The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Hugo
Had the same problem once on my series 2, it turned out to be a faulty rotor arm which was shorting to earth. Obviously the car wouldn't start either. I changed it out and the car started ok and the rev counter works fine. Check the rotor arm.
Hope this helps.

Ian

I have the joy of living in Normandy for part of each year and touring, either in the E or in my Healey. off in the E Type on Thursday to Catalonia via a drive through France. I can heartily recommend any of the roads through the Massif Central , you feel like you are on top of the world for 150kms ...

Hi Carsten I had my speedo recalibrated last year by SR having changed from a 3.54 diff to a 2.88 unit and also had the unit rebuilt to get rid of bounce. I also had them reprint the speedo with both MPH and KPH scales. Service was great, bounce gone completely and printing was well done. Hope this ...

I fixed mine to the top of the windscreen last year for a tour of the French Alps but you get lots of shots of a long bonnet which detracts from the road and surroundings. I didn't find sound an issue. My car has the US "bull bars" on the front so I'm going to fabricate a means of fixing it there fo...

Was the tax rate banded so that once the ex tax price crossed a threshold, the rate changed?

Ian

Hi David
Page 44 of the E type club mag this month has short article quoting price as 650.00 pounds plus VAT for complete system including fitting kit for 3.8 and 4.2 cars. All parts can be purchased separately. I think it's not yet available for 2+2 but don't quote me on that.

Ian

Hi Paul Mine is a series 2 and the foam piece is very well held on by double sided tape. I didn't fit it, it came that way when I imported it from the USA four years ago. I have removed it a couple of times since then when working on the radiator and steering rack but it went straight back on using ...

Hi Geoff
have the same problem, I think on mine cos there is a lot of sound/heat insulation around the area. I leave my radio console loose, it doesn't move at all and if I need to drop down the console I just pull it forward. There is enough wire on the radio to make it easily.

Ian

Me too, coming from France, look out for a bright yellow series 2 OTS, not Jag colour but striking.
Ian

Vac advance only works on overrun so it won't affect high revs at all. A vacuum leak might but more likely points or condenser. Otherwise maybe your fuel pump is weak or filter partly blocked so not enough fuel getting through to carbs at high revs.

Ian

My series 2 OTS has a problem with a bouncing speedo. I've removed the inner cable, cleaned and lightly oiled it and replaced it, made no difference. I see from the service manual that the cable should be clipped somewhere but mine does not seem to be fixed at any point that I can see from where it ...

Hi Philip
Welcome to the forum, have PM'd you with recommendation for four post lift.
Regards

Ian

Hi Andrew
Try a search of the VIN on xkedata.com to see if there is any info from a previous owner. If nothing there you could try a post on Jag Lovers.com E Type forum again with the VIN and any other details you g=have to see if anyone knows of it.
Good luck.

Ian

Hi Mark, I have a series 2 (71) and my engine was timexed at .40 thou over. I elected to use a short block 4.2 from a 73 xjs which was standard. The oil line for the cams was "t"d in on the oil filter, but I used my own head and the rest too. I live in Canada, if you want more info contact me throug...

Hi Iradek The carbs had been changed over before I got the car so I can't tell you if it was better or worse. I prefer the look of the SU carbs though. I did have a previous E Type with twin Strombergs but I couldn't get it to run properly for a long time and I didn't have a lot of free time and it ...

Hi Iradek

The Facet fuel pump under the bonnet is definitely not original, is it the only pump or is it in series with the SU pump which should be in the boot behind the RHS panel.

Mine is a 69 US spec OTS but which has been converted to three SUs

Ian

Hi Alan Just changed my 22D distributor to a Powerspark distributor after chasing bad running with a miss fire for a while. The difference is dramatic, it's like a new car. I took apart the old distributor to overhaul it and discovered someone had welded a small piece of metal onto the end of the ad...

Hi John Thanks for the two links. I like the idea of the second unit because it is self draining. I spend European winters in my home in the southern hemisphere which means leaving the car for months so a unit which needs regular draining is of no use. I've left it this year in a dry but unsealed ga...

Hi Christopher and John My reason for trying to continue this thread was to ascertain if anyone has actually suffered micro blistering as a result of leaving the car covered. My Healey 3000 has quite a bad case of the problem in several areas of the car both on the steel and aluminium panels though ...

What are you trying to remove? if just oily deposits, Gunk will do it.

Ian