The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Jeff and welcome to the forum!

Tell us more about your car, is this a new problem whilst driving regularly, or after having work done on the car? I second Steve‘s assessment and would first check clutch hydraulics and setting of the slave cylinder.

Martin

I‘ll be be happy to buy one, please do finish it. (You could do like Elon and take orders/downpayment)

Right around @0.15 - 0.17 your bonnet seems to be rattling in tune with the noise? Are your bonnet fasteners tight?

There exist noise cameras imposing a graphical feature (similar to the heat sensitive pictures everbody is familiar with). The local Test Expo for all things Automotive measuring had them on display. You can point at say a group of people and see who is talking, and how loud. Similar, you can point ...

I‘ve never heard the 11mm in regard to E-Type Strombergs, 16-17 is the correct height.

Bruce wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:19 am

...My wife is going to be so excited when all of these books start to arrive by post...

Her level of excitement will be sustained once the book posts recede, because they’ll be replaced by the parcels with parts!

Thank you for the replies. The crater does look more like corrosion. I‘ll have alignment checked and order new bearings. Also check oil feed lines. I‘ve taken out the inlet camshaft, no funny marks on that side. Once the bottom is open the main bearings will have to checked as well.

Martin

What could have caused the bearings to look like this? https://i.postimg.cc/yx4Mb2tR/76-A7-FA82-E6-D8-4-C47-A256-6-F94-E71-D6051.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/d0Dck2Gh/D81-C24-CE-0480-4-CD8-8399-A83-B1-DEC0022.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vmjFW4v3/F8-E46596-D6-A7-47-B5-B76-A-C330-E3-B9-D3-E8.jpg I have aquir...

That was fun to watch.

That‘s the one I meant David! Thanks.

There exists a note of how far up from the air intake the plate should sit. You might want to check for that measurement before fixing it in place. I couldn‘t pull it up just now. If I find it I‘ll post it.

Thank you Angus and team for showing us your spotless workshop and giving insight to the work you offer. It was a good opportunity to meet great people and great cars. Thanks. You also did quite well on the weather!

Just came across a BBC article on classic car business. Might be of interest for one or the other:

Classic car industry fears Trump and Brexit roadblock http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47525435

What a great plan for initiating such a group. A shame some some have nothing more positive to share. Whilst some are willing to add time and effort to better things, would others not so inclined just refrain from bashing in this thread especially and the forum in general.

Martin

So the BBC just had this:

Europe changes gear over speed limits on country roads

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47042291

Today I read 7640 km of the Autobahn have a speed limit, 18150 km do not. Surely feels the other way around, here in southern Germany.

Carsten if you call up TUV Sued, Mr. Gerst, they‘ll send off a Datenblatt in the mail. IIRC about 120€. They will need your car number. They have all kinds of Automobilia they access to compile the details. I understand the data in their document is binding for all TUV‘s. I had a problem with that i...

Carsten, here an excerpt of my Datenblatt showing tyre dimensions demanded, with wheels being either steel or spokes, 6x15. They show an alternate tyre size 205/70R15 78V, these will be checked for free spinning, also in reverse. They did check my my tires, I have Michelin XVS. I believe my rims to ...

Durango2k wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 25, 2019 11:14 am

...freezing solid when I rolled out to leave the autobahn. Carsten

You should have kept going :)

Media buzz is more persistant than in the past regarding a general speed limit on the Autobahn. Today only a fraction of the stretches remain without a limit, these might soon be doomed. Increasing pressure from enviromentalists, backed by questionable EU pollutant limits, gives the discussion a bro...