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- Mon Mar 26, 2012 7:09 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: rain-water filling the footwells!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7643
rainwater filling the footwells
Hi Warren, Along the bottom edge of the windshield is a chrome molding. Between the body and that chrome there can be a gap. This is especially true where there is a kind of valley that starts on the inside of the headlights/wheelwell bump. Water gathers in this valley and runs uphill into the base ...
- Sun Mar 25, 2012 1:41 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: rain-water filling the footwells!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7643
rain water filling the footwells
Hi Warren, I had the same problem some years back. First check your doorseals. The front edge seal is particularly important. Does it run the full length of the door? If it's good (or even if it's not) the most likely problem is that you've got a gap between the bottom of your windshield and the car...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:36 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Superb supplier parts catalogue
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2527
Parts Catalog
Hi Vikia, The XKs catalog is a good one. Another is the SNG Barrett catalog: http://www.sngbarrattusa.com/catalogue/downloads/ You can download it from the US site (I don't know about the UK one). It has the advantage that more of the parts still have the same number that Jaguar used. Their drawings...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Fuel - whats the best for a Series 2 E type
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10725
what type of fuel
David is right.
Choose the highest quality/octane fuel and then go drive!
You do not ever need additives. They will not help you and may hurt.
Cheers,
Larry
Choose the highest quality/octane fuel and then go drive!
You do not ever need additives. They will not help you and may hurt.
Cheers,
Larry
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:37 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Torsion Bars
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4634
torsion bars
Hi Chris, The advantage of putting in new bars is that they'll take a set....at the cost of needing one or two adjustments as they relax over time to equilibrium. Once stable make sure to mark them L and R! Most replacement torsion bars arrive already stamped. Switching to stiffer torsion bars will ...
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:05 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hello from Harry
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3397
hello from Harry
Hi Erik, In much of California (except for the rain forest and Sierra Nevada mountains) Spring and Fall are the 2 nicest seasons for driving. If you are out here in March or April you might explore the foothills. Usually the wildflowers are really lovely. If you are in LA send me a note via email (I...
- Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hello from Harry
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3397
Hello from Harry
Hi guys,
I just saw Harry Fulford today in Los Angeles. We went for a short drive in the mountains.
He's doing well and says Hello!
Cheers,
Larry
I just saw Harry Fulford today in Los Angeles. We went for a short drive in the mountains.
He's doing well and says Hello!
Cheers,
Larry
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Front Suspension S1
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7753
hydrogen embrittlement
Hi guys, Some materials are much more sensitive than others. As a rule, 300 series stainless steels, aluminum, aluminum alloys, copper and copper alloys tend to have very low rates of embrittlement (not zero but not far off either). For a nice summary article look at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.o...
- Tue Dec 13, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: valve guide hold down kit
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11379
hold down kits
Hi guys, Every mechanic in the US recommends fitting these as a matter of course. 1. They are cheap. 2. They are trivial to install. 3. They work...and were invented because of some pretty spectacular failures. 4. Suppose you install new tappets and guides: how many of them are likely to be craptast...
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:02 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: engine removal - without a crane !
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4095
Engine Removal
Hi Tim, I've done it both ways and I promise that dropping the engine is WAY easier, and safer, than lifting it. Most people I know, including professional mechanics, choose to drop e-type engines. Check the Jag-Lovers forum archives for many discussions on this topic. [http://forums.jag-lovers.org/...
- Thu May 12, 2011 4:04 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Handbrake help needed please!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23982
handbrake
Oops. You're completely right. Mine are Dunlops and yours are a LOT different. Sorry. I blew it. I was so excited to share too! Oh well.... I still don't buy their leaking explanation. You bleed the brakes which should blow any junk out. Actuation only moves the pistons a few thousandths of an inch....
- Wed May 11, 2011 4:12 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Handbrake help needed please!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 23982
Handbrake help needed
Hi Graham, You can remove the brakes without taking out the disks. Here is how you do it: Jack up the rear end. Pull the back wheels off. Remove the front shock absorber on either side. Remove to two outer piston assemblies. Remove the handbrake assembly and also take off all of the hydraulic lines....
- Wed May 11, 2011 3:57 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: My new E Type
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7624
My New e-type
Well done Mario, Your kids won the genetic lottery!! I'm really happy for you that your children share your enthusiasm. Wait until they get to drive it. Men like to think of these cars as crumpet catchers. That's nonsense. When a lovely young woman is driving an OTS the boys come running!! My daught...
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:56 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Water Wetter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11768
water wetter
Oops, that's psig not psia.
Sorry,
Larry
Sorry,
Larry
- Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:52 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Water Wetter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11768
water wetter
Hey Peter, I disagree with you. Water wetter gives a bit more margin. Like David I find that my car runs about 5 C cooler with water wetter. Most of us in the Western US use it. Between water wetter and a coolcat fan I can run at 90+mph in >115 F weather for a few hundred miles (true story) or get s...
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Polyurethane or metalastic bushes?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24657
polyurethane vs. metalastic
Hey guys, I wonder if we aren't all wrong. The earlier discussions assumed that the properties were uniform and well defined. That's just not true. Note that Polyurethane products are available in a wide stiffness range. The polyurethane that Mike Frank (Coolcat) uses has a durometer of 85. That is ...
- Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:43 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Polyurethane or metalastic bushes?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24657
Polyurethane or Metalastic
Hi guys, I've somewhat different perspective than most of you. I live in a really hot place. I've driven for hours above 100 mph with the outside temperature over 120 F (I drank six liters of water and never had to pee that day). In desert climates rubber doesn't last very long. This is especially t...
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:30 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: I love this E Type remake
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8536
E Type remake
I have to admit that it's pretty cool. I'd like to see it in person.
Some cars (e.g. the new Merc Gullwing and the Porsche Carrera GT) are much nicer in person than in the photographs. This one has the feeling that it might also be better in person.
Cheers,
Larry
Some cars (e.g. the new Merc Gullwing and the Porsche Carrera GT) are much nicer in person than in the photographs. This one has the feeling that it might also be better in person.
Cheers,
Larry
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 6:28 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Seat Belts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 28462
seat belts
Really? In the US you can do whatever was legal when the car was sold. Since my car is a 62 I don't need to have any belt at all (it was an option at the time.....I'm pretty sure that my dad's 61 didn't have any and we owned that car well into the 70's). Are their any other requirements to bring a v...
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:52 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Horn intermittent
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14002
intermittent horn
Oops. Sorry Nick, I just read your first message closely and you had the information needed. If it's not fixed and its the slip contact the problem may be with the parts. The original contacts were beryllium copper which is a great spring material. The new ones are regular copper, which is a lousy s...