Alun:
I know about as little as it's possible to know about the GT6 gearbox, except
that
it's a notorious weak spot on the car. Being just a mildy uprated Spit box,
it's
prone to breakage from the extra torque of the GT6 engine.
The engine, on the other hand, is probably the most reliable part of the car.
Depending on the miles, though, you may want to drop the pan and check that the
thrust washers are still in place and their float measurements. Just like in
every Triumph engine, it seems, they can drop out and are subject to failure
before other parts of the engine.
Be careful that you don't get infected with Shipwright's Disease once you've got
the pan off -- you may want to renew the main and big end bearings, and once
you've done that, you'll want to pull the head to do a valve job, and pretty
soon,
you've taking out a home equity loan.
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
72 TR6
Arlington, VA
Alun Bain wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I have great news... I am the proud new owner of a 1971 MkIII GT6, all
> original but in several pieces! It has been sitting in a garage since 1997
> with the engine out and the dashboard, wiring loom, seats, carpet, bonnet,
> windshield and liftback all removed. I am taking the motor apart to lubricate
> it before getting it started out of the car and the car is going elsewhere to
> have a small bit of rust fixed at the back and to be reassembled! then the
> motor goes back in and it's ready for a respray - woo hoo! BUT... because it
> has been sitting for a while (it was in everyday use till taken off the road
> for rust and suspension in 1997) what are the likely problems with the engine,
> what other things should I check? and if first gear is a little clunky but the
> rest are fine, what is that likely to be?
>
> Alun - 1971 GT6
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