The 'E' Type Forum

There is no need for a torque setting for these, since they are not under dynamic load . With all due respect to Tim, a hard tug on a 24 inch bar sounds like over-torqueing by a considerable margin, and the paradoxical effect of this is to stretch the stud which enables it to self loosen much more e...

On the assumption that you are showing us two seats in the photos , I think both your seats are from a FHC. The DHC - more accurately described as Open Top Sports - seats are much narrower at the top, with quite a distinctive pointed shape. If contrary to the photos you do have an OTS seat, then I t...

PeterCrespin wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:18 pm

Which Dad's Army character are you?

I'm Captain Mainwaring .... Pompous, Overbearing, Inefficient, Self-Important ; apart from that, a very nice chap

When I saw this, I wondered if there was any connection with the KBO thread

Good for you, Julian . Best wishes to you all at SNGB

I too suspect the Blockleys. However, the first thing is , what tyre pressures are you running , as these can affect handling quite drastically, and if they are too high on an E you will get skittishness. Also, has your speedo been recalibrated for the axle change, or is your 30 mph nearer 35 mph in...

John : I'm sorry, but I think your suggestion that each horn draws 2 amps is entirely ( and dangerously ) wrong. Generally speaking , horns need at least 10 amps draw-in current, and since, unlike an OD solenoid , the diaphragm is not continuously held in, the current is required each time the diaph...

mgcjag wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:30 pm

Is that really the correct horn...with "Made in Italy" stamped on it?

I would lay heavy odds that the Italian horn is not original. All E horns were Lucas and I do not believe any were outsourced from Italy

There is no route over the bulkhead which does not collide with a number of obstacles such as the steady bar arrangement, wiper motor etc , throttle linkage bars etc. Also, such a route is almost certainly exposing it to more heat than the more circuitous, but much neater, route round the front of t...

This is fairly typical and really nothing to worry about ( although your battery doesn't sound to have much reserve capacity and it might be worth having it tested under load by a battery specialist ) . The twin fans are far, far more powerful than the original S1 fan and at a guess they take about ...

Mixed feelings about this : these are very low volume productions , which means either that each customer is paying a very heavy share of the development cost, or worse still it is being left to the customers to do the development. A more substantive objection which I have is that the 5th gear at 0....

I got mine from Brown Brothers. They come as a box of 10 or 20 sheets, I can't remember which, and are not cheap

Is your oil pressure coming up , As the red light on a series 1 is oil pressure and works in conjunction with a relay to also be ignition light , So before running it for much longer , see if your oil pressure gauge is coming up , and maybe check your battery with a multi meter to see if it's being...

Mike : be warned that this is probably not sweating, but that the line has become porous and is weeping brake fluid, which can be highly damaging to paint . Wash everything down with water at very frequent intervals until the hose has been replaced

No, you can't pull the cable out downwards as there is a plastic lug at the upper end which locates the cable within the outer and prevents it slipping out downwards . I shouldn't take it out at the moment - the first suspect has to be the angle drive, so I would get that off first

It is quite impossible to remove the gearbox without removing the engine and gearbox as a unit. This can either be done upwards, which is the factory way of doing it , or downwards, which is more long-winded ( carburetters etc have to come off ) but safer for many home mechanics . There are many thr...

I don't think the DVLA is interested in gearbox numbers - I have never seen one on a V5c. And since the original box is still with the car, even if not in the car, I would not change the data plate either

The volumetric/geometric CR is the ratio of the swept volume (3.142 times bore radius squared, times stroke) divided by the chamber volume at TDC. The volume at TDC is most easily found by assembling the valves and fitting the head with the piston at TDC. A thin oil can then be poured in up to the ...

If moisture can actually penetrate the paint and primer layers , then why don`t all cars get microblisters when left out over Winter ? Because it is the retention of moisture against the paint by a cover which is the very damaging factor. A car open to the elements naturally gets wet and dries agai...

Tadek : the amount by which the gasket compresses will not affect the CR to any calculable degree i.e. its effect will be minuscule