The 'E' Type Forum

The difficulty will be one of space . However, it should not be insuperable. I do know that people have used the late MGB remote servo to power a clutch release mechanism on landrovers , and this has the advantage that parts are widely and readily available . Incidentally, is yours a 3.8 or a 4.2 - ...

Interestingly, I have only ever seen one, and that was at Donington on the 40th Anniversary . Strangely, on the XK ( and indeed the mark 2) I thought it was a stunning colour, but on the E it looked very dull compared with Opalescent Silver Blue . I think that its lack of popularity speaks volumes ....

Does anyone actually have a 90A alternator fitted? Yes, the Americans are quite fond of fitting them. And the battery voltage does not need to be all that low to create a full charge order from the regulator . My quite new battery will drop, post cranking in winter , to about 10.5 - 11 volts withou...

David : it is a pity that you did not put Manners in the poll, as again I have found them to be very reliable ( they are the "0ther " that I voted for )

The link to Norman's melted fuseholder is http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz323/christopherstorey/DSC00253.jpg Dealing with Pete's most recent post, whilst his proposition literally is correct in relation to drawn current, it overlooks the fact that alternator output does not just depend on load ...

These engines were designed now some 66 years ago, and the material specifications , and the resultant tolerances ,are not what we are now accustomed to. Of the XK engines that I have had, all have used oil , usually at a rate of about 300 miles per pint at best, and 150 miles per pint at worst , an...

Well, I'm glad I raised this subject, because I think it is an important one in terms of upgrades which contribute to safety. Norman's posts raise two important points : 1. is a lack of redundancy where there are only 2 fused circuits , leading to the possibility of effective total electrical failur...

David : my fault - it is not a Dart but a Mark 2 - now a very rare car as there were only a handful of broad bumpered manual and overdrive cars ( the 250 slim bumpered cars were more common in manual)

I am just about to start re-wiring my 1967 V8 , and it came as something of a shock to find that the car comes with only 2 fuses , 35 and 50 amp . No wonder the map light switch has melted! I had thought that the E, with only 7 used fuses , was somewhat mean on this score , but this is very surprisi...

Simon : I think that further testing is in order before you undertake radical dismantling. First of all, how long is it since the car had a good long run ? If you leave these cars for ages without running, all sorts of problems can arise, gummed rings, sticking valves etc . Is the oil level still se...

Peter : thanks for that full explanation . It is more complicated than I thought , and I had forgotten that tailhousings differed markedly

Thanks to all for the suggestions. I have now found the ( an?) answer ; use Adobe 6 and not later versions, and it works. Very strange

Peter : two points arise : are you sure that a Mark 2 ( all synchro ) box won't fit in a 2+2 ? It may need a top cover change, but I think the box and OD are exactly the same length as with early XJ6 ( the S3 used the BL 77mm 5 speed box) Also, I had forgotten that Aircon cannot be used on a RHD car

David : I am on the Wirral so not too far from you, and you are very welcome to come and see me when I may be able to offer advice. Dealing with some of your points : - 1.No need to change the loom to convert L to R , but you may need to re-arrange the lay of the main parts of it 2. With a 2+2 a cha...

David : many thanks for the advice. I have tried ( I think ) all of these. All normal pdfs still print without difficulty - it is only the protected pdfs of the JHM stuff which will not print. However, I will try opening it all in Firefox and seeing how I get on . It is very annoying, since the whol...

I have just bought a JHT manual and parts list on DVD, and whilst it works on screen alright, I cannot manage to print the protected pdf pages off,despite its saying they are printable using Acrobat or Acrobat Reader. Has anyone had experience of this, and a solution? I can get no reply so far from ...

I shall have a go at the soil marking in due course and report back. Thank you all for the suggestions

It is hard to tell exactly when my vibration appears/disappears over undulations, but it is noticeable that with a full tank I can reproduce it on hard acceleration when there is a degree of squat, which suggests that it is on bump rather than rebound that something is touching. I do not think it is...

My FHC has 6" wheels , now with 185s. There is still a suspicion that the tyres are connecting with the bump stops at a significant downward deflection of the body over an undulation, because I have been plagued with an intermittent very slight vibration which only I can feel through the pedals when...

The teenage scribbler who writes these articles really does not do his research properly . It is a shame they are not left to Richard Hudson-Evans. The S1.5 (as they are now called) ALL had open headlights but still with the small cooling aperture : what is variable is the internal switchgear and do...