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I have recently bought a stanbury TT in many boxes ,this is a Triumph Herald based kit from 1987,I would very much like talk to anyone who has one or had one.There was a discussion on Piston heads back in 2013,I think one of the members might have owned my car,the registration number starts with LAD --- .
floormat said:
I have recently bought a stanbury .
The obvious question is why?!It's this one, I assume?
"The V5 lists the car as a Triumph Herald"... so it's incorrectly registered, and wouldn't stand a cat in hell's chance of passing an IVA to register correctly, particularly when the new emissions limits for IVA are brought into force.
You've just bought yourself an assorted box of Triumph Herald spares, and some scrap metal?
f1rob said:
It's on a Herald chassis
That can be sorted
The advert states that the chassis is modified: "the front bumper bar is removed, along with the sill rails and the rear outriggers. Some of the outriggers are shortened to match the line of the body".That can be sorted
That's an automatic IVA as far as I'm aware?
georgeg100 said:
Do you know where I can check the engine oil level?
The dipstick on the engine is usually favourite.If you're struggling to find this, then in all honesty the car might not be for you, but if you're serious (and assuming it's Triumph Herald based), start by going on Ebay and finding yourself a copy of the Haynes Manual for a Triumph Herald.
These are not modern mechanicals, so will need regular maintenance: for example, if you don't regularly grease the trunnions on the front suspension, they'll seize up or wear rapidly, with the worst case being that the front wheel assembly will literally fall off... enough to really ruin your day, if you happen to be travelling at speed when it happens.
Equus said:
The dipstick on the engine is usually favourite.
If you're struggling to find this, then in all honesty the car might not be for you, but if you're serious (and assuming it's Triumph Herald based), start by going on Ebay and finding yourself a copy of the Haynes Manual for a Triumph Herald.
These are not modern mechanicals, so will need regular maintenance: for example, if you don't regularly grease the trunnions on the front suspension, they'll seize up or wear rapidly, with the worst case being that the front wheel assembly will literally fall off... enough to really ruin your day, if you happen to be travelling at speed when it happens.
Hypoid gear oil is the recommended lube for Triumph trunnions, not grease.If you're struggling to find this, then in all honesty the car might not be for you, but if you're serious (and assuming it's Triumph Herald based), start by going on Ebay and finding yourself a copy of the Haynes Manual for a Triumph Herald.
These are not modern mechanicals, so will need regular maintenance: for example, if you don't regularly grease the trunnions on the front suspension, they'll seize up or wear rapidly, with the worst case being that the front wheel assembly will literally fall off... enough to really ruin your day, if you happen to be travelling at speed when it happens.
oakdale said:
Hypoid gear oil is the recommended lube for Triumph trunnions, not grease.
You can use either, so long as you do it regularly, and the jury is out in which is best. Hypoid gear oil offers less protection against wear in use, but doesn't 'dry out' (congeal) like grease does if the car is left standing. Grease offers better wear characteristics, but you've got to do it more regularly to avoid it drying out and it responds better to regular use.Personally, I prefer (and the manufacturer's original recommendation was) grease, combined with regular use of the car. It's only since these cars have started to spend more time sitting in garages than out on the road that EP90 has come into vogue.
Hair-splitting aside: the point being if you can't find or understand how to use a dipstick, then something that needs regular attention to suspension lubrication, manual adjustment of valve clearances, topping up of carburettor oil, adjusting points, etc., might present a steep learning curve.
Equus said:
You can use either, so long as you do it regularly, and the jury is out in which is best. Hypoid gear oil offers less protection against wear in use, but doesn't 'dry out' (congeal) like grease does if the car is left standing. Grease offers better wear characteristics, but you've got to do it more regularly to avoid it drying out and it responds better to regular use.
Personally, I prefer (and the manufacturer's original recommendation was) grease, combined with regular use of the car. It's only since these cars have started to spend more time sitting in garages than out on the road that EP90 has come into vogue.
Hair-splitting aside: the point being if you can't find or understand how to use a dipstick, then something that needs regular attention to suspension lubrication, manual adjustment of valve clearances, topping up of carburettor oil, adjusting points, etc., might present a steep learning curve.
I agree about the dipstick but feel I must press the point about greasing the trunnions, if Triumph initially recommended grease, they soon changed it when they realised the error of their ways.Personally, I prefer (and the manufacturer's original recommendation was) grease, combined with regular use of the car. It's only since these cars have started to spend more time sitting in garages than out on the road that EP90 has come into vogue.
Hair-splitting aside: the point being if you can't find or understand how to use a dipstick, then something that needs regular attention to suspension lubrication, manual adjustment of valve clearances, topping up of carburettor oil, adjusting points, etc., might present a steep learning curve.
I used to work on these cars when they were in production and gear oil was definitely the factory recommendation, the reason given was that with the female part of the trunnion being phosphor bronze and the male part being much harder steel/iron, metal particles from the male thread suspended in the grease would wear the bronze very quickly, in fact every car I saw came from the factory with a threaded plug fitted instead of a grease
nipple to signify the difference.
You were supposed to remove the plug and fit a threaded adapter to inject the oil but most people just fitted grease nipples and injected the oil with a hand grease gun.
georgeg100 said:
Hi, I just bought a 1968 Stanbury TT. I love this car and I am trying to learn about it. Do you know where I can check the engine oil level?
Thanks
Hi George, I hope you still have the Stanbury, I have one myself and know of others. Feel free to PM me or reply here if you want to make contact.Thanks
CharlieFarlie said:
georgeg100 said:
Hi, I just bought a 1968 Stanbury TT. I love this car and I am trying to learn about it. Do you know where I can check the engine oil level?
Thanks
Hi George, I hope you still have the Stanbury, I have one myself and know of others. Feel free to PM me or reply here if you want to make contact.Thanks
I'm trying to locate the owner of my old one.
Reg began. Jpx
CharlieFarlie said:
Hi George, I hope you still have the Stanbury, I have one myself and know of others. Feel free to PM me or reply here if you want to make contact.
Hi Charlie, yes I have now 2 years and a half with my Stanbury TT, and love it. I managed to maintain the car and made some improvements in mine to make it to last. gazz81 said:
CharlieFarlie said:
georgeg100 said:
Hi, I just bought a 1968 Stanbury TT. I love this car and I am trying to learn about it. Do you know where I can check the engine oil level?
Thanks
Hi George, I hope you still have the Stanbury, I have one myself and know of others. Feel free to PM me or reply here if you want to make contact.Thanks
I'm trying to locate the owner of my old one.
Reg began. Jpx
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