You'd think all the old cars would be in hibernation by now...

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 10/25/2015 at 13:09 • Filed to: dots

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Look at the plates. According to the state of Connecticut, this is an “early American ” car.

Spridget > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 13:23

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Pretty sure that’s a Lambo bro.

Over used jokes aside, that thing looks sweet on those wheels.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 13:40

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I’ve never seen anything like it! What is it??

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 10/25/2015 at 13:41

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Mk1 Triumph 2000.

Cé hé sin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 13:44

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Ooooh, a 2500! (Or 2000). Haven’t seen one in years. You could get them with fuel injection, a thing rarely seen back then.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Cé hé sin 10/25/2015 at 13:46

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It was a 2000.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 15:28

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very nice!

ranwhenparked > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 15:44

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I’m guessing “early American” is just the generic, catch-all name Connecticut uses for what are called just “antique” cars everywhere else.

Cé hé sin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 17:21

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An early one, I recall seeing the Mk2 with the Stag type front end.

Cé hé sin > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 17:23

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RHD wipers, only found on LHD cars so consequently the RHD models had LHD wipers. No, me neither but Triumph weren’t alone in this.

TA4K > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 21:06

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A 2000! I have a 2000 MK2 that I’m repainting in a very similar colour and doing some bits to, but im having carb issues :/ I see this one was also optioned with the ‘wing mirrors are for pansies’ package, just like mine..

twochevrons > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 22:59

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Nice! I’m in the process of importing a station wagon version of one of those, which has been owned by my grandmother since new. The little two-litre straight six powering them (essentially a short-stroke version of the 2.5 litre engine from the TR6) is an absolute gem.

twochevrons > TA4K 10/25/2015 at 23:03

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What kind of carb issues? I’ve ended up spending an unreasonable amount of time ripping into SUs and Strombergs at various times in my life (including on Triumphs), so I’d be happy to help try and diagnose it from afar.

twochevrons > Cé hé sin 10/25/2015 at 23:06

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You know, I’ve spent many thousands of miles behind the wheel of a Mk2 2500TC, and never noticed that. Weird.

twochevrons > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/25/2015 at 23:16

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I should add, Triumph 2000s are rare as hen’s teeth in the US. Being fairly upmarket, but much smaller than similarly-priced cars (even UK-market reviewers criticised them for being less roomy than their competitors), they didn’t get much of a foot in the door in those pre-import-boom years. Still, they offered pretty-good driving dynamics, and a lovely interior in the tradition of restrained British luxury.

On the other hand, they were very popular in the UK, Australia and New Zealand (where they were locally assembled from CKD kits). Mostly gone now, of course, but they are fondly remembered, and if you pull up in one, you’ll always come across people who used to own one, or remember a family member having one.

TA4K > twochevrons 10/26/2015 at 04:55

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The float bowl is overfilling to the point where fuel is puddling in the intake and dripping out of the mouth of the carb which has the effect of causing it to run way too rich and stopping it from starting at all. I took the float bowls off and the floats move freely, and the valves actuate freely too so I am all out of ideas.

TA4K > TA4K 10/26/2015 at 04:56

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It’s a pair of Stromberg 150CD’s BTW.

twochevrons > TA4K 10/26/2015 at 21:32

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My first thought would be that the floats have filled with fuel and aren’t floating as high as they should. Modern fuel can degrade the original plastic floats, and brass floats used in older cars tend to develop pinholes after a while anyway. The brass ones can be repaired – stick them in a pan of boiling water to vaporise and drive out the fuel inside, then solder up any spots that bubbles came from.

It’s also possible that the float valves aren’t closing properly – I’ve seen the case where a bit of grit got stuck in the valve in such a way that it still moved freely, but wouldn’t close fully. I blow them through with carb cleaner any time I have the carbs open, just as a matter of preventative maintenance.

By the way, I’m going to be a Triumph owner again! I’m unreasonably excited about this.