Tinster said:
Paul-
Should I be looking to purchase these types
of components to make Crypty more reliable?
Almost anything has got to be better than what
I have now for reliability. That E-bay setup
doesn't look like it would break down any time soon!
I think if that car were running fine, this seller wouldn't be parting it out. But who knows?
Dale, I'm really nowhere near being an expert on these things (I, like you, consider myself a beginner and am learning little by little as I go along), but from personal experience I'd have to say that the original design and equipment has the potential to be very reliable. I have had my 6 for 5 years now. For the first year it ran pretty well with occasional distributor issues (loose wire or cracked rotor) and some mornings I had to rely on a can of starter fluid to get going. After that year I had electronic ignition installed and the carbs tuned a bit and for the past four years it has run relatively flawlessly. Everything is original equipment except the electronic ignition. I feel bad "boasting" about my good luck so far because I definitely feel for you with the phenomenal bad luck Pedro has passed on to you, but I think somewhere within the Triumph components you have is a reliable set-up waiting to be reborn.
I still think slipping DPO Pedro a Mickey and selling his organs on the black market to fund your repairs is the way to go! He owes you! But the more I think about it, knowing Pedro, if you opened him up you'd probably find some cheapo aftermarket baboon heart, only one kidney held in place with coat hanger wire, and half a liver with an old gym sock bondoed to it and painted red to match.
Keep your head up and don't buy any Holley carbs for your car!