The Triumph 2000/2500/2.5 Register Forum

Hello Mike,

mine is on casters and is easily moved around. A bare shell is not that heavy.

Alec

Hello LLessur,

yes, the tapered thread just jams tight, not to a specific depth, depending on the tolerance of the tapping and the plug. So some liquid seal and screw in tight.

Alec

Hello LLessur, they are tapered pipe plugs (NPT I think?) and should seal dry. However I would use a modern liquid thread sealer as a belts and braces approach. I did not follow my own advice and recently had to remove my rebuilt engine (Twice, as I blamed it on the rear oil seal which it wasn't) as...

Hello Firewatcher, the jig I used mounted on the bumper mounts front and rear with additional support to the bonnet hinge mounting at the front. The front axis point was 10" up from the bumper and 8.5" from the rear. While not perfect it was quite manageable. If you can make your mounting with some ...

Hello Torque2me,

with respect to the current draw, my experience over very many years is that my fan doesn't switch in except for the rarest of occasions. I don't have an engine driven fan by the way. It is not a cure for a poorly performing cooling system however.

Alec

Hello Rod,

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Alec

Hello Sal, you must have the Mk 2 brakes with automatic adjusters (which usually do not work very well). The adjusters themselves are not accessible from outside the brake and if you look at the brake shoe you will see a little two piece mechnaism, which is a spring loaded ratchet. Now, its well ove...

Hello Sal,

the parts book shows the sliding joint end goes to the gearbox.

However I'm sure there are others who say the opposite and I don't expect that you will notice any differnce?

Alec

Hello Mike,

i've never heard of both points and electronic being fitted together, very handy if the electronics die as they used to?

Yes, distributor degrees are half engine degrees.

Alec

Hello Jeff, I endorse all that Johnny says. However it's worth a quick check to see if the cam spindle is free on the distributor drive spindle, i.e. that the mechanical advance is actually working? That mechanism should be lubricated periodically, but particularly when electronic kits are fitted th...