The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Sven.

Yes my wife bought me my car too! She’s not a mechanical engineer, but still I am very lucky.

Regards,

Simon

Hi Sven. What Nigel says is true, both regarding to the continuation of a restoration and the early pumps. However, once the restoration is complete I’m pretty sure the feeling of satisfaction will be worth the effort. Regarding the pump, I’m not sure if it’s still applicable, but I have an early pu...

Hi Ryan, There is a possible solution, or at least something to check. Have you reconnected the throttle linkage to both sets of carbs? It's quite possible to connect only one bank, then pull away, noticing a distinct lack of power, although "40hp" seems low. Idle will still be fine, but effectively...

Thanks very much. I will look at options.

Regards,

Simon

Hi, As you say, there are O rings below the jets. Earlier versions of the carburettors had mixture adjustment nuts located here, but carbs fitted to the V12 E-type have mixture adjustment incorporated in the dashpot controlled piston, which moves the needle, not the jet. Rather than redesigning the ...

Hi Rob.

If it isn’t a daft question, did you use the smoke machine inside or outside of the car? Was it just a club/disco type machine?

Regards,

Simon

Hi Kevin, I suspect I am pointing out the obvious, but early Series III cars didn’t have the footwell ventilation. If you have the holes in the bulkhead and bonnet then you can fit them, otherwise you have to modify the car. My car does not have them, though the bonnet does have the holes as it was ...

Hi Andy,

No, they are not the same. 2+2 cars are 9 inches longer than the earlier (pre Series 3) roadsters and the floor shaping is different too.

Regards,

Simon

Hi Holger, If there is still some of the brass strip remaining, you might be able to use a self tapping screw, which you can carefully screw in between the stubs of the two strips. This works ok for the remaining stubs of strips that have broken off fairly close to the main part of the eyebrow. I se...

Hi, This was discussed sometime back. If the Tex mirrors you’re referring to are the bolt on, “swan neck” design as opposed to those that clamp on the door frame, then they simply did not work without some modifications, from memory a small wedge placed in between the mirror and the mount. Of course...

One of the issues with the o ring seal under the carb is corrosion of the float chamber body. If this has occurred then new o rings may prove to be a short term fix. Once disturbed and cleaned (because you will clean it before refitting), the pitting from the corrosion may actually be worse than bef...

Hi.

Oil in inlet could well be from overfilled dashpot reservoirs. Should not do any harm, but probably best avoided in future.

Regards,

Simon

Hi Muz122, A couple of things from your post. The vacuum unit appears to be the original retard unit, with take off pipe facing the distributor. Loads of opinions on what you should do about that; many favouring conversion to advance unit and then loads more opinions about where to take the vacuum s...

+2 for Mike Ecke.

Sent mine from down under and still a reasonable turn around time.

Regards,

Simon

No worries. Glad to help and also that you have got to the bottom of the issue.

Regards,

Simon

Hi. When I visited CMC in about 2007 they were most definitely rebuilding the low drag E themselves. They definitely did not have panels coming from anywhere else and judging by the skill I saw, they had absolutely no need for anyone else’s input. They had some major equipment, such as a huge indust...

Hi Michel, I had a similar dilemma when I had to convert my mph to km/h unit some time back. I simply replaced the face with a new one from. SNG. The odometer still reads in miles but shows the actual mileage of the car, whilst the speed reads in km/h. I calibrated the unit with a sat nav, simply mo...

Hi Martin, Have you studied the wiring diagram? The one on the manual is pretty poor, accurate but of low quality. Have you seen the one in the knowledge base: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a4ubnltt94dnqhp/S3%20wiring.pdf?dl=1 I might be able to send an even better, colour one if you pm me your email ad...

Hi, I have a Series 3 and a Fiero fan/motor, which has been awaiting fit for a very long time. As you guessed, the fan is too shallow so although I have ideas on how to modify the system, I know I can’t go back because I would have to modify the involute to match the new motor and it just might not ...

Hi Atle, Whilst I don’t claim to be an expert on the V12, I do have a fair amount of experience with it. Christopher is right that the engine can be a problem if not previously maintained correctly. It is a very strong engine which can last many miles and years and is relatively unstressed in the E-...