It is now a passive and behaves like a slightly weaker version of barbarian's Carnage. The problem is that the carb (Stromberg 150s on a Vitesse) pistons won't return with that satisfying 'clunk' when they hit th. Triumph I know this is a problem that's been talked about on the forum before but it's one peculiar to me at the moment, and I can't figure out a solution. Rover Triumph, British Leyland UK Limited, Coventry. It’s an eloquent testimony as to why the Stag can only face compartson with cars costing twice its price. Any Triumph dealer will let you have one. The special refinements of the Stag would fill a book. In 1968, under the direction of Webster's successor, Spen King, the new 2.5 PI V8 was enlarged to 2,997 cc (3 L. The initial Stag design was based on the saloon's 2.5-litre six cylinder engine, but Webster intended the Stag, large saloons and estate cars to use a new Triumph-designed overhead cam (OHC) 2.5-litre fuel injected (PI) V8. As a TR3 owner I was looking for another classic. Beyond what is listed above, the jack shaft on the dizzy drives the oil pump and it's a potential problem too. Stags are neat cars classic sport-luxury cars. Triumph started development work on the Stag in early 1966 (inspired by a one-off. One result was the oddly named Triumph Stag" is simply inaccurate. But of course they did not, the Triumph 2500 competed with Rover's P6 !. Of course a lot of Stag problems could have been avoided if Rover'd let Triumph use their aluminium alloy Buick V8. The export market, where Triumph had hoped 50 per cent of sales would go, was even worse. Triumph had wanted to sell 12,000 Stags a year but after seven years less than 26,000 were made. Much-discussed engine issues can be largely forgotten these days. These pads could very well be worn or include impurities that generates this problematic noise. The following braking noise concern can easily arrive from different elements. When ever you brake with your Triumph Stag you find out noises, you have a issue. Cooling system problems we commonly find include: Partially blocked radiators, (when re-coring we recommend 3 rows of. Again remember to re-tension the inclined upper row of studs first, starting in the middle and working your way to the front and rear, then in a similar manner, re-tension the lower row of bolts, re-tension all to 65 ft/lbs. These problems arose from a variety of causes.
From Wikipedia: "The Stag rapidly acquired a reputation for mechanical unreliability, usually in the form of overheating. Five years developing the worst engine ever made. Triumph spent more than five years engineering the Stag's new V-8 engine before its introduction in 1970.Leave the operating valve in place and take the bull and spring out. This gives you access to a spring, a ball, and the operating valve.
Take up the transmission tunnel and take out the plug that is on the upper right-hand side of the overdrive unit. Harry Webster put it in these terms: “It was the usual problem of priorities, and. The reason for the delay between Triumph grabbing the car and the development programme getting underway was because of Canley’s limited resources. Early in 1966, work on the car began at Triumph’s headquarters in Canley, under the project name, ‘Stag’.I know this is a problem that's been talked about on the forum before but it's one peculiar to me at the moment, and I can't figure out a solution. If you can’t fit that volume into a dry engine, then there is probably a. The Stag cooling system holds 22-1/2 US pints. Whenever adding coolant, be sure to use the same mixture. In that strength, your car is drivable from a cold start down to -33F, and, after minimal warm up, as cold as -53F.
As I was going up the hill the car cut out and then refused to restart.
Which it passed! As I left the garage I had to climb a hill. I filled my Stag up to the brim with Petrol and then took my car in for an MOT.