The 'E' Type Forum

Ash, I made a list of wires for the S2 in pdf form: Red/Black to headlight switch from fuse 5 Red/Blue panel edge lights from switch Red/Brown RWH relay C2 to warning light Red/Brown panel light switch to panel light resistor I've got one or two wires behind my dash that seem to go nowhere but can't...

Carlos, welcome to the forum and it's good to see your family's love of Jaguars. There is a lot of information in the technical section to help tune the SUs and don't feel shy about asking questions. There are many very experienced owners and mechanics on here who will be very happy to help. Good lu...

Tom, welcome to the forum and good luck with all your work (or should we say your father's work :wink: ) This forum is a wonderful source of help and advice so please don't be shy about asking questions, even if they sound silly, we've all been there and gained from it. Search the knowledge base for...

David, I knew I could rely on you. Thank you

Geoff

Jaguar fit a palnut on the steering wheel/column as a safety feature to stop the main nut from loosening off. But why a palnut and not a shakeproof washer or similar? Wouldn't they do the same job? Yes, they are reusable which is one advantage but ten or more times the price of a shakeproof or lock ...

Julian and everyone at Barratts, thank you for your very positive response to all our comments and thank you for your hospitality. A very good day for all E Type customers.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts

Geoff

Greg, welcome on board. You can always start your own "Welcome" page and tell us more about you and your car. Good luck with the work you've given yourself and ask questions as the forum is a very friendly, helpful place.

Geoff

Christopher, all best wishes to you and your wife.

Geoff

B...dy hooligan

Great to see you're out there enjoying all your hard work

Geoff

Simon, you’ll have to add one of those bosses to my ever increasing list of needs and wants, please :wink: I agree with your point of leaving the steering on full left or right lock and always try to do that when parking. Removing the steering wheel might deter the opportunist thief from trying in t...

Graeme, the accelerator pedals are different LHD to RHD which will help explain why these look different and the lack of cut out in RHD carpets. Have you got the SNG Barratts excellent catalogues for the E Type with all parts very clearly shown? SC Parts also have clear parts catalogues. These will ...

I'm hoping Julian will give us an early view of their Autojumble (hint, hint )

Geoff

John, companies such as Aldridge (https://www.aldridge.co.uk/), BAS (http://www.car-hood.co.uk/jaguar-interiors), John Skinner (https://www.john-skinner.co.uk/) will supply the under dash Hardura cut to shape.

Geoff

Tony, you need a pretty Swedish au pair to keep the workshop tidy for you
Even better if she knows the difference between a spanner and a screwdriver
“Do you want a screwdriver?” “Not now love, can’t you see I’m busy”

Geoff

You could try COH Baines (https://coh-baines.co.uk/), whether they also supply the ones Barratts sell I don’t know but a lot of owners go to Baines

Geoff

Gerhard, most electrical problems take a lot of time tracing the individual elements. Please take the switch out and check each part. If that is ok, then you can look at the park switch in the motor. Unfortunately, this can be the problem of needing to eliminate each part of the circuit to find whic...

Gerhard, can you tell us which series your car is, wiring changes with series (add it to your signature at the bottom)
Can you easily remove the switch and check the connections against the wiring diagram to see if the switch shows correct continuity in each position?

Good luck

Geoff

Dave, a slight correction to dates. The prototype K5054 first flew on 5th March 1936, it was the first production Spitfire K9787 that was flown on 15 May 1938. Still they were both Spitfires

Geoff

Steve, et al, my car on standard springs and Jeremy's on CMC's spring both sit about 8 inch IRS plate to ground and the front and rear wheel arches are the same height and the cars look symmetrical fore/aft. Mine also has renewed front suspension parts and all dimensions were correct. How does 50EE ...