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- Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:20 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Carmen red original colour shade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 200
Re: Carmen red original colour shade
Mark : on my screen I now notice that the red of your car in your avatar is really quite close to what I see in my mind's eye as Carmen . I would suggest that you take your filler cap lid along to one of those paint suppliers who can scan colours and get a formula that way PS whereabouts are you in ...
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:19 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Carmen red original colour shade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 200
Re: Carmen red original colour shade
Unfortunately, the paint samples shown on this site are nothing like the real thing ( although that does not invalidate the codes ) . There is a website http://www.xkedata.com/catalog/colors/ which shows actual cars , which gives a much more realistic guide to the colours. Carmen Red is a red/orange...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:01 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: head gasket woes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2794
Re: head gasket woes
If your engine really is S2 then it will be a long stud engine. The easy way to tell is that the long stud engines have 5 core plugs on the exhaust side . Short stud units only have 3 . You can certainly obtain extra thickness gaskets, which are often used amongst other reasons to restore the correc...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:04 am
- Forum: Pub Chat
- Topic: Brexit Bonus!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 602
Re: Brexit Bonus!
The last paragraph above is nonsense
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:02 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Which Rev counter Series 1 2+2 123 distributor ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 129
Re: Which Rev counter Series 1 2+2 123 distributor ?
The chrome bezel instrument is likely to be from an XJ12 series 1
- Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:08 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Purchase Help
- Replies: 7
- Views: 413
Re: Purchase Help
Further inquiry on xkedata shows that this has been up for sale for at least 6 months , and there have been two "failed" auctions where it has received only low top bids - IIRC US dollars 32K and in a second auction 43K, in each case failing to reach reserve . There has to be a reason for this
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Series 3
- Topic: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and carri
- Replies: 3
- Views: 439
Re: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and c
I'm sorry , I meant Marek not Barry
- Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Purchase Help
- Replies: 7
- Views: 413
Re: Purchase Help
I agree with all that is said above. Just to add a few thoughts 1. It is difficult to be sure, but the colour does not look like authentic opalescent silver blue to me . That is quite a vivid colour : this one has a much too silvery tint to my eye 2. With those 205/65 tyres it will drive like a pig ...
- Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:28 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: £300K Series 3 anyone ?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1612
Re: £300K Series 3 anyone ?
The one thing you can be absolutely sure about is that anything connected with Transport for London will be a complete shambles
- Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:07 pm
- Forum: Series 3
- Topic: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and carri
- Replies: 3
- Views: 439
Re: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and c
The man you need goes on this site under the name of Barry . He is the expert on all things relating to the S3
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: rubber mounting to chassis member rear suspension cradle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 401
Re: rubber mounting to chassis member rear suspension cradle
Jerry : a very common problem. What I suggest you do is make sure that the cradle is supported, then make up a drift longer in length but smaller in diameter than the bolt, which IIRC is 5/16" and then tap the bolt out from the inside .
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:26 am
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: MR FIAT 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION
- Replies: 7
- Views: 428
Re: MR FIAT 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION
Very badly chosen ratios which will spoil the driving experience , particularly when compared with either the Moss or the EJ ( close ratio ) all synchro box . Both 1st and 2nd are too low
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 2:00 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Tachometer
- Replies: 15
- Views: 406
Re: Tachometer
Bernie : it depends how much of a purist you are, but I note that the oil and ammeter have the straight sided bezels, whereas the water and fuel look to be the curved bezels - unless it's a trick of light /shadow . I'm afraid i don't know which are correct for your car
- Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:49 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: £300K Series 3 anyone ?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 1612
Re: £300K Series 3 anyone ?
Eagle might be number one in your estimation . However, I'm afraid not everyone shares your view .I regard that quaint old boy William Lyons as number one
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:12 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Brake reservoir levels
- Replies: 2
- Views: 224
Re: Brake reservoir levels
Yes .... most likely is seal failure in the servo "master cylinder"
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:06 am
- Forum: Series 2
- Topic: Triple carburetors
- Replies: 16
- Views: 657
Re: Triple carburetors
The short answer is no . The mark 10 carbs had the "hisser" automatic choke , but a much more serious difficulty is that the bells are taller than the E type version and to make matters worse the manifold sets them higher than those on the E type so that they will not fit under the bonnet. As far as...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:04 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sherwood green on the E type
- Replies: 8
- Views: 485
Re: Sherwood green on the E type
Steve : I remember the colour well, and it was only ever a solid colour with a slightly greyer hue than brg. As far as Jaguar heritage people are concerned, I am afraid that the ones I have met seem to have difficulty distinguishing their coccyx from their olecranon
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:46 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Sherwood green on the E type
- Replies: 8
- Views: 485
Re: Sherwood green on the E type
Interesting : Sherwood green was most certainly a solid rather than a metallic colour, and the shade on my computer screen looks absolutely nothing like it
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:18 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Setting tickover with different camshafts - JAG4 from Guy Broad
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1256
Re: Setting tickover with different camshafts - JAG4 from Guy Broad
But something does not add up is the paperwork duration is described as 235 degrees. Surely this must be wrong, but I cannot get an answer or sensible explanation from Rob Beere ! Have a look at his website and explain to me how that can be so low. John : the quotation of duration is very much depe...
- Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:09 pm
- Forum: Series 1
- Topic: Oil filter housing S 1 4.2 1965
- Replies: 3
- Views: 201
Re: Oil filter housing S 1 4.2 1965
Oil Pressure Gauge switch . The switch which actuates the ignition warning light in early 4.2 cars screws into the horizontal oil gallery forward of the filter