The 'E' Type Forum

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That looks like the 1500rpm mine gives when driving 60 mph. (I wish it was true) I will order a conversion set this weekend. Thanks for your replys.

Thanks Geoff, but i think i will give it a try. What was the reason you decided to do the conversion?

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply. Spidya is where i am planning to buy the conversion so i saw this page. I think my wiring is ok and the problem is inside the tacho because the problem already existed with the the original lucas distributor.

Hello, my rev counter is not idicating the correct amount of rpms. It looks like half of what it should be , at 60 mph (100km) it is indicating about 1500 rpm. I am using a electronic ignition, Powerspark 45D6 but had the same problem when driving with the conventional distributor. My rev counter is...

And after some time we started the engine today , everything looks fine. No more steam coming from the spark plug holes, some vapor coming from the ventalation , but not water so normal i understood.
Happy again :D

Thanks for your replies, the studs are new and i will check if the studs are in deep enough.

We are now sure it is the head gasket, when we pressure tested the cooling system a hiss was coming from allmost all of the cylinders (spark plugs removed). When i removed the gasket there were signs of leking between all off the cylinders. I think i messed things up :oops: when putting the head on....

I will let you know, bedankt.

PS i will try cranking her with the plugs removed and see what happens.

Thanks for your answers (bedankt voor je antwoord ;) )I must admit this is my first cast iron block but when i got a splash of water out of the breather pipe after closing it with my thumb for a couple of seconds i got a little worried. This together with the white smoke from the right exhaust and a...

Thanks for your ideas, there was some mayo on the radiator cap. Very little but the engine only has 100 km. I think the first thing i will try is checking the head bolts.Releasing a quarter of turn and then tighten them the correct way. What bothers me is that at the first start up 2 months ago she ...

Hello, my e-type is finished after a complete restoration :D . At first everything was ok, she started within a second of turning the key. But now it is very difficult starting the car, i drove not more then 100 km's. Today i had a better look at he car, tried to adjust the su's and improve the star...

I put on the smaller size from a ser one.I know it is not original but it looks better i think and bends much easier around the corner at the end.

No Simon, you shouldn't have let yourself be talked into having them. Your car would look so much better on chromes or stainless. Tell you what. I'll take your, now, secondhand painted wheels off you for ?150 the set, ?250 if you include the tyres, Wink Laughing You can have mine for 150 pounds (3 ...

Why not replace it with a modern alternator, i put in a lucas a127 with built in regulator.The cost is about 70 pounds. Works great :D

Thank you, the system is leak proof. If i disconnect a hose after a week there is still vacuum in the tank. We had the air valve of and then applied the brake several times with the white plastic pin in the mastercylinder. You could feel it coming out but not retract every time when the pedal was re...

Today i found out that the little piston which opens the reaction valve on the master cylinder tends to stick now and then if somebody pushes the brake pedal. Could this make the pedal hard (no power assistance) if you press the pedal for the second time in a few seconds?

Yep, servo is what i ment. Don't judge to harsh on me, i.m dutch :wink: I don't suspect the servo, everything on the vacuum circuit is new and also the servo and mastercylinder are new. The only parts that are old are the vacuum reservoir (i can't see what can be wrong with it, it's just a bottle i ...

Hello, i just drove my restored e-type for the first time after a restorstion of 8 years :oops: There is a small problem with the brakes, they brake like they should but if you press the pedal a couple times in a second or two the first time there is power assist but the second time it is getting le...