Nick The engine is a 1300 with upgraded big valve (1500) head! I have 2 separate temperature sensors: 1st sensor/gauge is a cheap combo replacement of the dash OEM Smiths/Jaeger I switched years ago trying to resolve temp problem giving a little more info and accuracy. 2nd sensor goes to my microsquirt with custom LED display showing live CAN bus info I selected. Both gauges match (in-sync) while driving. Basic high temperature levels  have plagued me over the years and through upgrades of the ignition Points Distributor to electronic, now Ford EDIS unit hooked to microsquirt. Original carburetor switched to Weber DCOE, now throttle bodies!  As far as I can tell I have the timing on, and AFR gauge settling in at 14.7 on long drives. Water pump housing was also replaced years back due to a crack in the original near the thermostat, dummy (me) put the longer bolt in the wrong hole and cranked to hard! The pully size has always been the same OD of 5.25", however that does not mean that it had been switched from a smaller size before I bought the car! Can anyone verify what an original 72 MKIV pully size should be, could something that simple really be my problem.

The TRansit is dead - long live the TRansit! The diesel knock was treated by my local guru 'Deisel Bob'.    To cure would cost more than the van was worth, so he 'fixed' it but with only 30 days guarantee.  And I flogged it, quick! But I need a TRansit, and found another.  Needs work, but fitted by a cabinet maker with all the mod cons, except for a tow bar!  Which will ne corrected soon. Onwards!  En avant! John

Don’t know about the pulley hole sizes. Is this a 1300 or 1500?  1300 has a smaller pulley than a 1500 (to match the different respective crank pulley sizes)or should have. Some thoughts on the basic overheating problem.  - Is the gauge known to be accurate? How has it been verified? Could it be over-reading and reporting a problem that doesn’t exist? - Do you have any real overheat symptoms; ie boiling over  Assuming you have a real overheat problem, have you ever checked inside the water pump housing, specifically the flat internal ring behind where the impeller will sit. These sometimes corrode quite badly making the pump less efficient, though mainly a problem when sat in traffic at low rpm. When the revs are up a bit pumped flow should still be plenty. Also, lean running or regarded ignition timing can cause hot-running.

Questions before I send in a surplus pump for rebuild by a specialist to finally rule out the pump as the problem for my MKIV Spitfire running hot on long drives (195-205F), car has run hot since the day I bought it in 1990. Over the years I have tried larger radiators (Currently have a GT6 radiator retrofitted), Different Temperature thermostat values (160, 180), and currently a cheap non-serviceable pump replacement from online retailer. I also have a future project in mind to try and fit a serpentine belt requiring change of pully. Question 1: Do the newer Triumph non-serviceable pump pulleys have a standard press fit size center hole, or should I source for older pump that has removable pully I could purchase and send in for rebuild/upgrades (not sure it’s worth going that route)? Question 2: Is a smaller diameter pully available to move more water (pump fan has been deleted), is this an option, or would not make a difference (i.e. can only move so much water through the engine)? Andy

Horns turned up today .

So their ignorance/incompetence is your problem why exactly? Sounds like a them problem not a you problem and definitely not one you should be paying for.

Prop shaft ready to be sent off to be lengthened . Half shafts can now also be made up .  Tidy Spit sitting outside .

Been fined a couple of times on the motorbike. First occassion, local council gym, no charge for motorcycle parking, but never had the gall to take up a whole car space with the bike when there were mums taking their kids swimming waiting in line for a vacant space. Along with the other odd motorcyclist I would  park out of the way next to the cyclist shed. Did this for years then got a ticket for parking outside a designated parking space. Appealed but got the same 'quote'. Council said they would Mark out a space for motorcycles to park, it never happend, so I cancelled my membership.

Back to bollocks indeed John Here was me thinking that ignorance of the law (in this case not knowing about permits for practice staff) was no defence from the law. I would check just how long your vaxing permit was valid as I suspect it may be deemed expired once the vaccination season is over. I'd appeal again, you probably have nothingto lose. I'm in Scotland so not entirely clear on the rather arcane parking rules in Ingerland. Mind you up here it seems to be a complete free for all. Got blocked in to my driveway yesterday by a god botherer off to the Eid breakfast two streets away. Utter carnage, double and triple parking everywhere. Polis came, really nice but said there was nothing they could do other than ask people not to do it. Funny old world. Did manage to catch the culprit when he returned. A lot of p1sh about it being difficult to find somewhere to park. I agreed but opined that it didn't justify blocking me in. He did apologise 

Personally I wouldn’t pay it. Not a chance them being ignorant of the permits would stand up.    I have ended up with a few like that at the airport every few years, been fined for stoping at a zebra crossing on double red lines to let someone cross but you can’t see the crossing in their “evidence” I just ignore them, they send a few threatening letters then drop it. The cost of them taking you to court would far out way any payout and you can’t claim legal costs at small claims for payouts less than £10k.