The Triumph 2000 / 2500 / 2·5 Register Forum

Hi Simon,

Have you checked fuel the pressure? If the fan belt was slipping and the alternator not charging, the fuel pump might have dropped pressure. Just a thought.

We usually go to a small local classic show in Normandy each year. I've never seen a 2000 or a Stag there, but sometimes Heralds ...

And a CT is every 2 years? Or even longer for a Classic?

Good news indeed!

The IGN warning light on just means that the voltage from the alternator is lower than that from the battery.

Slipping fan belt (maybe a 1088 was too long!), Alternator OK? IF needs be they are easy to work on if you can get the bits, or maybe it just needs new brushes. Or perhaps a loose ...

Ah, that explains the '12' number plate! Looking very good, not that I'm envious of course...

Cheers, Mike.

Hi Simon,

Also check the voltage regulator as that feeds a nominal 10V to the fuel and temperature gauge. Try shorting the wire at the sender end to earth. I think that should make the gauge go to full scale.

Great new on it running. Setting the throttle butterflies can be a bit time consuming but ...

Woolies sell scrim foam which may do the job -

https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/search?q=scrim+foam

You can sometimes cure the dribbly injector by re-seating the valve at the end. Just pull it out a bit (pliers on the pin there) with the engine running, releasing the pin may help it seal. Certainly worth trying.

Well done on getting it running, I hope you celebrated with a glass or 2?

Hi Simon,

It may also be worth fitting a high current power feed direct from the battery to the coil of a relay in the boot, the contacts of which then power the pump. The relay coil is then powered by the feed from the inertia switch. 2 advantages come to mind, 1) the volt drop down the cable ...

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Taken in Harwich, I guess about mid 1980s...

Hi Simon,

Also don't forget the inertia switch, in the engine bay in the corner near the wiper motor. It's a grey cylinder about 30mm in diameter and 140mm long with a button on the top and 2 connections on the bottom. Inside is a ball bearing that can disconnect the power to the pump in the event ...