The 'E' Type Forum

going up a steep hill I put the autobox into 2 but then had to stop , started off again forgetting the trans was locked in 2 ( the same gear that was good for over 100 mph ) . No problem , it just pulled away as normal - I have (bad?) news for you Mark.... "2" on the transmission selector means : "...

1. Don't do EFI. It is a long way, until it will work good. I agree. For the money and effort, rather do a 5-speed with overdrive 5th or in the very least a 2.88 diff. 3. I have 4 Stromberg on my 6,0L HE-Motor. they are working very good, the motor has a lot of power. I agree! The Strommies are exc...

I also agree that a reduction gear starter is one of the least urgent upgrades needed on the V12. The manual and auto also differ in teeth count BTW. Just because it SOUNDS like its turning slowly does not mean it is actually turning slowly. On my XJS as well as my EFI'ed V12 e-type I could see the ...

Well, I find the 4.2 a VERY INTERESTING engine!! (I would say even more interesting than the V12....). It certainly sets a few records in MY book: 1) It is the lowest revving PETROL engine I have ever come across - pulling strong from below 500rpm but complaining from 4k rpm onwards. I have taken to...

I am the "technical manager" of my friend's S1 4.2. It has fallen upon me to take care of the car from a technical / maintenance perspective. When he approached me to do so, I had ONE condition: That the distributor be upgraded with a 123 Ignitions Bluetooth distributor - which I did first time I to...

I have a pit in my garage, so working under the car is no hassle. I cleaned around all three banjo bolts and then tightened them a smidge just for good measure, but they were rather tight already. There were signs of oiliness back against the head, but that could have come out the tach generator lon...

Also, can a sump gasket repair be done without removing that "cross brace" that also anchors the torsion bars?

Hi Philip...are you really sure its the rear crank seal.....check the camshaft banjo oil connections to the rear of the head...leaks here are common and run down the back.....also the rear sump gasket as mentioned above.....Steve Ah, the sump gasket..... Have not considered that possibility. Would ...

Thank you chaps! Its clear to me that a proper job on repairing that rear crank seal will require almost a full rebuild. Need to advise the owner accordingly.

Is it necessary to remove the head on a 4.2 when having to remove the crank in order to repair a rear crank seal that is leaking excessively? I am very familiar with the V12, but the 4.2 is new to me. From what I've seen it seems one has to remove the head to remove the front timing cover before you...

Started and drove the car today.

Clattering sound gone!!

Note that it is best to equalise the tension on both sides of the chain which involves turning the engine backwards a little way after you have checked the tension on the exhaust side of the chain, and then readjusting to give similar tension on the inlet side Thanks for the tip!! Adjustment done. ...

Having removed the tappet cover, it seems there is a lot of play in the top cam chain. I can lift the chain away from the guide about 10mm (3/8").

I recon the first order of business it to do the procedure for tightening the top chain?

This car belongs to a friend of mine, but I’m the lucky fool who has to maintain it. Whilst waiting for the fan to come on, I realised that I hear a sound which I don’t like. Its audible all the time in the video but at 16 secs, I turn the phone’s mic towards the oil filler opening and then the susp...

adding two sets of triple Webers or an injection System to improve performance and reliability. To improve reliability, only 1 thing is needed: upgrade the ignition to something modern like Lumenition etc. To improve performance, serious head and bottom end work is needed before you start spending ...

Hi Philip, Thanks for posting this, my car has the same issue. I was going to check that the choke plate was in the correct orientation. Is this what you term as the enrichment valve? Now I have another thing to check, would spraying some inert gas around the valve with the engine running demonstra...

V12 RH front carb does not flow fuel via transparent pipe to rear carb even when choke (enrichment valve) is fully activated. Problem was found to be the outer valve housing that had bent due to overtightening of the two screws holding it to the carb body. This resulted in air rather than fuel being...

I measured the depth of the main jets in my very well sorted car's ZS carbs to be 2.66mm from the bridge level to the deeper surface of the main jet surrounding the hole into which the needle goes. A friend working on a car that is idling pig rich found those jets to be at 2.7mm - much the same as m...

If the carbs overflow out the front face, wouldn’t this mean that all fuel would still end up in the engine, and if too rich, cannot be burnt? I agree Colin. This by far one of the most inexplicable reports I've come across. Although the solution seems clear the symptoms remain a mystery - to me an...

I am stumped!!