that particular instruction manual, probably 1 hour in 🙂 [Sorry, link no longer available]

Oooh, nice. Thanks again Lloyd. I'd better get my cheque in the post for courier and boxes. Russell

I've got Petronix modules on 4 of my cars. 2 of them (the TR6 and 2000) have done 20-30000 miles each with them in. One thing I've always done is make sure there's no ballast resistor anywhere in the circuit and change to a non-ballast coil, usually a Lucas DLB105. That way you ensure everything is getting 12V all the time. So far, no issues in 10 years (is that now the kiss of death?). Some came from Retrorockets, others from UK suppliers, it depended on the exchange rate advantage at the time. Russell.

Jim, I have 2 salvaged MK2 front wings with reasonable arches. I also have a new N/S estate rear wing (correct estate with no petrol filler) Probably better to see them used than sit in my garage forever. Are you still interested in my 2.5 engines? Russell.

We certainly plan to enter. The TR6 has done nothing since the last 10CR. Currently languishing MoTless in the garage. :-(

Mal, A list of the entrants is available on the RBRR blog page. http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/blogs/blogview.cgi?blog=398464

Mal, A list of the entrants is available on the RBRR blog page. http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/blogs/blogview.cgi?blog=398464

michael_charlton wrote:TV presenter/car restorer/ National Geographic on Sky, former ed of Practical Classics and a very fine professional drummer as well. Formally of Pop Will Eat Itself/Bentley Rhythm Ace/The Wonderstuff, i think he's currently with The Beat. I'm amazed how he manages to fit it all in!

I've also got 15x6 alloys on my Stag and run 195/65/15 Falkens (can't remember the exact model number). Have had no issues with them, good levels of wet grip and they behaved themselves at the Goodwood trackday in November. I'd be concerned that 205/65 or 195/70 would look too large in the arches. Russell.

Monarch Stags do a set with matching brackets for the engine and chassis. http://www.monarch-stags.co.uk/rover-engines However, these are different to the ones on my car which use the Stag engine mounts. I have no idea where they came from.

I know you said the distributor works as it should both on centrifuge and vacuum, but have you tried running without the vacuum advance connected? The Mallory on my Rover Engined Stag was giving me erratic behaviour on pulling away and removing the pipe cured the issue. It probably has a weak mechanism, but in the end I just blocked up the ports at both ends. Failing that, I would be tempted to try another distributor if you have one. You could also try putting 12v direct to the coil from the battery, to elimitate any issues with the ignition circuitry.

I was a rather minimalist with my photo and video taking yesterday, but here's a couple of brief videos taken from the top of the pit lane. One of the Barkers in the Herald and the McNeill Standard : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8tWrnV0IlY The Acclaim : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFWQf6rhvE0

Yes, thanks Chris for organising it and giving those tips as a passenger for my initial laps, I thoroughly enjoyed the day. It was odd to be on the track with it so quiet, there was at least one session where I didn’t see another car after the first few minutes. It was the first track day I’ve done in the Stag and was amazed it got through the noise test without needing my wire-wool stuffed tail pipes – it registered 94db. The car behaved itself and seemed to corner nice and flat, I just need to look into a weird vibration at high speed. This would come and go at different points of the circuit, but not always at the same point and speed, so I’m suspecting the drivetrain is shifting a bit. I’ll look at the engine/gearbox and sub-frame mounts over the winter as one exhaust manifold is very close to the front chassis rail and it probably wouldn’t take much force to make it touch. Had a good run home too, the M23/M25/A12 weren’t too bad at all and did it in 3 hours.

Here's the timetable I was sent. Looks like it's a fairly standard one and covers testing days as well as I hope we don't need MSA National (B) licenses.

Chris, I received some instructions from Goodwood in the post not long after I booked in July. Whilst not a ticket, it was how to get there, regulations, preparation tips etc. Russell.

mpbarrett wrote: I have started to look for a new Triumph to keep the Herald company... anyone selling a good TR6 let me know. Mike, there's 3 at Anglia Car Auctions on Saturday. http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/saturday-9th-november.aspx I'm probably going up for a look. Russell.

Alternator packed up 20mins from Cherasco, caused by carbon dust build up around the brushes and making it short out. James Shackford removed the back and cleared it out for me, which saved me using my noisy spare. Also niggles with fuses, probably caused by corrosion as I never used the car much last year. (Only 300 miles between MoTs, have now done 3000+ in the last 2 months). No fuel, heat or altitude issues at all with the PI, really really pleased. Russell.

Matt, I've got PFLR575 on both the 2000 estate and Stag. I tried FR475 on the Stag and it was great when lightly laden, but 2 up with the hardtop on and a load of spares on last year's Historic Counties run, I was hitting the tyres on the inner wheel arches, so I changed them. I know neither is a saloon, and the estate is heavier by comparison, but here's a vid of my estate at the Ecosse Autosolo a couple of years ago. We are 2 up and there's a fair bit of weight in the boot on this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlIIuFDB7EI Russell.

Once again thanks to Ellis, Mike and Andy for some tremendous organisation. We extended our 10CR to include 2 nights in Amsterdam and have just got back this evening after a door to door distance of around 2400 miles. The TR6 did us sterling service with just 2 problems this year. The alternator stopped charging 20mins away from the Cherasco Hotel and once there, James Shackford suggested checking for carbon build up around the brushes. That's exactly what it was, causing a short, and once cleaned up, voltage was restored. Cheers James. The other one, was dodgy fuse that occasionally made the dash and rear lights stop working. After 3 days of twiddling at every stop I gave up and just replaced it. Been OK ever since, should have done that on Thursday. Thanks to Chris, Colin, Dave and Kevin for making up the trio of TRs and keeping us all on our toes with plenty of lay-by, hard shoulder, car-park and garage forecourt emergency maintenance (and tea making). I'm sure we used all of our collective spares! Have posted a few pics in the album, not all with scenes like the one below.  :o Russell and Carmel

Speedo drive seals replaced this week and, fingers crossed, seems to have done the job. To make the order for £4 worth of rubber worthwhile, also gave the TR a treat and bought some new dash knobs, and replaced the airflow direction cable. On Saturday I will be assisting team 58 in picking up their vehicle for the run, which has only just been purchased.  The drive back from Kent to Suffolk should be a good first test.   ??) Promise to sort the spares list this week!

2684 wrote: Thanks, that's helpful. I'll drain the gearbox oil and see if I can seal my pinion up better too then. It's no good, after seeing that diagram it nagged me I hadn't done it properly. So console out (again), tunnel loosened (I don't need to lift it right out), speedo pinion and housing out. Seal looks a bit hard, so I'm ordering another. Russell.

Hi Matt, I think it's 3mm, was just from a sheet I've had hanging about for ages. (sorry haven't got it to hand at the moment). Looking at the diagram here : http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID600102 I put it between the gearbox and the back of the male threaded part (item 39). However, now you've prompted me to look at this, I reckon what I actually needed was the oil seal 38. :-/ I'm now toying with the idea of doing it with the proper part. Not sure I can do it from underneath as the exhaust is in the way. I'm using GL4 80/90. Russell.