The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Rob - I recently had all four lower wishbone bushes replaced but by my service guy as it wasn't a job I wanted to tackle or could do sensibly myself. Not just the torsion bars but also the ball joints. My guy had to heat up one of the ball joints in order to separate it as well as using a hydraul...

Hi John - in which area do you live? I could provide a contact in the BN6 area but I think it's important to live reasonably close to whoever rebuilds your engine as there may be some issues which require the re-builder's attention after you've run the car for a while eg valve clearance re-setting, ...

Hi Davj The motor and gear box assembly (not sold separately by the looks of it) is available from SNG Barratt (I didn't look at other suppliers websites) for £458 inc VAT plus a surcharge of £180 and your current unit would also have to be returned. You may want to give SNGB/other supplier a call t...

Hi - i found the best way to drain the coolant and (most of) the contaminants is to insert a 1/2" clear tube through the header tank hole amd through the hose on the base of that tank to the base of that hose and siphon out using a hand-held siphon bulb. Would have been better if you'd done that bef...

The only lower wishbone bush I can find on the Martin Robey website for a Series 3 is C8673# at about £4 inc VAT. Would seem to me to be the same as the lowest cost option supplied by SNGB (made in India apparently). C8673M would not seem to be the correct bush for the Series 3 per the list of appli...

Dear Member Just a note of possible caution. I recently had my lower wishbone bushes replaced on both sides of the car. I was advised by my mechanic who has done quite a lot of work on the car over the last 8 years to purchase the most expensive bushes C8673# at £20.17 each from SNGB. Unfortunately ...

You can get a 5% discount from SNGB as a member of a Jag Club and it seems to me that it's better to keep with the original steering wheel and logo (horn push).
Best
Chris

Hi Tom - the UK suppliers for Zenith Stromberg carb parts are Burlen. They have a helpful website but suggest you give them a call as well on 01722 412 500 to discuss the correct needle. If you still find that there's a lack of adjustment and the mix is too lean, it's possible that the jets are too ...

Hi Marcus - the speaker grilles on my 1972 series 3 2+2 look to be original. I can send you a photo if you send me a PM. Lots of grilles on ebay, amazon etc to chose from given that the usual suppliers no longer have these available (as far as my brief trawl of SNGB and M Robey went). Not that easy ...

Hi Marek and Phillip Many thanks for your helpful responses. I contacted SNG Barratt and early last week I sent them my ballast resistor (BR) for testing. Their technical guy, Brian, spoke with me and advised that: a) the BR as supplied with their Ignition Conversion Kit is totally different to that...

Hi All About 2 years ago, I replaced the previous SNG ignition conversion on my Series 3 E-type with a new SNG Ignition conversion (not HE). i just wanted to check the following with other forum members who have this converted ignition system: 1. the original ballast resistor (i.e. pre SNGB, "OPUS d...

Hi Marcus - suggest you take a look at the Series 3 spares manual pages 33.45 and .46. The manual is available as a pdf in the forum's Knowledge Base.
Hope that helps
Chris

I suggest you take a look at the response by Jagwit, included in the link below: https://forum.etypeuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11048&p=89529&hilit=stromberg#p89515 As Phillip says, it's easy to set the compensators so why not do so? I've done mine per Phillip's article. You just need a reliable ther...

Hi - I had what seems to be a similar problem. First trial: Connect a cable between the positive of the battery and the positive terminal of the ignition coil. If the engine starts and runs OK then the problem lies with the ignition system between the ignition switch and the coil. I had purchased a ...

Hi - I just checked on the SNGB UK website. The clips referred to are listed as: Stainless Steel Grille Moulding Clip BD39095. After fitting these clips I found that the rivets are not really necessary to fit as the bumper overriders hold the moulding well in position at the corners and sides (or as...

I'm thinking of installing a mechanical oil pressure gauge on my 1972 Series 3. The current electrical gauge dial is 0 to 80 psi range which I assume is the originally fitted gauge? Can a member please advise a supplier of the mechnical gauge together with adapter, tubing etc and having the same 0 t...

I was very interested in this dialogue. Both of my S3 floor pans have been replaced over time; one by a PO and one under my ownership. The replacements did not have any of the material mentioned. When the engine was removed for a re-build a year or so ago, I took the opportunity to access areas whic...

Hi Mark - I just used a short length (about 3") of an old rubber door seal which had one flat edge and a circular section giving an uncompressed height of about 1". Glued flat edge to bottom of door with bostik or similar after marking the best position by winding the window down onto the seal and t...

Hi Pete - just to check that you set the air-fuel mixture when you adjusted the carbs? If the mix is not correct it could be (??) that when she comes off choke the mix is causing the fast idle and no adjustment on the throttle idle screws? Did you manage to find the Jagwit article on setting up Stro...

Hi Pete - your problem is by no means unique and I would strongly suggest that you trawl the forum for ignition and carb set up posts of which there are many. You'll soon work out which of the members' posts are the most reliable. First thought is to check whether the choke cable (inner & outer) on ...