RogerD

Hi Stephen, and welcome to the club/forum! You can find some info and pictures here: http://www.vitesse.no http://www.vitesse.no/Garage%202008-2009.html I think that Einar who made this excellent site is also a club member, he can probably give you more detailed information. Best regards, Roger.

Just got an e-mail from Eurocarb, they will send me a new pump. Top notch service! I haven’t bought anything from them before I’m a new customer. But they have impressed with very quick response and good service. They also have the new world record regarding shortest lead time from order to delivery (UK => to the remote and isolated Åland Island) so I can recommend them. Can’t wait to get the new pump so that I finally can get my Vitesse back on the road before the summer is over (the summer here is usually on a Wednesday or a Thursday, then it’s gone again…) PS. I have no connection with the company

Yep, it is definitely a crack. Very small, hardly visible between the IN and OUT pipes on top of it. I noticed fuel leaking out from it, 100% sure. I have sent e-mail to Eurocarb where I bought it, and asked them about warranty. They have been supportive so far. To be continued...

Yes, I'm sure it must have been damaged when I got it, I have sent an e-mail to Eurocarb where I bought it. I do hope they will replace it. I'm living outside the EU tax zone, so even if they will replace it, I will have a bureaucratic nightmare with the customs 🙁

Hi all, I decided to buy a HUCO low pressure fuel pump since several club members recommend HUCO, and seems to be happy with them. This weekend I put it my car, and I was utterly disappointed when I found out that it was leaking. It is a crack in the pump between the IN and OUT pipes. I did NOT apply any excessive force when I tighten the screw that secures the two pipes. I’m utterly disappointed, I paid quite a lot of money for it compared to other pump brands. Have anyone out there experienced anything similar? I was hoping to get my Vitesse back on the road next week. One despairs…

What a wonderful picture! That child will go far and accomplish great deeds in the future! 😀

Thanks for your reply Nick, This might give some more clues: I removed all spark plugs and plug leads when I did the first test with the ”ignition tester” (in order to make it easier to turn the engine by hand). Today I did a new test, but this time I had all the plug leads in place and the spark plugs connected to earth so that I got a spark on all 6 cylinders when I turned the engine. This time I got a slightly different result. I still get several sparks on cylinder no one in 720 degrees, but now most of them are hardly visible (very weak) except the “real spark” at 13 degrees BTDC which is quite strong. I suspect that the current which should go to the other cylinders somehow “leaked” and got to cylinder no 1 but with reduced magnitude. I don’t know it this make any sense at all, as I said, I’m definitely not an electrician… I guess I just have to start up again, using my new HUCO low pressure fuel pump that arrived yesterday 😀 and see what happens… Cheers, Roger.

Hi All, I bought a 123 Tune distributor for my Mk I Vitesse a while ago, and I did manage to start up the engine and had it running decently for a while. Then I had some problems with flooding carbs due to fuel pressure being too high, so I have never driven it on the road with the 123 Tune. Last time I tried to start the engine it behaved really strange, barely running. I suspected something fundamentally wrong with the ignition, like if I had put the plug leads in wrong order, or mixed them up in some way. I have an “ignition tester” which basically is a light bulb connected between the spark plug and plug lead. It lights up when the spark comes (I will try to include a picture if I can…). The weird thing is that when I use the “ignition tester” on number one cylinder I get a spark not only when it is supposed to be there, but also about 60 crank shaft degrees later, and I get (I think) about 3-4 sparks in 720 crank shaft degrees, instead of one, as it should be. I’m not good with electrical stuff, I’m more into mechanical things. I hope there are some electrical wizards here that can explain this, and please tell me that I’m doing something wrong, and that there is nothing wrong with my VERY expensive distributor! 😲

My Vitesse 2-Litre Mk I also have this badge. It was build in October 1966 so I guess it was one of the first MkI to leave the factory. I'm not 100% sure that the bonnet (and badge) is original, but I think so. The carbs should be for GT6 according to the numbers stamped on them, and I think they are original too, but of course I can't know for sure. The car has not been renovated except new paint some time in the 80's.

Thanks for the picture Don, what do you think of the pump performance? Is it ok? I will post a picture when mine has been installed...

Thanks! I just bought mine from Eurocarbs. Looking forward to see how it works! Cheers, Roger.

I have done some reasearch on the Triumph forums, and have decided to buy a HUCO low pressure fuel pump (Max 2,1 PSI) to my Vitesse Mk I. But it seems difficult to find a dealer, can anyone recommend where to buy a HUCO low pressure fuel pump? Thanks in advance, Roger.

Hi Dave, Interesting to hear about another gunmetal grey Vitesse! My car is now royal blue, but I can see some spots of (what I think is) gunmetal greay under carpets etc. I checked in the Triumph Register here on this website if you had any pictures of your car there, it would be interesting to see how it looks. I have tried to Google pictures searching for "Triumph gunmetal grey" but it seems to be rare as you mention. Cheers, Roger.

Hi, Today I received the Club Torque March (it takes some time to reach this island...) and I noticed an interesting Vitesse on page 60. I have an early 1966 Vitesse MkI, and my Vitesse was painted Gunmetal Grey according to the BMIHT certificate. Is it possible that the Vitesse on page 60 is Gunmetal Grey?? Seems to be a rare color...

Hello! My 123Tune arrived yesterday, and is in place now. Had some problems with the settings at first, since I didn't know that the first point MUST be at 500 Rpm, and the last one MUST be at 8000 Rpm. I thought there was something wrong with it since it would not store my settings... There is not a word in the manual about this 500/8000 Rpm thing! I have not started yet, will do it tomorrow since it is completely dark outdoors now. Seems to be a great thing, good quality except the manual, it sucks! To be continued...