The 'E' Type Forum

After a complete engine rebuild my 4.2 engine struggled to display more than 40psi when cold. On a long continental trip it got down to about 5psi when hot in traffic. I found this very worrying, although looking into the cam cover plenty of oil was getting up to the top of the engine I assumed it l...

I could also do with an alternator wiring diagram

You have probably worked it out by now nut on mine the white wire goes to the compressor clutch

Thanks,


A previous owner replaced the engine with one from an earlier car. I have been told that the number 7E3436-9 is from a series 1. I will need to know when I set it up as the cam clearances changed somewhere in the production and there may be other differences to look out for.

It may seem trivial, but I find that I need to remove the engine from my 69 2+2. Since it is such a performance to extract it (not the trivial bit). I would like to repaint it before re-planting it. At present all parts other than the head are matt (ish) black. The head appears gold in colour. Any g...