The 'E' Type Forum

What's the consensus on sealing cam covers - dry or with sealant? I have new Cometic gaskets, half-circle seal for the tacho drive side, o-ring for the blanking plug on the exhaust bank and new copper washers. I've had advice to assemble with oil, blue hylomar and red heat-resistant silicone and hea...

As I mentioned in my original post, I did measure the replacement shims before fitting. I learned long ago not to trust markings or labels on shims after a frustrating round of attempts to reset the rear wheel bearing clearances. However, the need for rightangle feeler gauges is new information so I...

Thanks chaps. Yes, replaced caps in correct positions and measured original and replacement shims rather than trust the markings. Also noticed the indents were smaller than my Clarke micrometer anvil. Next batch of shims should arrive tomorrow in time for round 2. Which means I'll need to have one m...

Just measured my valve clearances (3.8, two-bolt cams) and needed to change most but not all of the shims. Put the cams back in, torqued the bearing caps and remeasured the clearances. Despite carefully measuring the old shims and the replacements, and double checking my maths, two of the inlets are...

'A bit of a tease to fit' - love that, the words forming in my head as I repeatedly dropped either the lower nuts, spring washers or both were somewhat less polite.

Thanks David, I was thinking similar, but still baffled how I managed to extract the carb in the first place. Then again, that was many months ago and memories fade.

I'm having difficulty refitting carburettor (standard SU HD8) number 1 after I removed all three of them a few months ago. Apart from how awkward access was to some of the linkages and the nuts securing the carbs, I don't recall any particular difficulties when I removed them. Now I can't get carb n...

Progress! Curious why the piston was dropping progressively and landing with a more dull sound than the click specified in the manual, I took the dashpot off and discovered oil on the edge of the piston and inner surface of the dashpot. Clearly the cause of some drag on the piston movement. After cl...

The sound is certainly metallic, but isn't the sharp click that I was expecting. Supporting the carb perfectly upright (bolted to a piece of ply clamped in my bench vice), the piston falls smoothly but progressively, rather than being in total freefall. I wouldn't expect it to drop totally unimpeded...

Having replaced the jet/diaphragms on my SU HD8s I decided to check the jet centring. The Jaguar manual says remove the piston damper, push the piston fully up then release, listening for a metallic click when it drops onto the bridge. This would indicate that it has fallen freely without friction b...

Understood. Is there any guidance on the forum about how to partially quote?

I had a small leak in my rad repaired using resin by a specialist called Kempston Radiators in Bedford. One hot, fast trip to Le Mans Classic later and still holding up well. Circa £110 if I recall correctly.

I have previously been supplied the red fibre washer for this and it leaked badly. The more compressible black type has sealed perfectly for a few years, even before I found a local source of ethanol-free super unleaded. My hypothesis is that the fibre washers only work on perfectly flat, as-new joi...

Mine has started making this noise recently, approx 20,000 miles after the car was comprehensively restored. No idea which bushing material is in there. Mine is a Feb 62 car, so would it have had felt originally? Question for the experts - what are the downsides of trying to lube the bushings in-situ?

Any tips on removing a Kenlowe fan? My aftermarket aluminium radiator is weeping somewhere top right as viewed from the driver's seat. It looks otherwise in excellent condition and the car keeps its cool in all conditions so I plan to find an expert TiG specialist who can repair it, but first the Ke...

I was chatting to Chris Keith Lucas about Egal at Shelsley Walsh earlier this year when he offered me a ride up the hill in it. I think my hearing has recovered:

Thanks Phil, there's a lot more going on in that hidden area of the bonnet than I expected. To gain access, do I go in from the outside via the headlight, removing the glass cover etc, or do I remove the flat panel on the inside of the bonnet, the one that the headlamp bowl attaches to?

Last night I discovered that the terminals in the large circular connector block for the bonnet lighting were corroded and looked like they'd suffered from water ingress, so I cleaned up the pins and matching holes as best I could, and fitted/removed the plug several times to help improve the connec...

Last night I discovered that the terminals in the large circular connector block for the bonnet lighting were corroded and looked like they'd suffered from water ingress, so I cleaned up the pins and matching holes as best I could, and fitted/removed the plug several times to help improve the connec...

Although your solution didn't work at first because of the supplementary wiring added by the previous owner for an auxiliary pump hidden behind the glovebox, once I'd removed that extra wiring and reconnected the original circuit, your suggested connections worked perfectly. So you set me off in the...