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by Larry Wade
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 ...
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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
by Larry Wade
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 ...
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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/...
by Larry Wade
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....
by Larry Wade
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....
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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 ...
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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
by Larry Wade
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...
by Larry Wade
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...