The 'E' Type Forum

Hello Jon, If the front carburetors didn't have adjustable metering needles, these carburetors must have been swapped with the original equipment during the life of the car. All S3 cars were fitted with Stomberg CD175 carburetors having adjustable metering needles. It is not the norm that the front ...

Hello Sven, The Bonnet Support frame shown in your attached picture is not that of an S3 E Type. Accordingly, you have either posted a picture of the wrong frame, or the title of your Thread is incorrect. The lug you're referring to actuates a rod that is connected between it and a hinged number pla...

Hugo Wrote: Yes, it doesnt look like a very clever design. But as I said earlier, the degree of friction, or 'grip' is not dependent on the surface area. If it slips with the correct bearing, you've got nothing to lose really, by fitting a common or garden bearing with a radiused edge. So you think...

Hello Raf, No joy with the Hoffmann company. It took 6 emails to get to the point of Hoffmann offering me the same bearing I can currently purchase here in Australia on a one off basis, but at a price of more 8 times what I pay here and only if I purchase a minimum number of 40. Yes, we can supply y...

Hello Sven, The spacer block is as much an insulator as it is a spacer. Originally, only the spacer is used without a gasket; the spacer itself is the gasket. When you remove the carburetors, you will note the spacer is somewhat compressed in the area its caught between the metal of the manifold and...

Hello Stuart, The most favorable application for a Tapered Roller bearing is in pre-load, not end-play. Don't start me on wheel bearing application, particularly where front stub axles are concerned, or we may be here for a long time. The overwhelming number of front wheel bearings removed will reve...

Hello Stuart, You can wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which one fills up the quickest. I had been a consultant engineer to more than one car manufacturer in Australia for many years and I fully appreciate and understand the implementation of tolerances in the allowance for fit in the ...

Hello David, Most will simply follow the procedure described in the repair manual and if all you're doing is replacing the front oil seal, you could do the same yourself by using a new collapsible spacer and torquing the companion flange to 120 to 140lb ft (use a new lock nut). However, if you do it...

Hello David, I don't agree with many of the procedures and comments made in the Jaguar Repair Manual and clearly, there are many mistakes printed therein. For example and on the subject that you're most interested in, it states that "As the collapsible spacer preloading the pinion shaft taper roller...

Hello David, Steve is correct in that the collapsible spacer doesn't crush to provide preload, but incorrect that there isn't a specific torque range to apply to the spacer; its 120 to 140 lb. ft. It states in the repair manual that if the Input Shaft nut is inadvertently tightened beyond the aforem...

Hello Christopher, The Hoffmann bearing has the following markings: M12 1/2K V3 (outer race marking) N8668 V3 (inner race marking) Hoffmann bearing company still exists in the UK and I recently sent a request for this bearing to them. They replied that they are able to supply, but to confirm the bea...

Hello Alid, There should not be radial play in the front bearing. Sometimes this bearing is not a great fit in the gearbox housing and wobble of the whole assembly can be confused with radial play in this bearing. There is a caged, needle roller bearing fitted at the bottom of a blind bore in the en...

Hello Philip, Your car definitely qualifies as an early car. Given that it is now RHD, the options are: 1. It started life as a manual car and somewhere in time it was converted to Auto. I don't believe many would do that, but who knows. You can determine the original transmission type from the VIN,...

Hello Steve, There are various reason why the gauges are not working but with regards to the ignition light being on is concerned, it will due to the Alternator not working correctly (not charging), or the Voltage regulator is faulty, or not adjusted correctly (there is a potentiometer accessible by...

Hello Jagwit, 3.31:1 ratio with auto transmission applied to early cars delivered to USA and Canada. However, all late model cars were 3.31:1 irrespective of destination. Typical of E Type production, there will be smudging of that line during the transition, or perhaps even what was available when ...

Hi Thanks for all your helpfull comments. Yes I confirm I am talking about the VIN plate located top centre on the bulk head /fire wall. Sorry I cannot provide details of the car at this stage because I do not own it yet. There is no mention of the car on XKEDATA. Going back to my original question...

Hello Christopher, Clearly you're confusing an S3 with earlier cars. The following pictures show: 1. the VIN on the tag riveted to the Left Hand windscreen pillar 2. the VIN (referred to as CAR Number on the Firewall Plate) stamped on the sloping surface at the Left Side of the Firewall and 3. the a...

Hello Pete, As this section of the Forum is related to S3 cars, SWB doesn't come into it, nor does 6 cylinders, except for four S3s with 6 cylinder engines that were built before that form being dropped. Accordingly, my information is related to S3 V12 cars only, which I believe is the Series Garry ...

Hello Peter, On launch, 1. Manual trans for U.S.A and Canada was 3.54:1 2. Manual trans for all other countries was 3.31:1 3. Automatic trans for U.S.A and Canada was 3.31:1 4. Automatic trans for all other countries was 3.07:1 Later cars to the U.S.A and Canada of all types were 3.31:1 I'm unsure w...

Hello HEN3781, I assume you're referring to the plate attached to the top, centre area of the firewall. If so, this plate often gets quite ratty looking and may have been replaced for that reason alone. The permanent VIN number is stamped on the angled surface of the Left Hand side of the firewall. ...