bennygoodman
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Can I just ask where does the overdrive get it's oil supply from, does it get it from the gearbox or does it have an independent supply of it's own?
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Well done, I look forward to following your rebuild.
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I'd start again at the beginning, turn the ignition on, make sure there is power at the points, just open them slightly and if you get a spark you have power, turn the ignition off to stop the coil overheating. Make sure you have the firing order correct at the distributor cap. Make sure plugs are all dry with the correct gaps, make sure the points gap is correct as well. Then, get some easy start, take your air filters off, spray it in the carbs and give it a whirl, if you have a spark at the plugs and easy start in the inlet manifold you must get some kind of engine response. Just one other thing to do if it doesn't start, turn the engine over in the dark to see if there is a short anywhere, you will see a blue spark if there is, you won't notice it in daylight though.
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No Idea as yet Stu, I will be taking that thing on the left under the dash out to have a closer look at it, it looks like some kind of "entertainment" centre.
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Hello all, I have just taken delivery of this 1971/2 Triumph Herald, it will be stored for a few months as I'm in the process of restoring one of the few Rover114 Cabriolets left at the moment and then I will start on this little beauty. It does seem very solid, more solid than my GT6 was when I first bought that, I will update this thread as and when I do anything to the car.
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I've just had 5, 155,75,13 Avons fitted to my 4.5j rims, £33 each fitted and balanced with new valve from Tyreshopper which is National Tyres online store.
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Mine is also stiff but I haven't investigated it fully yet, what I have done though is jacked the car up and removed the steering column from the rack and both wheels turn freely side to side so it isn't an issue with the steering rack or steering arms. What I did find though is if I loosen the bolts for the upper and lower steering column brackets the steering goes substantially lighter, it is the next job on my to do list.
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10312 wrote:Just realised it's a Overhaul/Service kit I've got so I'll only be doing that then and see how that pans out. Hopefully that's all it needs. So Where can I get a Carb balancer? I'll post a pic tomorrow when I give it a go at looking at them fully but I'm 95% sure it's not a waxstart. I bought this type and there is one on ebay now with a 99p starting price and no bids. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carb-Balancer-Carburettor-Balancing-Tool-With-Air-Flow-/180748349770?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a1570f14a
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I found after a rebuild my car wasn't ticking over correctly so I bought a cheapo carb balancer and found they were miles out, balanced them up and it ticks over nicely now.
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jcarruthers wrote:Why is this even a discussion? Fan on the engine side of the rad, sucking through the radiator — controlled by a thermostatic switch. Never need worry about anything ever again. The reason for the post was to prevent hot air being drawn towards the bulkhead and gearbox cover which makes the car interior slightly hot, by reversing the fan it would draw the hot air out of the engine bay and out of the vehicle and as I have stated it is only when the vehicle is stationary on hot days that any overheating occurs, the air whether hot or not passing through the radiator would still cool it because it would be cooler than the boiling water.
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RobPearce, the fan has a manual switch, it is only used when the engine is overheating when stood in traffic, not stood for a few minutes but for a long time as happened on Saturday on the East Lancs road, as soon as the car is moving it is turned off as the car doesn't overheat when moving. I thought I made that clear in my original post but obviously your a bit slow.
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The fan works in either direction by just changing the live and earth terminals over on the motor so it is a two minute job to do. My thoughts were thoughts were to suck air out as it only overheats when stood, never when on the move to keep the cabin a bit cooler, surely even if the air is hot that is being drawn through the radiator it will still cool it sufficiently to stop it overheating as the hot air will still be cooler than the boiling water?
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Shame, I'd love a SuperMinx.
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Looking forward to watching your progress, is that a SuperMinx or a Humber Sceptre in the background?
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Luckily I fitted an electric fan last Friday because I was taking my GT6 for it's first longish run on Saturday and got stuck on the East Lancs for about 30 minutes in this glorious weather we're having. I have fitted the fan on the outside of the radiator and have it drawing air from outside towards the engine but I'm wondering if I could make the interior of the car a bit cooler if I swap it to draw air from the engine towards the outside of the car through the front of the bonnet, the fan is only in use when the car is stationary as it does not overheat when on the move.