The 'E' Type Forum

As a short distraction, may I offer up the following video:


I find it amusing anyway.

Simon

Joes66 wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 13, 2020 6:15 pm

Or am I wrong?

Most likely right. I'm sure there's a story somewhere on this forum where it's reported that the fitters found it quicker to staple the retainers rather than screw them down.

Simon

Joes66 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:04 am

And those split rivets

Check the parts book for your model. The S1 4.2 FHC has self-tappers rather than rivets from 1E.20117 (1965).

Simon

If you haven't done so already, get hold of a copy of the parts catalogue. That describes everything you need for each sub-assembly, right down to the washers. And don't just rely on the pictures. Sometimes you will find parts listed in the text that aren't shown on the diagrams. For example, have y...

Could the check of movement of the fork be done before engine/gearbox out? If you're happy to put the car on axle stands and wriggle under it then it's not too difficult. As Peter says, it's described in the manual. If you find measuring the gap tricky then try just opening it up by one turn. That ...

It might be worth checking the gap on the clutch operating rod, in case it's is too small.
I had this problem, although the slippage started at around 4000 pm WOT, in 3rd & top.

Simon

Good luck Paul. I found the original "Spare Parts Catalogue" invaluable. You can get it on CD. All the diagrams show the correct orientation of pieces, and in the description section you will find any items that are not shown on the diagram. The individual pieces of a component are listed in assembl...

The manual says the water should as "neutral (soft) as is available". I was sure I'd read "rainwater" in an official document somewhere, but can't find it now. A Google search did find that on modern Jaguars the suggestion is "make sure you carry a supply of fresh (rain or distilled) water. " Yes, I...

If your '65 is the same as my '65 there isn't really much holding the squab upright, except for body weight. There should be a metal clip on the l/h side of the base, as in this photo: https://i.postimg.cc/02W78t55/Seat-Base-clip.jpg These clips don't have a part number and I don't think they are av...

Here's an original 4.2 bracket. I don't have it any more because someone managed to lose it for me.

BRM wrote: ↑

Fri May 15, 2020 7:39 pm

That's a fantastic looking pie !

It ought to be at those prices! But yes, it looks tempting.

Simon

I don't think they're available. Like you suggested, I used a water return pipe bracket and adapted it to fit. It wasn't very difficult.
The early 4.2s have a similar arrangement to the 3.8s but for some reason it's a slightly different bracket with a different part number.

Simon

Hi Kevin,
Plenty of help around here
Whereabouts in the country are you locked in at?

Simon

OK then...

Have you got an S2 gearbox tunnel & gauntlet fitted to your S1 then? The S1s just have the rubber glove thingy.
Or so I understand - I'm not much of an expert on trim changes etc.

Simon

...consider asking PP to reduce the clutch slave bore size... merci Pete. I am looking to try this Pete. What did you do about the cylinder internals? P.Parts told me that I'll need to sort out my own internals to suit the smaller bore. Also, did you have a circlip on your slave cylinder? My is a m...

skiracer wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 16, 2019 10:36 pm

Never mind.......... No responses.

Well, you are talking about London.

Would you really want to get up close..lean over the bonnet to unclip it then lift it up I believe that the Fire Brigade advice in the UK is to try and pop the latch(es) before you jump out. That way, when they turn up with all the gear they have a better chance of opening the bonnet and getting at...

OK , well I have now timed the 123 statically to TDC and will put in the curve on the APP. I am assuming that we start at 500 rpm 10 degree advance and go from there. What I am unsure of is what the vacuum advance should be in inches of Mercury. I should have listened more in Physics :bigrin: The 1...

I'm not an expert on this, but I would look at the instrument voltage regulator (on the back of the drop-down dash panel). This drops the voltage supplied to the fuel, water and oil gauges to 10 volts. It is supposed to stop the gauges being affected by any variations in the main loom's voltage - do...