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- Sun Mar 11, 2018 4:53 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Petrol leak from air fliters on all three carbs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 498
Re: Petrol leak from air fliters on all three carbs
Thank you everyone for your replys help and advice. First thing im going to check is the vent pipes as im sure they are pinched up on the ends for some reason!!?? See how we go from there. Im sure we will be able to sort it now with all the ideas here to go through and check. Thanks again everyone. ...
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:13 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Petrol leak from air fliters on all three carbs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 498
Petrol leak from air fliters on all three carbs
Hi everyone. Me and my dad are having a little problem with the old etype again.... We have a petrol leak form all three carbs it leaks out from the air filters when the cars been at a while and also what seams to be a mix of oil aswell. Any ideas? Or is a carb rebuild needed? (The carbs are SU's by...
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:21 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: triple carb rebuild
- Replies: 6
- Views: 653
Re: triple carb rebuild
Wow just goes to show one little thing like that can cause pain in the neck problems!
- Thu Dec 28, 2017 1:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: triple carb rebuild
- Replies: 6
- Views: 653
Re: triple carb rebuild
Thank you for that information. Ill have a read at that in a min.
Following up your misfire you had on yours a while ago, did you ever get that sorted?
If you remember it was back in 2015 when i was gunna use mine for my wedding but i had a slight vibration/misfire!
Following up your misfire you had on yours a while ago, did you ever get that sorted?
If you remember it was back in 2015 when i was gunna use mine for my wedding but i had a slight vibration/misfire!
- Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: triple carb rebuild
- Replies: 6
- Views: 653
Re: triple carb rebuild
They look fantastic! Great job that man!
What would this cost me of i were to send my tripple SU's and let you rebuild them?
They are on my car and they are running at the moment but i think theyre getting to the point of needing a refurb now i recon.
Thank you. J
What would this cost me of i were to send my tripple SU's and let you rebuild them?
They are on my car and they are running at the moment but i think theyre getting to the point of needing a refurb now i recon.
Thank you. J
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:45 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Mk10 jag engine and manual gearbox???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 807
Re: Mk10 jag engine and manual gearbox???
Thank you all for your replys and advice on this before i dip into my pocket. This is why i love this forum. All good honnest down to earth people like my dad and myself! I been on some other forums and all they car about is original nuts and bolts etc and are aposed to do anything to the e type tha...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 7:27 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Mk10 jag engine and manual gearbox???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 807
Mk10 jag engine and manual gearbox???
Hi everyone. Been a while since ive last been on here so i hope everyone is well since my last visit! Just wanted a bit of advice i have been offered a 4.2 engine and manual gearbox from a rotten old mk10 jaguar for £500 the engine has triple SU carbs and aparently the gearbox was rebuilt shortly af...
- Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: missfire or vibration? need to fix her before my wedding!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1956
hi again everyone! quick update on the e-type vibration / misfire, I stripped the exhausts off on Friday to have a look at the propshaft to find that the U.J on rear (to the diff) had play in it, misfire however only starts when you get her upto approx 40mph, anyways I braved it on Saturday to use h...
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:45 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: missfire or vibration? need to fix her before my wedding!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1956
thanks for all the replys and advice guys, it very much appreciated! and that's a great bit of advice about the mucky fingernails! haha, wouldent look good on the wedding pictures! haha! im gunna the jag on the ramps today strip her down and have a look underneath at the prop, if its just a buggerd ...
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:29 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: missfire or vibration? need to fix her before my wedding!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1956
- Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:10 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: missfire or vibration? need to fix her before my wedding!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1956
missfire or vibration? need to fix her before my wedding!
hi there lads, just wanting some advice, my series 1 and a half 4.2 FHC it has developed what sounds like a misfire, on inspection of the spark plugs 1, 2, 3, and 5 are all ok and 4 and 6 are very slighty sooty, pints are ok, rotor arm and dizzy all ok no carbon build up, engine revs up lovley when ...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:16 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: can the XJS front hub assemblys be used on my E-type?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1016
thank you very much lads for your replys, the brakes on our e type are working fine at the moment so I think ill leave them be for the time being, as my dad says if it aint broke don't fix it! lol well if any of you lads would like the set up for any of your e types as an upgrade I have it listed on...
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:52 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: can the XJS front hub assemblys be used on my E-type?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1016
can the XJS front hub assemblys be used on my E-type?
I was just wondering if the complete hub assembleys and brakes with the vented disks from a jaguar XJS 3.6 can be used on my S1.5 E- type 4.2 with some slight modifications, and if its worth doing or not, and if anyone else has done it? I break jaguars and I have an XJS in what we have stripped and ...
- Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:00 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: series 3 XJ6 4.2 what bits, if any fit the e-type?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 884
series 3 XJ6 4.2 what bits, if any fit the e-type?
hi guys, was just wondering as I have the chance of buying a series 3, 1985, xj6 with a sweet running 4.2 engine and gearbox, I know the xj6 is injection but is the head and block interchangeable with the E-type? and are there any more goodies on the xj6 I could use on my E, or save as spares? I wou...
- Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:54 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: any parts from the jag xjs to upgrade the E-type?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1183
- Sat Jan 17, 2015 11:17 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: any parts from the jag xjs to upgrade the E-type?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1183
any parts from the jag xjs to upgrade the E-type?
hi there everyone, it may sound like a stupid question to you lads but I was just wondering if any parts from a jaguar XJS 3.6 auto would upgrade my E-type or if anything is worth saving from it to use as spares with my E-type? I just got this XJS in you see but its rotten underneath and all the ele...
- Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:22 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: 4.2 E- type starter motor problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1961
- Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: 4.2 E- type starter motor problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1961
- Sat Jan 10, 2015 10:05 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: 4.2 E- type starter motor problems?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1961
4.2 E- type starter motor problems?
hi there everyone having a little trubble with my starter motor at the moment on my 4.2 FHC S1.5, when trying to start the car its giving a whirring noise the starter motor is just spinning but not throwing in to engage the flywheel, I took the starter motor off (what a swine to get to!) and bench t...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:13 pm
- Forum: Welcome!
- Topic: new member, hi everyone!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2544
thanks very for the comments everyone! mystery type in reply to your comment, yes the car was originally a left hand drive import from California, we baught the car already converted to RHD, thank you for pointing out the wipers, over years of owning the car I never realy noticed that they sweep the...