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  1. Hi, so after draining water from the radiator, topping up with antifreeze and refitting radiator hose, I’ve noticed the hose dripping slightly when the car is running and small amounts of steam at times. Is this to be expected? I’ve played around with the hose to get it as tight as possible but nothing seems to prevent it leaking slightly. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, thanks in advance. - Zee
  2. Thanks Nick, having looked into it the problem points more to fuel vaporisation as you’ve mentioned. Not sure if it makes a difference, but I notice the car struggles to start the first time when its been sat in this heat for a while but after getting started and getting warmed up it appears to behave fine. Does that still sound like fuel vaporisation to you or does it point to something else? Will do a full service as mentioned, may look into a fuel filter as the car doesn’t have one fitted. Appreciate the help so far!
  3. Thanks Wendy, I will purchase one of these as I’ve seen a simillar one on eBay. Think it might help with the fuel vaporisation issue as a heat shield doesn’t seem to be available for the 948.
  4. Thanks for the reply! Yeah I noticed a slightly ‘dirtier’ petrol smell than usual. Looks like the problem might be fuel vaporisation as mentioned below so will be having a play with some solutions.
  5. Hi, hope someone is able to help me with an issue I’ve been experiencing in my recently acquired Herald 948. On the drive back from a recent long journey, after the car was sat in the heat most of the day, it struggled to start. After taking a few turns to start, it was idling very rough and would cut out after pressing the throttle which I usually play with to warm the engine up. Eventually it started idling somewhat fine and I was good to go. On the journey back, I realised the car was struggling for power and ended up having to use the choke to make up for the sudden loss of power for some of the journey to prevent holding up traffic. Sidenote - I also noticed when stopping to fuel on the way back that the water in the radiator was boiling over after opening the cap (very carefully) and seeing the state of the water. Anyway, since the journey back, the car still struggles to start and I have the same issue where the car idles very rough when started after being sat and stalls frequently after revving the throttle. Eventually after stalling enough times the problem seems to disappear and the car drives fine. I’m planning to drain the radiator coolant this weekend and fill with suitable antifreeze to prevent boiling issue, but something tells me this will not solve the problem. Any thoughts, ideas and recommendations would be much appreciated! I’m at a loss as I’m new to Triumph Herald ownership and after some googling don’t seem to see the issue on any other forums. Thanks in advance, Zee
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