The 'E' Type Forum

This is usually a servo fault,in which the shuttle on the servo hydraulic cylinder is sticking , but the first thing I would check is that the air valve at the front of the servo control unit ( on the front of the master cylinder ) has a. a clean filter and b. is not itself sticking . If you do the ...

ACF50 is wonderful stuff, and is widely used in aviation preservation. It is streets ahead of WD40 , but it does need to be wiped over the surface for best and lasting results

I am sure you will enjoy it, Richard . The Mini, and to only a slightly lesser extent the ADO 16 1100 and 1300, are a revelation to drive and must rank high, if not the highest, in active safety because of their "swervability". It is no accident that Leonard Lord, after just one drive with Issy in t...

Steve : I am not sure what is happening here, but 1600HP is clearly shown on the DVLA database as first registered in December 1961

This car, which was Lofty England's personal car, was registered in 1961 . I think you must have picked up a misprint somewhere , Steve

I do indeed still have the Cooper S, but sadly like the rest of my cars I have not used it for several years

Simon : it is either a defect in the valve stem e.g. the slightest of bends, or in the guide. I should check the valve for straightness, and if in doubt replace with a new one. An easy check is to try another valve in the No1 inlet guide - if the stickiness is still there it is likely to be a guide ...

I do remember that RM & J Smith moved some while ago, possibly during lockdown, and thus the phone no on the link that heuer provided may be out of date

Edit : having just looked at the accounts on line for year ended 28.2.2023 the company is quite clearly still trading profitably

I don't think this is indicative of anything amiss. The point is that in normal working, when you press the brake pedal , not only is the hydraulic shuttle moved forward , but ambient pressure air is admitted to the rear chamber which ( because of the pressure differential between the fron and rear ...

It rather depends on what you mean by "heater intake" . There are a number of different shapes I have seen , but they all attach to the rear aperture of the main left hand air trunk which is a fixed longitudinal square tube forming part of the bonnet assembly itself Here is a link to a pic of my S1 ...

This is a very common problem irrespective of the type of gasket used and/or whether sealant is applied. It is usually the result of the manifolds "settling" as the engine warms up, and can usually be eliminated by retightening all the manifold to head nuts

And the British who invented the steam carriage about 80 years before that !

No : the glyptol on the block interior was to promote draining of the splash oil down the sides of the block

Which is a Hypoy 75W/90 , or straight Hypoy 90 , and one which is specified for Limited Slip if your car has a LSD

Nothing to stop you painting the interior with glyptol after the acid dip

It may seem simplistic, but the first thing to check is that it is not play between the wheel and the hub . If that is eliminated , and it is play in the hub, then you need to remove the hub ( see section H 12 in the workshop manual on this site ) and carrier and inspect the roller race bearings for...

I bought a range of plastic sealable bags ( several hundred in all ) in different sizes. Each was numbered as it was filled, and I kept a spreadsheet in both electronic and manual form showing the part identity and the number . The bags were stored in numerical order, and to find any given part it w...

Rayloud : this thead is nearly 9 years old, so you are unlikely to get any feed back

The E is predominantly an understeerer . If anything is going to breakaway ( other than deliberate rear end breakaway - probably in the wet - provoked with excessive throttle and steering input) it is more likely to be the front . And as already stated there are major snags to very wide rear wheels ...

I hope you meant variable AC inputs!