The 'E' Type Forum

Do not believe any gauge on a 50 year old Jaguar, just get to know the car by driving it

In my opinion, it's the best looker ( 2+2 or OTS ) and has the glorious v12

Please be gentle…. I have a confession.
Me and the other half are going on a trip in the E-type this autumn…. The stereo is an original Pye, and it’s not very good, I’ve looked at all the options….ive just bought a Bluetooth amp made out of Chineseium……I’m so sorry

Love him or hate him, you have to smile when the president of the USA describes the London Mayor as a nasty person

Good morning all, after a great deal of help from people on this forum, I’m getting more confident in tackling problems on my ‘71 series 3, after having a faultless period recently, I had a breakdown yesterday morning, I suspected fuelling issue, whilst on the side of a busy road, I couldn’t hear th...

I've just gone through issues with battery charging etc, from what I know, at idle you should be reading 14volts across the battery terminals, if not, try adjusting the regulator, that would be a starting point, you will get some expert advice from the wonderful people on this forum.

Sometimes, things happen to make you realise that there is still some good in this world. Long story short, I had a problem with the regulator on my '71 series 3, along standing member on here, Jack the Lad has absolutely been an incredible help to me in understanding my problem and then helping to ...

Cheers John, sorry for the delay in replying, I've not long been back home, I'll remove the regulator and send by Royal Mail as suggested tomorrow morning, you are a top fella
many thanks
Regards
John

Wow, what a fabulous offer, cheers John, I have checked it with a digital meter and it is 18volts, but after running for 30 minutes or so, it drops below 13 volts, but if i stop and restart… 18 volts again, if you could test my regulator that would be absolutely fantastic… I can do without the car f...

Back again!!!! Sorry to be a pest, but after 3-4 days of the regulator behaving itself it’s now giving a constant 18 volts, I intend rebuilding the regulator, however that will not be in the immediate future, my question is, if I put my lights and blower on the voltage drops to about 14-15 volts, wo...

Breakfast run was a success thanks all

Absolutely spot on Stu, don’t want to tempt fate, but the old girl is running so well (atm) that I’m using it as a daily driver ( luckily enough I don’t go far )… tomorrow morning I’m doing a breakfast run down to the coast, round trip of approximately 120 miles, all thanks to you boys

Good evening gents, your advice is invaluable, cleaned up the earths on the regulator, now Charging at a steady 14 volts!! Thus far with the help from this forum I’ve got the engine firing on all 12 cylinders, the carbs balanced, the gearbox changing gears correctly and now the Regulator working as ...

Good call, just watched a you tube video of the same kind of problem… it was an earth fault

Quick update, took a drive to Nell’s cafe this morning, now voltmeter is registering 16 volts, indicators are flashing very fast….
I’m sure this is going to turn out to be the regulator

Cheers Steve…. I’ll get on that tomorrow, it’s surprising how sitting on the hard shoulder of a busy motorway for 4 hours can be!

Yes, the belts are fine, no squeaks, no slip, the change from healthy charging to discharging was instant, almost like throwing a switch, I’m thinking that the Regulator could do this…

Ok, so I’ve got the car running sweet, new dizzy cap cured an ages old intermittent misfire, engine is turbine smooth, idles at a solid 800 rpm, has loads of torque, absolutely fab.. Well, 1 hr and maybe 40 mikes into this morning’s journey I noticed the volt meter had dropped from a steady 13v to a...

Just a quick one fellas, working on my Auto series 3 tonight, whilst kneeling down out side the car with engine running, I lent over get something from the drivers footwell and accidentally knocked the car into reverse!!!! My handbrake didn't stop it from dragging me along the drive until I realised...

Tested and all is good!!!