The 'E' Type Forum

Thanks all for the feedback... The edge of my oil filter tank is straight but the end edge of the tank is just very thin. Somehow I feel there is a sealing surface missing there on the reservoir side. Is this thin edge original or does the reservoir have a thicker or rounded edge to seal to the rubb...

Hello, I just want to change my oil filter because the filter canister is leaking. Currently I use an old sock around the canister to catch the oil...looks nice... :bigrin: Now I have all the parts proposed by SNG for S1, 2+2, 1966 with original oil filter canister. The big question is : Where must ...

Thank you Steve, for your tip, I will use the Eibach ERS springs which are very short...

The wheel arches are widened because in the rear I drive 8,5Jx15 mounted on Borrani Record.

My e is a little bit modified...


Best Regards...

Robert

O.K. thanks, that's a very good tip I hadn't thought about that.. For the springs I will go to a shop nearby.... I want to change from my Koni shocks to GAZ shocks that are adjustable in height and hardness. (SNG) I would like to use the current Eibach ERS springs for this, since my e is a bit lower...

Maybe a stupid question,

but is it possible to remove the rear shocks without removing the complete axle assembly?

Do I need a spring compressor to remove the old springs?

Etype S1, 1966, 2+2



Thanks in advance...

Robert

My thoughts are that if this Pertronix board expects to run a coil from a ballasted voltage, then it is permanently in cranking mode if always at 12v. kind regards Marek Hello Marek, Sorry but do not understand the part: "if this Pertronix board expects to run a coil from a ballasted voltage, then ...

Reverting to points doesn't really help as you'll be sidestepping your problem and the weaker spark is less likely to cause any contact burn. I disagree. It removes the whole Pertronics unit which is the most likely cause of the problem. You can always refit it later and see what happens. Hello Abo...

I think this might well be a mechanical assembly issue However the OP has a Pertronics unit fitted. If I understand them correctly, they work by the Hall effect. The trigger is a wheel which is pressed down over the cam section with a magnet located to trigger the unit. Now if this wheel is misposi...

I think this might well be a mechanical assembly issue Short answer: remove Pertronics; run with points for a while and see what happens. consider buying a quality rotor and cap from the Distributor Doctor, not SNGB etc Long answer: The distributor shaft top section is a solid unit, and the six sid...

Yes, BJ means Baujahr which means year of built. I thought maybe the dissi drive is 1 tooth of inside the engine ? Carsten P.S - my car is also a 1966 / March S1 2+2. I am sanding the bonnet for painting this summer, and I’m still waiting for the windscreen „to be made in England“….for about 7 mont...

Kember17 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 11, 2021 9:00 pm

I think BJ (at least in this context!) is a contraction for the German compound noun for Build Year.

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Hello Kember,

Bj was my mistake, is german and means year of manufacture or in german, Baujahr => Bj

Best Regards,

Robert

I think this might well be a mechanical assembly issue, at the moment when the points open, the rotor arm is not directly opposite the connection inside the distributor cap and the spark jumping the gap is causing the damage. Would that not show up as incorrect timing? The flash from the strobe wou...

Mike makes good points which can be looked at in addition to mine. Might I also suggest that you observe the engine running in conditions of total darkness - it is amazing how this can reveal tracking along surface irregularities in the distributor cap, which might reveal exactly what is going on H...

Christopher has suggested that the timing may be out such that the spark is occuring when the rotor is between 2 terminals but surely if that were the case the car would run very badly? I do not believe this problem is anything to do with timing, that is simply the position of the distributor when ...

I cannot resize the images so I cannot actually see any damage, but from the description it sounds to me either as though 1.your distributor is slightly mistimed so that the spark is occurring when the rotor is between 2 terminals rather than pointing towards 1 terminal ( on the face of it unlikely...

Seems to me your ignition timing must be off to cause that type of erosion. Have you checked your timing? If so, how much initial advance are you running? No timing is o.K. in idle and with higher revs, checked with ignition pistol. The problem only occurs after approx. 3000km... Best Regards Robert

Dear All, I have some problems with the isolation of the contacts of my distributor cap. The insulation of the contacts in the distributor cap burns off after about 2000 km. After about 3000 km misfires start. It seems as if the spark hits the insulation before reaching the contact and slowly destro...

The watch has no numbers for the time...

Dear All,

yes I know this topic has been discussed several times, but I have fuel smell in my trunk.

Which petrol hoses let through the least or better no petrol vapours at all?

Fuel tank gaskets new, Facet fuel pump sealed with Dirko, etc...

Thank you in advance...

Robert

Dear All,

can anyone tell me what the numbers on the dial of the etype Smith clock mean?
The numbers I mean Looks like:

O III / OO

I drive an etype S1, 2+2, 1966.

Thank you in advance...

Robert