> I was always wary of the slant engine from Triumph until I
> got one in good
> nick, finally died of old age the head came off without too
> much trouble, I
> think a lot of the bad stories stem from the DPO syndrome of
> "I've had cars
> for years and only ever put water in them during the summer,
> and sometimes a
> bit of anti freeze of a winter". The head problem only seems
> to occur if the
> things overheat drastically, and this is usually caused by the insides
> getting furred up due to lack of corrosion inhibitor!
I remember reading recently in Club Triumph's magazine that Triumph changed
the specification for the slant-4's head bolts, going from Grade 5 to Grade
8 (I think) at some point during production, as they were stretching in
service. I've always been aware of the marginal cooling system accusations
levelled at these cars, but this was a new one to me.
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