The 'E' Type Forum

Hi All, I am going to replace the front calipers and mastercylinder on my 74 v12 E-type. I have found the calipers I need at SNG barrat however they also state that they will fit the XJ6 S2. A very quick search online shows that I can purchase these considerably cheaper elsewhere. I found them well ...

Hi guys. Just thought I'd let you know what progress I've had as promised. Great news.... She passed her MOT. Nothing but and advisory on a split track rod end boot. All sorted and I've been able to actually drive her again. A few silly teething problems, the main one being that I forgot to replace ...

Hi Pete, Thanks for the response, apologies maybe I?ve not been clear enough, here?s a timeline of the car Circa 1998 previous owner: Cam chain broken, valves meet pistons 1998 ? 2011 previous owner: Most engine work completed over this period by local mechanic then never finished or run. 2011: I pu...

Oh dear. I'm now becoming more and more convinced that I have a liner seal issue. I cant remember turning the engine over while the head was off but it is possible as it was a long term job. I also cant be sure on the previous owners handy work, the car hadn't been run for some years and had the hea...

Hello again. The engine has done about 600 miles since I replaced one of the head gaskets (last summer) and since then I have replaced the stem seals and valve springs. I did this with the heads in situ. I can?t remember turning the engine at all with the head off, I was hoping that the OK compressi...

Hello everyone. After some upper engine work I have reassembled everything (including newly rebuilt carbs) and I have a fair amount of white smoke coming from the exhaust. I have used a small mirror to inspect and the smoke is condensing as water on the mirror. Everything looks fine on the compressi...

Hello, Thank you all for your responses. I have weighed up the options and spoken to a few carb specialists I have found and I've decided that the best way to rule out any further problems is to get some recon carbs. I have found someone who previously advertised on Ebay and he seems to know what he...

Hello everyone. As some of you know I'm trying to get my 73 etype up to scratch (and reliable) in time for my wedding on the 27th July. I have got the ignition issues, valve clearance issues, electrical issues and cooling issues all under control now however.......... Carburettors! It is clear to se...

You are right Pete, I do mean amplifier. Apologies for that, I have also been looking at the regulator and have written one when thinking of the other!

Hello again. I have been looking at all my components individually and in particular the voltage regulator. Looking inside and after reading bits on the re-opus website I realised that I was incorrect in thinking I had a re-opus regulator and infact it's a standard "long wire" conversion. This is do...

Hi, Thanks all for your responses. I have just swapped the coil to a known working one and tried the Jag one on another car. It appears both coils work fine so I can eliminate that from my fault search. I have inspected the distributer and there are no obvious problems. I have had a close look at th...

Hello again. I'm not sure if this should be in the "technical" forum or series 3, apologies if I have put it in the wrong place. After a few winter improvements to my engine, engine bay and a few other little bits I am now at the point where I am restarting the car again. After a couple of turns she...

Hi all, Thanks for the responses. Apologies for not getting back to you quicker. I have had a bit of a breakthrough with the rope trick. Once I got the correct valve spring compressor (sealey cantilever sort, hooks onto a tappet block stud @?25) and a decent nylon rope the job took about 2.5 hours t...

Hi all. And so the saga continues........ I currently have the top of the engine disassembled in order to allow me to change the valve stem seals, valve springs and set everything up properly. In disassembly I have found some valve springs broken, I'm not sure how this could happen but I'm replacing...

Hi Marek, Thanks for that, I hadn't thought of removing material from the tappet carrier. I will work out exactly what shim sizes I need and plan accordingly. Does anyone out there know how much of an undersized shim I can get away with? It would be easier and cheaper if I can get them machined indi...

Hello everyone. I am setting the valve gaps on my 1974 v12 2+2. The gaps are all over the place and vary from 0 to 0.58mm! The gaps are generally too tight and only a couple are too tall. Many of the tappets are very pitted so I have purchased new ones and measured the effective thickness. I am curr...

Hi everyone. I have now done about 100 miles in my recommissioned v12 and she seems to be going better and better with every mile.? One problem I do have is with the brakes. They pull me up in a nice straight line and if I jump on them they will lock up as expected. The thing is there seems to be ra...

Hi Simon, Thanks for that, I hadn't realised the output of the alternator was adjustable but to be honest I haven't looked into the problem at all yet. I have just plugged everything in and left it. I'll read up on that and it's very possible that there could be some bad contacts, thanks for the tip...

Hi Everyone, As promised here is an update, better late than never! I went through and tested each ignition based component independently and all seemed OK, I then started inspecting the engine bay wiring loom. It looks like it has had various "modifications" in the past so I couldn't guarantee the ...

Morning all, I still havent been able to get to the car but have spent alot of time with my head in the manual and dong research on the web. I have ordered a few parts to rule out some of the things that are an unknown and should be able to fit them next week, I will then also tackle the incorrect b...