The 'E' Type Forum

Looking good - except maybe u might want to think about painting those shock absorbers ...
71 us spec with brit tail lights and 5 stud wheels, someone's done a lot already?

Are a couple of the teeth chipped with sharpish edges? If so I'd lightly grind these a bit smoother and happily live with the result for another 50 years ...

These brgs are only unobtainium because Jaguar heritage part suppliers don’t stock them, you can still buy them from bearing suppliers; because “water pump bearings” are a bog standard thing that are used universally by everybody for everything. Available in an almost infinite range of sizes. So jus...

Fred, does the power supply to the gauge come from the voltage regulator, is it ok? What voltage do you measure at the power supply connection to the gauge?

With the old battery disconnected does it still go flat?

Butec alternator, air pump and AC compressor weighing over 30 kg, sounds about right ...

How does that compare to the 4.2? This site https://www.race-dezert.com/forum/threads/engine-trans-weight-chart-very-cool.16201/ says re Jaguars in lbs: Jaguar V12 680 (57) Jaguar/Orbital 3.2 V6 359 (61) supercharged two stroke Jaguar 4.2L six 604 (105) Jaguar XJ220 V6 427 (73) complete w/turbos, wi...

Horses for courses. I am a big fan of using polyurethane bushes where appropriate. Imo Polyurethane is NOT appropriate for bushes that are dimensionally the same design as C8673.

I found that the gearbox with compact overdrive (& driveshaft) was too heavy for the manual gearbox spring. The spring was completely compressed and the gearbox sat down hard. The weight of the manual box with overdrive is similar to the weight of the auto transmission so I used the auto spring; the...

Oh, so it does, on my old starter.i didn't realise ...
Correction, no it doesn't, using a meter just shows that the solenoid and the motor terminal share a common earth ...

So, if the solenoid trigger (WR) is back-energised from the motor terminal, how does such a starter ever disengage?

Before buying a new starter I would want to double check that there is no external wiring issue that is leaving some residual voltage on the solenoid; that is not enough to engage the pinion but is enough to hold it engaged, until the battery is disconnected. Maybe by, when the key is off and the st...

The starter relay W2 terminal needs to be grounded. You are auto, so the starter solenoid relay W2 terminal should have a BG (?) colored wire that connects to ground via the auto trans safety switch?

Any chance you've wired up the starter relay incorrectly? What happens if, instead of disconnecting the battery to stop it, you pull the red-white wire off the starter relay, then switch off the ignition?

They're "Rainshields". P/N C35727. Supposedly to stop the sparkplug recesses filling up with rain water ...

Thx gents. The packaging was a bit of a challenge. How to secure those 14 pieces of metal against any mishandling while at the same time keeping the overall mass below 1 kg. The first one I sent had me at the counter of the post office with a pair of scissors, trimming off every unnecessary millimet...

Also all modern (distributorless) ignition systems both advance and retard as appropriate. If you are happy with how the car performs, including warm-up time and fuel economy, have no Opus issues, can't justify the expense and would like to be as original as possible, then yr option 3. I suspect at ...

Thanks peoples. Still got a few left. From sales I’ve made I’m learning that old mounts failing when the IRS is left hanging is not uncommon. Also that you cannot tell, just by cursory looking, if a mount has failed or not. Meanwhile, some opinions about the replacement e-type mounts that you might ...

I find it easier to remove/replace the plastic centre console if I remove the left seat first. Then I aim for this orientation ...

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Here are mine, not the subject of the photo but still visible. Tiny little LED spotlights, a few bucks on ebay. Unnoticeable behind the bumper, they shine down and back (45deg) and provide more light than the old incandescents. No mods required to the car, they mount to the existing holes, the holes...