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- Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: Welcome!
- Topic: New frenchie
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2775
Re: New frenchie
Bienvenue a nos ami Francais
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 3:19 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Clutch slave cylinder
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1119
Re: Clutch slave cylinder
Tony : why don't you withdraw the piston and seals and see if the bore is in good condition - if it is , then why not use a rebuild kit ?
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 3:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Project ZP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1476
Re: Project ZP
Oh yes, they are restorations , but not of the particular cars they purport to emulate
- Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Project ZP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1476
Re: Project ZP
"inspired by..." "informed by..."
Spare me any more of these weasel words for "copies"
JLR are just going steadily down the tube
Spare me any more of these weasel words for "copies"
JLR are just going steadily down the tube
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:00 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Clutch Release bearing noise and rev drop
- Replies: 2
- Views: 659
Re: Clutch Release bearing noise and rev drop
Ian : I am afraid that the rev drop is sinister , as it may be indicative of crankshaft thrust bearing failure You need to get an assistant to depress the pedal several times with the engine running while you watch the crankshaft pulley. If it can be seen to move forward with each depression, then t...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Wiring issue
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1168
Re: Wiring issue
The front interior light is the festoon bulb on the underside of the dash top in the centre
- Sun May 28, 2023 2:44 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: “Dry” Engine Oil Capacity ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2263
Re: “Dry” Engine Oil Capacity ?
One of the problems with the XK engine is that it can take at least 30 minutes from shutting the hot engine down for the sump to reach a true level and thus there is always a tendency for the hot level to be "under-read" . The capacity is so large by modern standards that in reality a small under or...
- Fri May 26, 2023 2:21 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Manifold nuts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1077
Re: Manifold nuts
That sounds the most likely explanation : in fairness, it is rather difficult with brass to know when you have got them tight enough - there is a rather fine line between correct torque and stripping them - generally speaking ( although others may disagree with me ) I think the best technique is to ...
- Fri May 26, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Manifold nuts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1077
Re: Manifold nuts
I assume that these are all brass nuts . If so, I have never experienced them coming loose of their own accord
- Thu May 25, 2023 8:32 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Insurance who to use
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1005
Re: Insurance who to use
Also Peter james, with whom I have dealt for many years. Good service and always answer the phone within a few seconds
- Wed May 24, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Battery Fires
- Replies: 3
- Views: 713
Re: Battery Fires
Geoff , I'm sorry but I'm not computer literate enough to do that. I've tried to find a substitute, but have failed so far
- Wed May 24, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Battery Fires
- Replies: 3
- Views: 713
Battery Fires
I have just been sent this terrifying film https://www.facebook.com/james.vernon.319/posts/pfbid0hQb1bCTCc88j2i4NqJ9ZzeNz6bjz34ihwriDq7Vh3dNNT8cUsPTbkDq7Esj7Ga9pl Surely, sooner or later these incidents will be the end of the BEV craze ? Not the least frightenening is the blowtorch effect to the sid...
- Tue May 23, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Coolant on my bolts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1118
Re: Coolant on my bolts
Your block from 1968 is likely to be a later long stud example. If your temperature reached 118C then the internal pressure will have been at a maximum that the cap will take and this will have forced water up the threads. Steve's suggestion of barr's is a good one - the factory always used 2 bottle...
- Mon May 22, 2023 3:45 pm
- Forum: Series 3
- Topic: Reassembly in S London area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1733
Re: Reassembly in S London area
Marek : at the moment I was given the details in confidence, but I do know that the owner has applied to join the forum and will no doubt post further details once he is registered . I did suggest to him that you would probably be the best source of information
- Mon May 22, 2023 9:49 am
- Forum: Series 3
- Topic: Reassembly in S London area
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1733
Reassembly in S London area
I am posting this on behalf of someone living in S London area who has a V12 where all mechanical parts and the bodyshell have already been restored, but which now needs re-assembly, and the mechanic working on it so far has now had to give up. Can anyone make suggestions as to who might convenientl...
- Fri May 19, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Colour choice, Return to France, Customs etc etc
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1330
Re: Colour choice, Return to France, Customs etc etc
Very glad ( but unsurprised ) you got a first class job from Hutsons . Good luck with the assembly - mapping out the order of doing things before you start is time well spent
- Tue May 16, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Fault diagnosis- help needed please!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1124
Re: Fault diagnosis- help needed please!
This is a fairly classic description of what happens with some aftermarket rotor arms which become conductive with heat. You mention having changed it : if it was not from the Distributor Doctor, then the first thing I would do is to swap it for a new DD one
- Sat May 13, 2023 4:34 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Carb Tuning (balancing/mixture)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2478
Re: Carb Tuning (balancing/mixture)
I think, as Steve ( mgcg) has said, a check for an air leak on the rear carb/manifold and manifold to head is needed. A convenient way to do this is, with the engine idling, to play an unlit butane gun along the various joints : any variation in idle which this produces suggests a leak at that spot ...
- Thu May 11, 2023 9:17 pm
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Carb Tuning (balancing/mixture)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2478
Re: Carb Tuning (balancing/mixture)
You do not tell us whether this is a 3.8 or a 4.2, and there are significant differences between them because the 4.2 manifold has, relatively speaking, very large balance passages compared with the 3.8. Thus in a 4.2 altering either the flow or the mixture strength on any one carburetter has a not ...
- Thu May 11, 2023 10:43 am
- Forum: Technical
- Topic: Diagnose Engine Rattle
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3802
Re: Diagnose Engine Rattle
The bearings are not oval : it is the crank journals which ( however strange it may sound ) were ground to an oval . This is dealt with ( IIRC) in Roger Bywater's extensive commentary on the development of the4.2 XK engines and the mark 10