The 'E' Type Forum

...always read JB's back page.article...best bit usually...

As originally wired though the coil supply is not fused (white wire) so it may be the ignition switch As they do fail. As you have an electronic ignition fitted it may be a fused supply to this that is the issue...

If it suddenly cuts out is electrical. I'd suspect a fuse to start with. Old fuses had the wire soldered to the end caps. Cheap modern ones have the wire fed through the glass tube and the end caps interference fitted. They come loose. The wire doesn't connect well to the cap. If not the fuse the ol...

I would agree with the sentiments regarding e type club tours. Far too expensive... I do wonder if those planning the tours have forgotten that not everyone who runs an E is rich....most owners are not, me included! Rather than tours to the Alps or exotic French locations they might gain a wider int...

I'm in the E type club, the JDC and also the MGOC. Has to be said that for all of them, after a while the articles do repeat. There is only so much one can write about when focusing on a specific marque or model. So they have all done restorations, suspension mods, trim, maintenance, accessories and...

I feel thoroughly haunted! Something very therapeutic about smashing the bulbs

Any chance of them making an appearance...

Hi Mikael. Not sure what you mean by sticking out? Do you mean the brush carrier? Looking at your picture someone has been there before you...the red evil crimp joint ain't what Lucas would have done. Suggest you remove the brushes and armature, clean up the inside. Check the resistance of the field...

I should add that the above is a series 1 with the park switch on the wiper mechanism central wiper spindle...later series 1 the park contacts are on the motor

The wiper system wiring is ahem, complex. Providing the wiring colours and connections between the switch and motor are followed it should work. If the park contacts fail open the wipers will stop the minute they are switched off. If they fail closed the wipers will run continually. If they don't ru...

And for anyone working on the wiring, the diagram is your friend...see the knowledge base as most of them are available there.

Thanks Simon...tis a handy trick....the indicator bulb... Trouble is most cheap digital multimeters are hopeless at accurate measurements of an ohm or less...a short. Loads like bulbs and motors will also often read as a near short with a meter. Using a cheap multimeter to monitor current is also un...

I agree with Simon. 1. Heater motor resistor for slow run position. It looks in poor condition. 2. Later bodge probably to extend the white wire that joins to the red wire using a wire nut (awful idea On a car!). 3. If the pins don't align then you won't ever get them to connect. Replace both ends w...

Call Norman Motors Ltd in London (jaguar specialist) on 0207 431 0940 and ask to speak to Ken. Give him the number stamped on the block just above the oil filter housing. Ken is a walking encyclopedia of Jaguar parts. He will know which pump...May well have a new one ready to send...

Tins of old bolts and fixings. Jars of odds n ends. Now a box of old bits from the engine rebuild! My mantra is never chuck...you just never.know when you or a mate might need a 'thingy'

You can buy it in an aerosol can or just as the oil...it's mauve. Pop in a £1 garden spray and off you go...

Having done quite a lot of work to my old car this summer I've bought lots of bits from several suppliers... Carb rebuild kit and sundry bits from SNGB (ultimately Burlen fuel for the carburettor stuff)...fine. Water pump, hoses, bonnet front frame, trim parts, gearbox tunnel cover, hinges, bits, fi...

ACF50....bit like WD40 but ever so slightly more oily...wipe over aluminium and chrome surfaces...does a good job...