The 'E' Type Forum

I am afraid it is wholly incorrect to say "everything was black" . And Haddock, interesting though it is, is far from authoritative . The wishbones were always cadmium plated . And by the way, the car you show in the most recent pictures is an amazing mishmash, with 3.8 inlet manifolds ( or possibly...

Eric : I have repaired these with a build up of weld on the teeth ( tig is best because it is softer) and then filing back . I see no reason why you should not do the same with the pawl as well

Simon I have had exactly the same problem on two occasions , fortunately before I had fitted them. . The supplier did not seem at all surprised and changed them without question . I have a nasty feeling that it is not just the "made in China" problem , but that elf and safety rules in the EU have ou...

The switch is attached to the choke lever linkage itself behind the dashboard. The only practical way to get access is by taking the top off the dash - a job many people are frightened of but in fact which only takes perhaps 40 minutes ( and with practice you can do it a lot more quickly ) - it is s...

Yes, I have had one for years. Mine has worked pretty well for setting up idle mixture . It is less reliable for identifying what happens as the revs rise, but still gives a good indication of any gross problem. On an E with 3 carbs , of course, both pipes are affected by the centre carburetter, so ...

Wasn't there a song in a musical about this ? Hallo. Jaguar lovers, wherever you are.....

Because if the gasket has gone between no 6 and the front of the engine, there will be a. a loss of compression and as a consequnce b. very little combustion going on and thus the plug will gradually foul up . It occurs to me that you might try a further test : take off the domed breather cover at t...

Whitish smoke suggests a head gasket problem ( antifreeze burns with a whitish residue ) . If the gasket has gone between no 6 and the cam chain chest , this would explain both your breather symptoms , and the smoke from the oil filler area, and the test results. I should pull the head - if you are ...

osgii : I am afraid paint has become very expensive, especially if it is in colours for which there is no modern demand andrewh : e mail with photos on its way, taken in several different lighting conditions . Incidentally, the inside of the petrol filler flap is often a good guide to original colou...

Andrew . Hutsons have painted my FHC and 1 other 2+2 in OSB in the last 2.5 years . Neither were done in water based paint, but in, I think ICI 2k and I must warn you that the paint was extraordinarily expensive - mine was ? 1500 for materials alone, and when I queried it Andy showed me the invoice ...

Changing the spring might make a difference, but my bet would be that your problem is connected with pushrod length . I have had this problem with both my cars, and it turned out that if the pushrod is too short, the piston does not return far enough under clutch diaphragm spring pressure , and cons...

With new wheels my suggestion of loose spokes seems unlikely . Is it once per wheel rotation, or once per propshaft rotation i.e. about 3.3 clicks per wheel rotation ( assuming you have the 3.31 final drive ) ? And have you checked those pestilential UJ covers at the outer end of the driveshafts - t...

It might be advisable to check your wheel spokes . Run the wooden handle of a fairly substantial screwdriver over them, and listen for any which sound dull. Also have a look to see that none are missing !

What you need is a tube of Sikkaflex ( preferably 221 but something like 269 may be more readily available from yacht chandlers ) which you then use to fill the gap and thus bond the diaphragm to the bonnet surface . As it hardens, you can smooth it with a spatula dipped in white spirit so that it l...

There is absolutely no problem with the block and head which are a straight swap for the original . Since I recall yours is automatic you should be able to bolt your gearbox up to the torque converter plate . The starter should also be usable too. The exhaust manifolds will not fit an E, which have ...

What is gap insurance please ?

Well, with only one wire to it it is certainly not achieving anything ! It looks like a( redundant) flasher unit because it only has 3 terminals, but it could also conceivably be a Lucas 6 RA relay, and they have quite a number of different specifications. If you take it off and clean up the case yo...

This car just illustrates the problem of what the colours really were. It is described on XKE data as being Ascot Fawn

David : a small correction if I may. SUs need not more than 2.5 psi : an awful lot of the idling problems people suffer are caused by excessive fuel pressure , admittedly more commonly where after market pumps of the continuous flow type e.g. Facet have been fitted . Your advice about filters sounds...

Hmmm!! I would lay quite substantial odds that what is called beige is just a synonym for Warwick Grey . Certainly the second and third pictures of that E are as near as you can get to a screen depiction of Warwick Grey . Jaguar were really quite fond of using different names for what was actually t...