The 'E' Type Forum

Where the pedals are seems to be an unexplored aspect of the issue, or have I missed something ? There is tons of unused space behind the brake and throttle pedals on my '62 car, and I often straighten out my clutch foot into that space. The very long travel on the clutch means that, as things stand...

There's no way you can get any kind of movement/arc with an o/e spanner in the available space. http://i1111.photobucket.com/albums/h475/rfs1957/DSC08261.jpg The 12-point ring (either 29mm or 1 1/8") cut from a socket was welded to a bit of 8mm plate, then a 1/2" drive stub welded to the other end. ...

Had seen the Rob Beere stuff but had assumed it was bulkhead-fitted, not remote. Looks perfect. Perhaps the same basic componentry as these, retailing ?295 ? http://www.s-v-c.co.uk/product/dual-remote-servo/ http://www.vwjim.co.uk/ourshop/prod_1182508-Brake-Servo.html Will find out more and post res...

A search of the posts doesn't throw much concrete advice up regarding the early Kelsey-Hayes bellows fitted to the Series 1, and I've broached the subject at shows in the US and the UK to little effect. Even with Coopercraft calipers and Green-Stuff pads on ventilated discs, my braking is indifferen...

No chance of getting a 1 1/8" socket in Montpellier - they'd probably send customers to me - so I've settled for a 29mm 12-point socket and reckon we can knock up a workable tool from that.

Watch this space.

Just had another look, does 1 1/8" AF look right for C2157 ?

Thanks Peter - can it be removed/sealed in situ then ?!?

It's taken me far too long (3 years ?!) to realise that my 3.8 S1 oil-leaks are probably not from the rear crank seal after all ............ after just 7.000m on a VSE engine it did seem premature. I could indeed never understand why the drips seemed to come from the starter-motor side rather than f...

Thanks for your take on this. I initially assumed that I was facing that problem too, but in fact the SC Parts version has the core separate from the outer sleeve, sealed by an O ring carried in a groove on the core which makes it a tight but sliding fit. In that way the tightening of the centre bol...

Hello, Not sure what the protocol is for a first post ? My 3.8 S1 OTS lives in Montpellier, France, and has proved a welcome distraction from 20+ years specialist work with Ducatis, belts and bevels, both as a racer, engine builder and dealer - with cars, at least, I can still believe na?vely what I...

Hello and sorry for arriving 8 months late on this topic. Has there been any further info posted about the function of the balance valve assembly, and can anyone indicate where there is a diagram of how the flows are routed through the filter block ? I gather that excess oil-pressure overcomes the r...