The 'E' Type Forum

It is exactly the same as my old one, part number for the new one is c28067, and they assure me its correct.

I have series 2 1969 2+2, recently my thermostat failed and I have been driving around the last couple of months witout one, the old one had 88 c stamped on it and had no toggle on it to allow air to escape. I purchased one recently and had 74 c stamped on it, but no plastic toggle any advise please...

Thank you to all your all of your replys, the problem turned out to be a very old and tired wire which connects to the negative of the coil, and down to the connector on the plastic bit which fits between the dizzy and the cap part number RTC175. What a transformation, so simple, but taken a long ti...

Guys,

Can anyone comment on the Luninition magnetronic kit as an upgrade.

Andy

I have checked all filters, replaced plugs, leads, dizzy cap, points, condensor, coil and checked timing, I have had the carbs tuned and balanced, apart from the middle piston sticking slightly. I was talking to someone today who owns a series 1, and he had a similar problem it turned out to be a fa...

Thanks to everyone replying to previous topics. The problem I have with my car is after a few miles it develops a judder like running out of fuel, then engine backfires, Im talking pedestrians taking cover, then engine stops. If I leave the car for about one hour it starts fine it will go for about ...

David I had the car fully serviced about two months ago, I have replaced vertually everything. I took the car for a refuel this morning before having the work done and it misfired, backfired, so he has made some improvement, I can actually drive it now with a bit more confidence, breaking down at th...

Thanks to you all for your replys, today I took the the car for a tune up, he took the carbs apart only to find the float levels where to high so he had to bend a fork like shape piece. The middle carb was slightly sticking, the other problem he found was that my radiator fans were not working, loos...

I went to start the car this morning to take out on a drive, as I turned the key it did not want to fire. After about six attempts it finally fired and backfired, left it idling for about 5 minutes and the engine just died, after I got it going again it ran fine for about 10 miles and then it starte...

I have got SUs, I will try changing HT leads and the coil, thanks.

Andy

I have a series 2, sometimes the engine seems to die down, then suddenly picks up. The car has been fully serviced, I did have problems prior to the service but was OK after, It seems like it is starved of fuel, the problem started a few weeks ago only a minor flat spot, but has increasingly got wor...

Thank you for all the replys, checked bearings front and rear hub carriers, problem seems to lie in the rear somewhere loose handbrake pads maybe.
I will have to wait until I find a good and reasonable mechanic.[/img]

Thanks for that David, I will now source some new front hubs and while the wheels are off I will replace the bearings.

Andy

I have recently had new MWS wheels fitted, but I had a garage fit them, before the car went in for paint job I could hear a slight noise and I had the old wheels on then, also two weeks ago I had the car MOTd on the car I was advised that there was some play in the wheel bearings.

Andy

Thanks for all the replys about the Lumpy engine, It turned out to be something simple as usual. After giving the car a full service it turned out to be the fuel filter, so now thats sorted I now have another problem, there is a knocking noise coming from underneath, my side I think, the faster I go...

Thanks Mark will do that.

Andy

Body shop has told me the thermostat was jammed, so they took it out spilling coolant all over the distributor. I have cleaned it all out and it has made a 50% difference in the running, I did notice the points were black, not being an expert on changing these I will wait till it has its service. Wo...

Thanks for the reply and suggestions, you've given me a lot to go on and what you've said seems to make a lot of sense. Really appreciate it, thank you.

Not long got my E-Type (1969 4.2) back from a year in a Body-shop and I finally got to ride the beast earlier today. Aside from a few other minor niggles the main problem I've encountered is the engine being lumpy with erratic tick-over and sounds like it's mis-firing and not running on all cylinder...

Hi, I am having a 1969 S2 2+2 restored, the car is basically sound with no corrosion, they have advised me, the bonnet had some paint lifting due to heat, quite a lot on the bonnet. To rectify this, they have said to to put a layer silver reflect a cool under the bonnet, this is a self adesive alumi...