Hi, I have a triumph three cylinder engine which I bought a long time ago on a whim and it is time I sent it on to someone who might use it. Problem is I have no idea what it is.
Can anyone id it from the engine number which is........DO 20139.?
I will try to get some pics tomorrow.
Thanks Denis

I potentially might be able to find out some details of the engine (I work at Triumph as a design engineer), however I've never done a search using an engine number so can't promise anything.

Chances are its going to be a Daytona 900, Trident, Trophy, Sprint, Super 3 & Speed Triple - so you have got a choice

Maybe the Triumph OC would help?

That would be a great help Tatey. Thanks very much.
Denis.

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Originally posted by Tatey
I potentially might be able to find out some details of the engine (I work at Triumph as a design engineer), however I've never done a search using an engine number so can't promise anything.

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Yeah I'm on placement at the moment, I've worked there for 7 months now, I'm on a power train design team.

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Originally posted by Tatey
Yeah I'm on placement at the moment, I've worked there for 7 months now, I'm on a power train design team.

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It's been an amazingly varied job and ranges from a organising a lot of testing e.g. track endurance testing, mileage testing or wind tunnel testing at MIRA, to designing one off components for test rigs, to high volume production components. Along with solving all of the problems that come with testing bikes, say finding out why a bike is blowing head gaskets, overheating or burning oil, as you are put in charge of say the mileage testing of a bike (I was given the Speed Triple), the test costs around £50,000, so you need to get it right first time and then as problems arise you go about solving them. All of the jobs are ones which would be done by and are done by fully qualified engineers, so its all worth while work.

Do you know if your house mate will be working on the power train or chassis side of things? If it's power train he may end up taking over from me.

[Edited on 15/2/11 by Tatey]

He's in power train, so looks like he will be. Are there many placement students in that dept? Sounds like a nice varied placement!

I think there will be 3 power train placements this year. Do you happen to know who he was interviewed by as that will tell me who's team he was on.

Kipper you have a u2u.

u2u answered, thank you very much.
Denis.