The 'E' Type Forum

Sounds like the fan switch may be dud. When was the coolant last changed....might be worth flushing through with water to see if there is sediment in the radiator.....others will have other suggestions too. Hope you get it fixed as the fans should come on before you are in the red section.

The dash lights are fed from a separate output from the old mechanical - actually a thermal type flasher. Possibly your new electronic one does not have this output? Else maybe it is faulty?

I would tentatively agree with David....slightly hard to imagine four women in an e type. The two in the rear would be most uncomfortable. Sadly I'd also imagine those in an e type would come off much worse than those in a modern focus in a head on collision. Hope all those involved make a full reco...

Not asbestos. As Christopher says it is a resin....probably an epoxy resin. Common sense to avoid breathing it in if you are sanding but not asbestos. As far as I know the only places asbestos would have been present when new would be the brake and clutch friction surfaces....almost certain to have ...

Mine has a later box But my moss box is in the garage. A 3.8 with original parts....fab! Yes they may have had shortcomings but if it is free from rust and original what's not to like Puts a huge smile on my face when I drive mine

yes! But the buggers hide behind trees!

The trick is not to speed. Me and a mate have been to Le Mans every year since 2000 in his caterham 7 (I know....impractical to say the least :bigrin: ) Never had a single ticket in all those years....everyone knows the rules and everyone should know that the French authorities enforce them vigorous...

I would agree with you.....there is an amazing repository of knowledge here.... I would agree with Steve....clouds of smoke on accelerating is not as it should be....get someone to follow and see what colour (easier and safer than you focusing on the rear view mirror)..black and sooty suggests too m...

Why not look at the quick release steering boss....there is much info from others on here if you search....then you can use a 16 inch wheel so not such heavy steering and also have a degree of security as you can remove the wheel when away from the car.....just a thought.

You could....only a 70 amp fuse will carry 130 amps for several minutes before failing.....quite long enough to allow the wiring to smoke...

I stand corrected

E types don't routinely have sensors in their air box

Indeed...There is much excellent detail in your original post regarding the mechanical aspects of the conversion. You say that you are connecting it to wires not rated for 130 amps. I would agree that in normal operation there is no likelihood of the wires being expected to carry any where close to ...

At the risk of pointing out the obvious, installing a 130 amp alternator seems unwise. Let's look at the possible demands. Headlights on full beam. 10 amps. Side/rear/no plate/instrument lights....say 5 amps. The brake lights are on..4amps. Indicators on... another 4 amps. The heater blower is on......

Sounds like your multimeter is ok. So...if the battery voltage is less than about 13.8 volts with the engine running or obviously wonders around then the alternator and or associated wiring is suspect. If you have a separate alternator regulator...e.g. 4TR type....then this too may be faulty. I am a...

Absolutely Steve. Aqueous foam in a garage where it may come into contact with mains power is inadvisable.

As said normal foam should not be used on household electrical fires as it will conduct and thus present a risk of electrocution if sprayed at mains wiring. Cars operate at 12 volts so I see no electrical reason not to use foam if the fire is electrical although there may be reasons not to use foam ...

There is a bloke who advertises the two piece wood kits on ebay for around £60 plus postage..he does both the early and later type wheels....just keep an eye on ebay Here is an ad for a later one.. I have no connection to the seller and no idea how good they are but he has 100% positive feedback. J ...

As heuer says with the engine running look for 14.3 volts...although anything above 13.8 will be fine. Just wondering....you sure your multimeter is showing the correct voltage? Can you borrow another multimeter and pop both on the same source voltage...a small 9 volt battery for example...and see i...

Short but nice article in the register section of today's Times remembering the life of Norman. Picture of him in 2015 "at the wheel of a Jaguar C type"....looks like a very nice blue XK120 to me but the text is lovely