The 'E' Type Forum

Hi all ...... Well the jag is going in for a full bare metal paint job , the factory colour at the moment is British racing green , I'm thinking of a possible colour change to opalescent gunmetal grey , I know it wasn't an original factory colour that year or for a series 2 , any thoughts or suggest...

Thanks guys all your help and advice has been taken onboard ,
I'll be back !!

Thanks for all the advice , before purchasing a new otter switch I cleaned up all the terminals and ........ Hey presto workings treat .
Thanks again ........ And have a happy new year

Hi Marek , thanks for the advice .......I'll be purchasing a new switch ......and lots more besides not doubt

Steve! Thanks once again ........obviously I've a lot to learn !! I think it's the connection from the otter switch that's the problem . I removed the connections and bridged them with a wire and the fans started up .
I'll clean them up and try again .
Thanks again

Hi Steve...... Thanks for your help , I've narrowed it down to either a bad connection on the thermostat or a sticking thermostat,
Thanks again

Thanks Steve I'll try those and keep you posted

Oh and yes Steve I do have a manual

Hi Steve, the temperature gauge was probably 3/4 towards max ,
The fans showed no sign of starting and to be honest I didn't want to risk it getting any hotter. Previous to that on the couple of occasions I'd started it they came on with the gague half way
Thanks Mick

Hello and help ,I've recently imported a series 2 and have so for drove it into my garage and that's about it , it runs obviously but does need quite a bit of fettling, I've started it up weekly letting it reach a temperature where the fans kick in, however the last time the temperature gauge was pa...

Thanks to all for the warm welcome , I hope your all safe and dry , im looking forward to hopefully being out on the road by spring time (not sure if that's hopeful or dreaming) im a fan of autos generally so it's not an issue really,
Get ready for the pleas for advice !!
Mick

Well hello everybody , I've survived cooking Christmas dinner for all the family and now to try and make my first post ! After more than 30 years of wanting one it's finally in my garage , I've just imported it from the USA , it's a 1969 2+2 , British racing green, not sure what colour the interior ...