The 'E' Type Forum

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:05 am

was it just engine you removed and replaced or have you done anything to suspension.

New shocks, that's all Steve

Hi folks

Since installing my rebuilt engine the steering has lost most of its self centring.

Has anyone had similar problems? What's the cause? What's the fix?

Thank you

Nigel

Sorted!

In the end I went to a local auto electrician who checked everything, cleaned the brushes and adjusted the earth connection through the cable holder and hay presto everything is working fine.

Thanks to all for your contributions.

Cheers

Nigel

Thanks Rob, a good suggestion but all through the work I've done on the car I've gone for originality and don't plan to change now.

Thanks again

Nigel

Hi All I'm having problems with the charging system on my S3. The engine has been out for the last 18 mths, charging system was working fine before engine removal but now everything is back together- nothing but the red warning light. From the below post I've tested all the prescribed links and ever...

Hi Folks I have a Tex door mirror on my car. When it’s in my preferred position for driving it flops back to near parallel with the door above 40mph. Anybody had the same problem and found a fix? I’m guessing I have to take the glass out but can’t see an obvious way to do that either. Any help much ...

I'm struggling with the adjuster on my transmission. The cable is too short, it's a b#@@ßÞ to get at. Does anyone have any experience of this? What size are the nuts? I've used 14mm and 9/16ths spanners (neither seems a perfect fit) and a mole wrench. I've already damaged the nuts a little as you ca...

Sven, please let us know a how you get on with SNGB.

Oh, and you're a very lucky man to have such an understanding wife!

Hi Sven Only you can decide if it's reasonable to continue your restoration. So many factors apply: available funds, available skills, available space are simple ones, but also consider the importance of the car to you and the importance of the car historically. At the end of the day it's your call,...

For the ease of all, here is a link to the post MarekH refers to in his last post...

http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php? ... t=manifold

Thanks for the advice, Bill. Your comment has had me looking at my photos and moving my upturned hands into some quite twisted and distorted positions! The result of all this mental and physical excursion is I think I can switch the manifolds so I have a correct pair on one side and a 'wide' pair on...

Hi Guys I'm resurrecting this post because I have the same problem except my two 'new' manifolds were from a set off a second hand engine, I'm not sure where they came from originally. Has anyone successfully machined the top flanges to get the bottom of the manifolds to line up? If yes, who did you...

It helps massively, thanks Bob.

Easy when you know how.

Thanks Bob, that's really helpful. As you say, the manuals are next to useless and, as in the post on JAG-lovers, I have some missing parts. How did you manage to compress the spring? My spring is best part of double the length of the bolt/stud and I can't see a safe way to compress the spring yet s...

Does anyone have any advice on reassembly of the rear engine mount?

Reading the JSM and looking at the length of the spring I have to compress it looks like an impossitask but I'm sure I'm not the first person to attempt this.

Thanks

Nigel

Good news folks... SNG Barratt have new brown & blue battery terminal covers in stock. You can buy new leads with them, or just the covers.

www.sngbarratt.com

Guys, thanks for all your replies. The engine had been stretching my experience and patience for almost twelve months and the thought that I had bitten off more than I could chew was a fairly frequent cause of sleepless nights. Finally I have given up and I have taken the engine to Nigel Boycott in ...

madjack4 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:57 pm

...is torque converter fitted to gearbox...

Thanks Madjack. Yes, torque converter has been removed.

My autobox is out of the car during my engine rebuild. With the 'box on the bench, partially drained and upside down, oil is coming out of the input shaft oil seal like a teapot pours tea. I can't find instructions to replace this oil seal anywhere, Haynes, Jaguar Workshop Manual or the internet. An...

Thanks Chris & Andrew.

I've decided to go for a new oil pump. The car seems to have had oil supply problems in the past and this modified pump can't be ruled out as a culprit.

Thanks again guys

Nigel