The 'E' Type Forum

I'm heard that it can take more than one round of this process to get the right result, but is that true? I used to shim all the heads on our rebuilds. It usually took 3 to 4 runs through to get things spot on. Chris's point about ignoring marked sizes is valid. I have the shim box we used. It has ...

Looks like 10 to 13 here https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/uk ... mbly/21098

Or forget about the tabs, and glue the edges on the roof using MS Polymer glue like Dekasil MS5 ? They will never come of and MS5 is elastic enough and UV stable afaik. Hi Carsten, good to see you back with us. This would be what I'd do. All of the other options offer a lot of work and a moderate c...

You should certainly have a thermostat.

C28067 looks to be the correct part.

I would leave the air bleeder as it is; it doesn't really do much.

I would humbly suggest you consider buying from SNG Barratts, rather than SC Parts.

Is there any way I can dig myself out of this hole. ? Maybe retard the ignition a tad ? Different needles ? There's not really an easy subjective answer to this. I fitted a 4.2 engine to my Mk2 with the same double HS8 XJ6 setup that you have. I then had the car tuned on a rolling road dyno. I thin...

Make your life a lot easier and take the bonnet off.

https://www.projectetype.com/index.php/ ... etoff.html

Are the head studs new or used? My (entirely uneducated) view would be that if the studs were new I think they're fine to use. If used I'd replace them. I would also guess that the head gasket is also fine, but given the relative ease of replacing it now rather than after it leaks I'd replace it now...

This is the picture from the Service manual dealing with adjustment of the kickdown cable.

It might give you some idea of how it's mounted.

At a guess, it looks like it might mount on the rearmost lower inlet manifold stud...

Very sad news. I always enjoyed his knowledgeable posts.

He will be sorely missed.

It's probably the needle stuck in the seat.

Before you pull it apart try tapping the top of the float bowl firmly. This may dislodge the needle.

I suspect that's original even though it is really poorly done. The reason I think it's original is that when I bought my XJS the inspectors didn't believe the engine number was original because it was so badly stamped; just like yours. They were so convinced it was faked that they impounded my car ...

We would always install them during a head/engine rebuild. You could install them with the engine in situ, but as you say there's a lot of drilling and swarf and IMO the risks probably outweigh the benefits. Although movement of the guides is a recognised problem, I have personally not heard of one ...

No spark. Symptom: car won’t start or run at all. NOTE: assumes NEGATIVE earth, points in distributor. To Confirm: Put a plug tester in series with a plug. It should flash when engine is cranked. If no flash check other plug leads as well. No flash = no spark. If you do have a flash the problem is N...

No experience, but I do know that Dellow make conversion bell housings for the V12 engine.

They can apparently make you a bell housing to suit a range of automatic transmissions.

https://dellowconversions.com.au/produc ... automatic/

jmckengineer wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:58 am

I used an Apollo blasting system,

"Apollo Blasting was founded by Mechanical Engineer Jason McKenna"

One of my E types has had a full ground up resto but we reused the original interior, with new carpets and careful repairs.

It looks great. The patina adds to the car, rather than detracting from it.

I prefer it to my 2 other cars with brand new interiors.

Dull thud is fine. That's how I'd describe the noise.

The piston needs to fall unimpeded and hit the bridge.

I do it with the spring out as well.

rfs1957 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:58 pm

Details are on Post #425 of the Megajolt thread.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=437&hilit=megajolt& ... 20#p108615

bitsobrits wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:26 pm

find a used correct one ($$)

This would be what I'd do.

I've had the same experience as Chris.

Whether it was because I didn't know what I was doing or not I didn't find it helpful to tune my cars.

I do have a Gunson 4125 CO meter. This is an excellent aid to tuning, especially with triple carb setups.