The 'E' Type Forum

Thank you all, I'll keep you informed as soon as work commences this winter.

Aston had a centre hub with smaller diameter than Jaguar afaik

Hi all, after 30 years it seems that time has come for a new clutch (increasing judder and an oil leak at the rear of the crank). This means crank out, and, following that, I guess new main /thrust bearings. What else, how far should I go? I dont want to do a complete engine rebuild. Thank you for y...

Stuart,
as long as you have got the space for the box, just keep it, a nice piece of memory. The revenue of the parts sales (except for the 3.07) will fund next to nothing of a lifelong etype ownership.

In the end I had bronze bushes made, installed and reamed, steering was a little stiff at the beginning, but is still wonderfully tight with zero play after many years now, something Id really recommend.

Hi Robbie, sorry for my delayed reply. My dynamo has a date code of 62, but the car is late 63, so obviously neither matching nor original. I got tired oiling and replacing the rear bearing bush (receiving exessive heat from the exhaust manifold esp on long highway journeys) again and again. I alrea...

After 7000 miles, the car will have been sorted and major problems will have shown, I guess. I cant comment on market price of a 2+2 or the quality of Lanes restoration (maybe other forum members can), but if you want a right hand drive 2+2 and dont mind some non originalities, then this package doe...

Soda blastng, but only removes paint, not rust

Hi Lual, mechanical advice is indeed difficult without seeing and driving the car. Bodywork/ paint is by far the most expensive single expenditure, and rot may be hdden under new paint. Otherwise an Etype is a surprisingly good car even by todays standards and should drive accordingly- great engine ...

I apologize, Johney already explained much better and in detail here: http://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6841&p=50018&hilit=height#p50018 Measurement on my car to bottom of tie plate lip gave 20,8cm (8" 3/16?), but that is definitely too high, since I installed distance pieces under the sp...

I'd say its plain physics. Springforce F=k.x, where k is a given spring parameter (ie 150 lb/in) and x the amount the spring is compressed. The weight of the car at the rear must be in equilibrium with the springforce. Therefore ride height for a given car weight is only a function of spring rate an...

Hi Robbie, I converted to a dynamator two months ago; no change to the loom necessary Voltage regulator has no more function, I removed the innards from mine and used its terminals as cable connectors. If your car is pos earth (as mine), you need an additional relay (behind the dash) for the warning...

Perfect! Now that is what I call an Easter present
Congrats!

...or rear one from a Mk10

Wow, thats really some special information. The indepth knowledge of this forum is impressive and invaluable, thank you very much

Andrew, Steve and Christopher, thank you vey much for your input. I was puzzled, because a) the comissioning plate says 004 / 006 rather than 012-014 and b) the interim parts list of 1969 still only lists the early camshafts. So either it is a very late engine and nobody bothered using the appropria...

Hi all, I want to check and if necessary adjust the valve clearance on a 4.2 engine from a late 420G (1970). Engine number is 7D60135-8. Both cams are the later 4bolt and have the code P31818A cast in. Actual clearance measured on a few valves showed 009 on inlet and exhaust. Afaik the cam profile w...

You have obviously checked that the choke mechanism at each carb moves to full extent.
I indeed had a vapour lock on my Healey (long time ago), I had to reconnect the pipe with pump running and fuel pouring out to overcome it

docdcc wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:19 pm

While you are doing this you might want to hook up a relay closer to the battery to run the power through the relay instead of the ignition switch.
docdcc

almost a must