The 'E' Type Forum

Or you could do it onto a piece of cardboard and avoid the stain on the floor....

I'm not sure about the corrosive gas suggestion, I'm pretty sure that bubble wrap is just filled with dry air. However, it is very abrasive and will damage your paintwork by attrition. If we pack anything newly painted for shipment, we always make sure there's a good layer of tissue etc. On it befor...

Judging by the strategically placed bubble wrap (or whatever it's called), I would say it went in from above.

Very nice with lots of shiny new stuff to set it off.

Great work.

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I think you will find that the 90/130W bulbs are not legal for road use. I understand what you are saying about the right hand headlight being noticeably dimmer than the left but, as others have said, top quality 55/60W bulbs with heavy wiring and relays is probably the best bet until good LEDs beco...

From the Hagen Poiseuille equation, flow is proportional to the pressure differential. If the pump is stopped there is no flow, and therefore no pressure. Not strictly correct. There is only flow if there is a pressure differential across the ends of the pipe. No pressure differential means no flow...

:yeahthat: The pump stops delivering fuel when it senses the float chambers are full due to the pressure increase caused by the float valves closing. When the floats fall again pressure drops and so the pump status delivering fuel again. Therefore, pressure fluctuation is perfectly normal. Like Davi...

Surely this is normal operation. The pressure will fluctuate as the engine uses fuel and the pump cuts in to restore the level in the float chambers.

Don't worry about problems that might occur. Just enjoy driving your car.

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Smells good too.

Shoe polish?

Use a vented fuel filler cap, or drill a small hole in the one you have fitted.

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3D print materials vary widely in their mechanical properties, including tensile strength and heat resistance. It's hard to say how your demister vents will endure but I would suggest that they would probably be fine in the heat from the air ducts although they will probably struggle with the high l...

I understand your predicament. I am about to have my 420 bodywork restored and really want to paint it Opalescent Dark Blue to match the E Type but it's not a correct colour for the year and model. I think I'll do it anyway but I keep getting pangs of doubt.



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Thanks Steve. You saved me the trouble. Schoolboy science is great for getting people interested in the subject but there's a whole lot more to engineering than sliding blocks down pieces of plywood. Many years ago, as an apprentice, I spent 6 months developing a torque calibration procedure for pne...

Maybe Tom's car doesn't have the standard gearbox. I added a right hand side access hole and grommet when I fitted my T5 gearbox.

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Electrically heated Sundym was an option on Series 1 cars so it must have been on later cars.

I don't think you could have a mixture of clear and Sundym but I could be wrong.

It's your choice, Carsten. Personally, I would have all glass matching (mine has Sundym all round).

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Sorry Geoff, that makes no sense.

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Yes, sorry. Having re-read the write up, it says don't use the torque wrench for loosening.

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My point exactly! What is the point of having one tool to tighten and another method of loosening? It's a waste of money and tool box space.

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Hi Carsten

I'm pretty sure that top tints were not available ex-factory, and heated front screens definitely were not. So I think your choice back in the day was clear or green tinted (Sundym).

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That's incorrect Jerry. Loosening torque is always less than tightening torque due to overcoming friction as the nut etc starts to clamp the joint and then putting stretch into the threaded fastener. Engineering fact. The reason for undoing often being more difficult than tightening is usually down ...