The 'E' Type Forum

Hi Geoff,

thank you for your remark.
I should have made clear that I am working on a standard E V12 with Strombergs.

Mark

Following a thorough engine and carb rebuild (removing all emission equipment) and sorting out problems (due to defective new parts) the engine is running nicely now with the help of a friend with oscilloscope and gas tester. We see (a low) 2% CO above 1500 rpm but it is still very rich at idle (7% ...

Problem solved! I drained the tank and cleaned the fuel filter (everything ok), partially dismantled and checked the distributor once again, ckecked the fuel pressure (SU pump - too high at 4,5psi!?). Out came the oscilloscope, it showed problems with igniting the mixture - much too lean! I adjusted...

Thank you all for the moment!

Yes, rotor is new, I will check fuel side and report back.

Mark

Thank you John,

good point, fuel is clean in the float chambers (undid it several times) but will clean filter and check pressure.
Ive got a friend who has all the equipment, but I want to rule out the obvious before.

Thank you very much for your input
Mark

I have got one of the last Series 2 FHC in my workshop with less than 30.000 miles on the clock, wonderful but with a lot of (smaller) things not working and to be repaired. Its a Swedish car with full US spec. On my way to the a/c shop for fresh refrigerant, the engine suddenly lost power and behav...

Jack, thank you for your hint; I would have thought this impossible, since I had rebuilt the carbs, but: indeed the 4 screws holding the membrane to the piston had not been tightened! the threads were not clean giving resistance, which obviously had prevented me from tightening the screws back then....

Hi all, after a complete engine rebuild of a friend's V12 I had a successful first startup. First iteration of adjustment was ok, now it starts instantly and idles good at around 850 at 12° BTD all needle/jet heights are adjusted identical and idle is synchronised / carbs draw same amount of air whe...

Hi Dominic, I did a BW8 (which is similar to the BW12) for a customer recently; it depends on the condition of your box. If yours is worn and many parts are shot (eg brake drum, valve block, bent sump, etc), the quote from Whitehouse seems reasonable (they do a dyno test to check everything). 895 is...

Hi Daniel,
perfect, thank you!
I found a similar drawing, albeit from a different servo model.
To make it short: my foto shows the wrong position

Regards
Mark

Hi all, I am just rebuilding a 66' brake servo. The servo push rod is fixed in the primary piston by a pin, and there is a small coil spring in the piston. The manual says that " the spring should be loaded between the heel of the piston and the pin". I am not sure if I understand correctly what the...

Thank you Marek,

I missed that chance, should have known better

nevertheless thank you very much for your support

Mark

Thank you Marek!
I'll check that,
and I ve already got Loctite 518

Best regards,
Mark

Hi all, during the rebuild of the V12 I obviously want to avoid leaks and use some type of sealants. The areas in question are: - liners to block (Loctite 574) - head gasket (yes, there are recommendations using sealant there, eg Beere VHT gasket cement) - general sealant in addition to paper gasket...

Hi all, after having traced water ingress (liners), it was decided to rebuild the engine. Now I am about to start the assembly. My first question (of quite a few to come I suppose) is: timing chain guides adjustment: the special tool from Rob Beere is rather expensive - is there another way to adjus...

Dear Marek and Andrew, thank you for you in depht support! Coolant seemed very good and fresh with no crud visible in the system parts I drained /checked. So I'll have the heads cleaned, checked and slightly skimmed, lap the valves, adjust clearance and refit with new gaskets - and hope for the best...

Thank you all for your input, yesterday I drained the sump and it was completely contaminated as well. I took off the oil cooler, contaminated but no visible cracks, though I have to thoroughly clean it and have a second look. The distributor was completely dry. I was told that the car was bought si...

Thank you, I have to admit that I havent seen defective V12 gaskets yet, maybe the are not ok, so here are photos (top and bottom sides) https://i.postimg.cc/J0kyCqqQ/image3167.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/QNwn3JsK/image3168.jpg Marek, regarding the distributor, sorry for the silly queston (I am working...

Hi all, a friend brought his 74 V12 roadster to check the valve clearance. When removing the cam covers I found a beige water/oil emulsion instead of engine oil. https://i.postimg.cc/V6jqFjGK/image2986.jpg I was advised to renew the head gaskets and pulled the heads but nothing seems to be wrong wit...

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