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To be honest I'd just double double double check that it's not running very lean or too far advanced at tick-over but correct at full chat. That would give you a pretty good reason for the engine temp rising in traffic/low RPM.

@Ben Hutchings I'll see what I can do

Andie has "followed" @border_raiders on "Insta" and says she'll tag/post during the run. (No, I don't understand it either)

Lol!

Most Splendid, much appreciated!

I did mine a few years ago using Superflex, you just use the 2 bush halves and the centre sleeve, no seals or caps. https://www.superflex.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=SF375-1850KSS

Erm... I'm having this problem...

Thanks Tony, as the rest of the wing is solid I'm considering a full fibre-glass wing as a last resort.

Yeah, I thought that would probably be the case, but I just thought I'd take a punt and see if I could avoid a load of messing making one. Cheers, Sam

I know it's a million to one shot, but does anyone have a NS (left) front wing panel with the area marked in red intact/good condition? The muck/damp has gathered on top of the plastic "eyebrow" and rotted through from the back so I'll need to repair the one on Binny. Cheers, Sam

I went to pick a diff up I bought on eBay from a guy in the middle of nowhere (on a farm north of Harrogate) and spotted a Spitfire4 down the side of a barn. I didn't get chance to look at it, but he says it will be offered for sale shortly, so I said I'd ask around and see if anyone was interested so he could try and avoid the eBay fees. Any interest and I'll get more info or put you in touch with the seller. Cheers, Sam

Nice looking wheels. My Dolomite is still on the original steels, but they need de-rusting and smartening up.

Problems with fuel delivery - I've had 2 serious issues both caused by the same type of problem. Dried out/shrunk seals. I had it once in the "lid" of the mechanical fuel pump on the 1850 Dolomite and once with the inline filter on the Spitfire. The Spitfire simply wouldn't start as the shrinkage was so bad the pump just pulled air. With the Dolomite it manifested itself as fuel starvation at high load, clearly the pump was able to push some fuel, just not enough as it drew more and more air at higher RPM/Load.

Starting in a land down under? Not Flamborough after all?

Weather around Leeds/Whetherby was shocking earlier - hope it brightens up for the run!

Passed! 🙂 Both Triumphs all MOTd now for another year. A few bits n bobs to do. To celebrate we took the Dolomite up to Wetherby and back.

I actually looked at getting white letter decals made in the Smiths type face and then I could use a scrap gauge face, bare metal and repaint and then apply the decals. But I thought spending ££££ just to make the type-face match was getting silly!

My OCD couldn't cope with 3 uppy gauges and 1 downy gauge.... I spent hours and hours and hours on eBay etc until I found a pressure gauge to "match" (Still not 100% happy as it has slightly different type-face)

MOT for the Dolomite tomorrow.... if it passes that's both the Triumphs back on the road.

Fingers crossed it's just a bit tight with the rebuild and just needs to bed in. But if I were a pessimist I'd check rockers/valve gear make sure nothing is too tight and binding up when warm. Were the ring gaps checked before fitting? Worst case scenario - rings are too long/insufficient gaps and expansion is causing them to grab the bore. (My money is on #1 though... just needs to bed in)

They are at it again!

Get the feeling somebody liked Spitfires/GT6s?

Today's Guardian quick crossword (spoiler!)

Looking GREAT! Spitfire passed it's MOT!

It could be that I'm a numpty. The MOT specific checker is working as expected, the more generic "dvla vehicle check" https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ shows no MOT data!