The 'E' Type Forum

Clamp the rings ensure gaps on rings are staggered drop rod and piston in make SHURE U TAP DOWN CLAMP tight to block face ensure conrod is not hitting crankshaft then tap piston in with hammer shaft making shure ring clamp does not lift away from block or oil rings will pop out

Hi what is the CO reading on the tailpipes sounds to me like it is running far too rich i had the same problem on my roadster. I could not get the terrible Stromberg's to run at a reasonable CO i converted to SU carbs and a vac advance cured it i have now gone to fuel injection and its a different c...

Can somebody explain why you need a special mounting kit to balance wire wheels ive always wondered as ive balanced quite a few over the years never had a problem on my standard wheel balancer the cone fits into the front and back of the wheel is flat just like any normal wheel ive never had one bac...

Clamp all the flexy brake pipes u should have a solid pedal release one at a time when u release the one that has a problem it will move down a lot more than the rest bleed that one with the other pipes clamped and check that calliper make Shure one piston is not seized and flexing the disc

Yes ive got one fitted you have to fit a resistor in to the signal wire carnt remember the value if u google it im Shure u will find some info

Hi why spoil the ride the s3 rides great on standard tyres and wheels have u had a drive in a standard car plus it to me looks perfect so again why spoil it

Well jagwit all i can say about Stromberg's is i have worked in the motor trade 44 years and every car that has them fitted have had problems with carburation SU carbs cause no where near as much trouble
Let us leave it at that as i can see in your other posts you like to know best

Hi i had the same problem with my s3 it was flooding so embarrassing if i stopped for 10 mins it would start if i stopped for 2 hours it would start,but go in a cafe for a coffee for half an hour it would not start it always did it when it had people admiring it. Put your foot to floor on the gas pe...

Hi a few years ago a friend of mine had a clutch fitted in a toyota he drove it about 100 miles with no oil in it it was very noisy we filled it up and it was perfect for another 5 years till he sold the car i would fill it and see how u go good luck

Sounds to me like tracking is out run your hand across the front tyres if it feels rough one way and smooth the other (like a hacksaw blade sharp one way and smooth the other) the tracking is out

Its the old problem poor quality parts plus all rubber parts seem fail. Ive been told that one of the ingredients in rubber nowadays has been removed as it is cancerous

Hi reading all the posts no one has mentioned to check the main diaphragms in the carbs . These days all the rubber parts u buy are poor quality i would remove air filters and rev it up while watching to make sure that the slides are all lifting and topping out on full throttle

Hi i changed to automatic transmission fluid on my s3 4 speed its transformed the gear changes hot and cold syncro on second crunched a bit on way down when not fully hot now perfect

Hi has anybody on the forum had any dealings with 6 speed classics in Germany they say they can supply a 6 speed for the s3 .Only mod is to have propshaft shortened

Well it would need to be very worn ive worked for myself in the motor trade for 50 years ive seen some very bad repairs and some very worn parts over the years in a scale of 1 to 10 i would say a slightly worn stub axle rates as a 1 . No disrespect to people who are on forum but most of them have no...

If jaguar had a design flaw all early fords like cortina escort anglia all early vauxhalls had the same flaw it was the done thing in the day. We tend to look at etypes as one offs these cars were never designed to last 50 years jaguar would have expected them to only last 5 or 6 years not time for ...

Hi it sounds to me to be way out of track a quick check can be done by parking it on level ground measure between both front wheels front and back it should be virtually the same length if its way out longer at front its toeing out shorter its towing in normally if it is darting one way or the other...

Hi i have to say ive been hands on in the motor trade for 50 years we come across this day in and day out there are a lot of parts that don't fit straight out of the box .Not just jag parts but every manufacturer the general public don't understand how difficult a mechanic's job can be u are in our ...

Lets face it fumes have to come from the engine, if it is coming from the front it has to have a exhaust gas leak in the engine bay check it carefully for leaks it does not take much of a leak

ive noticed recently when changing down into second gear it has been crunching as if baulk ring is worn as it was a brand new box about 7000mls ago i thought it could be a oil related problem .I have been using ep90 gear oil so i thought i would try automatic transition fluid (ATF)What a difference ...