Amy Wade
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Most of the time? 🤔
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Every time it went up & down the bore it would have been expanding and contracting as it went in & out of the worn area of the bore. The rebore & new pistons will fix it & it should be good for another 100k.
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There's multiple reasons it could have been, reading the various posts by yourself and Darren, the most likely cause was just wear and tear, I suspect the ring groove would have been excessively worn & the ring was chattering in the piston.
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It's great to see youngsters taking an interest in classic cars. Hopefully you'll find a suitable project car. The clubs are here to help, we all share an interest in keeping the cars running & there's a wealth of knowledge you can tap into.
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It's good to find the fault & know the crank is fine. A rebore and matching pistons will get the bottom end sorted. You'll be back behind the wheel in no time. 😊
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I'm sure the quality won't jump up...
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I personally wouldn't bother with them, as DVD3500 says, they can be a **** to remove & 4 wheel nuts give much better clamping force than a couple of little screws. -
I noticed from one of your posts you've already got the guides so that will be sorted during the rebuild. Good luck with the rebuild.
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I've seen metallic fragments bedded into piston crowns before, one of the most common sources is the valve guides breaking up.
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It was good to catch up. Happy birthday @Wendy Dawes. I hope everyone enjoyed the brownies 😊
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Signed 😊
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And repeated on Quest for a decade...
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I have just seen this on the book of faces, I'm sure there's plenty of people in Club Triumph who could have suitable sheds/garages/workshops...
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Are you allowed to say things like that on this forum?
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The wiring colours were done to BS-AU7, there was a later revision BS-AU7a which was introduced just after Triumphs stopped being produced. As for wire gauges, you'll have to calculate current draw/voltage drops for your circuits. BritishWiringColours-BS-AU7.pdf
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That show (and Salvage hunters classic cars) had Paul Brackley, the same 'technical expert' as Wheeler dealers... As far as I can make out the stars of the show do very little work on the vehicles, they're worked on by a team led by Paul Brackley off camera.
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Glad to be of service 😊
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Hi Wendy, these characters managed it... https://youtu.be/i0kHzOmywTk?feature=shared
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Is your back end sitting low? When the rubber buttons at the ends of the rear spring wear, it causes the back to sut low & front to come up. There's a chap on Facebook who has harder wearing buttons made & he sells them through the Triumph Spitfire Owners Facebook page.
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Looks good 👍
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Triumph Staaag, a world of pain. Your comments please
Amy Wade replied to Barry Acclaim Guru's topic in Projects
I've seen and reconditioned far worse. As long as no con rods have said hello to the outside world, it's more than likely salvageable. -
Good luck 🤞
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If you're getting a new timing chain, I would recommend buying a duplex chain kit. With the sub standard materials everything seems to be made from it will hopefully be as good as an original single chain.
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It's for the best, get the OD box & the new carbs fitted at the same time & there will be hardly anything left that hasn't been done. She should (hopefully) be a good girl for a few years.
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Good luck, hopefully it's not too nasty inside the engine. 🤞
