The 'E' Type Forum

Freddie,

I used Shell Spirax 80-90w GL4 -- IIRC the MT90 is a 75-80w ? --- .

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Kevin ,
You don't say 4.2 or 3.8 ?. So with both rear calipers burning up i would guess at the rear master cylinder/bellows balance bar on a 3.8 or the servo master on a 4.2.
To create that much heat you should feel the brakes drag whilst driving ?.

Add also the issue of the Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories being closed -
Production suspended - due to lack of computer chips apparently , not looking good.

The longer dipstick stud in the head is to accommodate a small spacer distance piece C19706 -- the 4.2 has 5, 1 on the dipstick bracket ,2 on the gearbox breather ,2 on the alternator heat shield

Thanks Richard , Vredestein have added one ply of nylon to the tread to lift H to a V rating .

Richard ,
With the Vred's now having a V rating please could you let us know what is printed on the tyre sidewall re materials used and how many ply's are in the sidewall and tread , just interested as a comparison ,thanks

Steve , i think the part you need is C20066 ?-- with Bill's help it would be easy to make one . If you do struggle though , a guy on ebay 'morsejags' will more than likely have one.

Jonathan-- Is the temp gauge reading high ?. Electrics aside ,have you also checked and proven the operating temperatures of both the engine thermostat and the fan otter stat with a thermometer? . I have seen engine thermostats being sold specifically for the 6 cylinder E Type rated at 88 deg --bear...

The clutch pad heights could be the same when bolted down? , your old cover looks like an original Laycock item . The latest Borg + Beck kits now have a similar look to the Laycock. https://i.postimg.cc/nV3fGHjT/IMG-1751-4823.jpg With the amount of work involved it's good practice to prove the clutc...

My guess is a badly dented / creased fuel line would give those symptoms , cannot think of much else if the pump is ok and you have 4psi in the line initially.Where did you place the gauge ? between the filter and carbs?

Also what is that pipe running through the stabiliser fixing bracket? Bryan previously asked about the brake pipe routing , someone kindly posted photos showing--so maybe it is just that instead of doing --master cylinder- right hand frame-picture frame-joint-left hand frame to servo he has decided...

Some have had success with the freeze spray from screwfix , you could cycle heat and cold by using a heavy duty soldering iron on the screw--

They are in the lens. Sorry James it's me not being clear in post 281, i was referring to the mgb version , unless i'm missing something i cannot see a reverse light ----the mgb had 2 stand alone separate reverse lights. I've got two Lotus elans so i am familiar with the rear lights having integrat...

The choice of mgb lamps could have been made on cost not so much aesthetics ! .
New mgb rear lamps are £100 a pair ---Lotus rear lamps are £270 each --£540 a pair.
Where's the reversing lamp ?

Rob ,As said there is not really a bargain basement solution to the swb, also in contrast to using E Type components it will knock much more off the value of the car than the cost of doing the job correctly . But If keeping the cost to the minimum is your main priority , i would fit a 4 speed 3.8 -3...

I agree with Steve ; you may also, believe it or not, alter the overall geometry of the front of the car with the thickness of the powder coating involved Very true , but i don't think you would even get that far ---- the high build on the frames will probably stop them from entering the chassis ra...

Simon , Your honesty is appreciated. If you disclose to the DVLA i think same as Steve you will run into problems , my guess is they will immediately assign a temporary 16 digit chassis number to your V5 until the vehicle is inspected and decided upon--so you could end up battling over the original ...

Good that the convex and concave are intentional , and the thinking one gives a residue trap ---the concave one's on a rhd would also make slightly more room for the pipe to give a less severe bend next to the spigot --clue repro's :idea: win win- Jaguar were never far wrong. It's maybe also confusi...

All options are possible I would do option 2 [ one of each ] which should give .002" end float --- that leaves you just .002" to remove to get to the .004" spec ---that could be just a thou off each one which helps to keep them nice and parallel -for that small amount it can be taken off the lead co...

I think they would b all one piece blow moulded , only that the ones with a visible seam have a poor tooling split line with flash that is maybe trimmed off at production.
Just a guess Maikel's fluid bottle with the inverted bottom could maybe have been subjected to pressure ?

Steve