The 'E' Type Forum

rfs1957 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:16 pm

Both nautical heirlooms from my Birkenhead family’s vernacular, and a sop to Peter.

I was at school with a lad called Simpson. Michael I *think* his name was. Fair hair, decent rugby player.

Hi all, Have today been told the thrust bearing was faulty and by all accounts the front moss gearbox bearing is faulty. I find it unusual for the bearing to be faulty after the initial inspection said the box was in good order 300 miles earlier However this apparently is chargeable at a large amou...

You wrote: “ ...I had a 3.8 ltr built from scratch and installed to bring it back to original.” “ I had all carbs overhauled too and put in a 123 electronic distributor. I wasn't satisfied with the way the engine was running ...” “...it wasn't until I found a good old certified Jag mechanic that it ...

Bob Bates is no shyster and VSE rebuilds have needed remedial work in at least three cases I know of, so it is possible he’s right. If your oil gauge has shown a bit low (or even if not) a wet test gauge reading is important and if it’s not great try pinching the sump return pipe to see if the bypas...

CSK washers are not correct and ARB bolts are fed in from front IMO. Bush tightening is limited by bush inner tube length. The tube and rubber are clamped between fat washers held between a fixed shaft shoulder and a thinner floating washer squashed by the castellated nut. From memory and logic, eac...

Steve has a point. The bushes on some Jag wishbones operate by a rubber-in-torsion mechanism. The E-type is one such model. Hence if the bush pivots are tightened at full droop not only will the car sit high, the angular movement will exceed the elastic limit of the bush and tend towards premature s...

Any good in a parts washer?

The chains do not need to be removed to lift the head. If the head is placed flat on the bench there is a high risk of inlet valve(s) bending. If either cam is rotated on the bench (or block) with the other cam left in place, valves will be bent. A mechanic unused to the XK could easily cause such d...

“..throughout the entire 25 year life of Bob Knight's rear suspension design...” Thirty five years Christopher. You’ll recall that apart from switching to outboard discs near the end, , the system remained in use until the end of XJS production in 1996. I realise that wasn’t the main point of your p...

The small bracket used on 4.2s goes at the back to miss the starter solenoid.

We had this conversation recently in connection with Eagle’s five speed. They were realistic and honest enough to confirm (IIRC) that they were not really gearbox manufacturers as such. That qualification is rightly applied to specialist transmission companies with huge capital investment, for the r...

“In any regards, Julian is a thoroughly good chap and good company.” Which is as true at 6.30 AM outside a freezing Stoneleigh cowshed, as it was at your place Bill. Jason Len at XKs was a decent bloke, as is Michael Marter who now works for Moss, and Dave Welsh, et al. These firms didn’t get where ...

There are two questions I never expect to read on any E-type forum:

1) “Why is my E-type so ugly?”

and

2) “How do I avoid my OTS cockpit being 100% airtight?”

I envy you!

Post deleted, thought it was a V12 query.

The blocks with a small hole have a felt washer. The blocks with a larger hole should have a pressed-in tubes and use dipsticks fitted with tapered felt or rubber plugs that fit into the flared end.

Nice review Rory, although in the illustration the most important lever is missing. It’s the sealed-for-life, rust proof ‘composite’ lever with built-in actuators, linkage, sensors and wiring. The correct functioning of said lever has a major effect on perceived effort, smoothness and controllabilit...

That quote was probably either from me or recycled from one of my posts, perhaps. Somewhere here is my photo of all three carriers in line, clearly showing the range of 3 flange offsets. I still have the spare empty 2.88 Powr-Lok carrier (subject to confirmation) if you want to pm me. I didn’t see a...

Hold your nose and keep your legs together.

Works for the high board and for ‘Chanel-19’

What was the outcome of this saga, Andrew?

I see from Rory’s resurrection of your RB340 thread that you’ve had overcharging to the point of acid spillage since 2017. Is this the same car? The RB340 issue can be confirmed/resolved without needing a test drive.

“Spray your face black, apply the transfer and rub down”

I would put some barrier cream on first and check how busy the dermatology clinics are.