The 'E' Type Forum

Ok. In the absence of replies I tried to figure out how it works. With the top inlet/outlet I’m able to suck air but not blow it. With the lower inlet/outlet I’m able to suck air and blow it. Am I right in thinking it’s working?

On my Series 2 car there is a slight delay before the servo kicks in on the brakes. I suspect the brake vacuum check valve on top of the reservation tank. I’ve got the valve off and on the bench but are not sure how to test it. Advice appreciated.

The choke lever on my car is missing the mechanism which holds it in the on positions. Can anyone direct me to an exploded view of the lever mechanism so I can see what's missing?
Thank you.

This was the photo which misled me, although looking more closely it’s only a few digits which seem to stand proud:


https://sites.google.com/site/jagxk150/ ... edirects=0

Thank you Geoff and Steve.

Am I right in thinking that on the E Type engine plate the letters/numbers stand proud (ie are stamped from the reverse side) rather than indented?

Thank you Steve.

I believe I am right in thinking that on the series 2 cars the brake fluid reservoirs were in different places depending on whether the car was LHD or RHD. Which was it that had them placed together, alongside the clutch fluid reservoir, on the OFFSIDE bulkhead?

Somewhere in the literature on the E Type there's reprinted a contemporary report listing the many changes incorporated in the Series 2 cars (much beyond just the obvious ones). It may have been a Jaguar press release. Anyhow I’ve been looking for it unsuccessfully. Can anyone point me in the right ...

Thank you Christopher.

After a period of being off the road, the brakes on my series 2 needed attention, mainly because the servo system seemed no longer to be working. I overhauled both the servo and the master cylinder. The servo now works, and the brakes are good, although there seems to be a slight delay in the operat...

Seeking help with interpreting the rusted and only partially legible timing marks on a 4.2 series 2 e type (US import)
This is what they appear to be, but can’t be because they make no sense:
AFTER
4
0
4
8
12
16
0
4
8
12
BEFORE

Thank you.

Yes Steve, old fuel removed and fresh fuel being used. Have now removed carbs from car to check diaphragms. First one looks just fine...

Seeking advice I’ve been told that if the diaphragms are split, the carbs will leak fuel. What if they are just hardened? Might that be the cause of the problem?

Yes definitely hear air being sucked in and pistons rise equally.

Hello Steve,
Re carbs we checked pistons, recentred jets and retuned. We didn’t check the diaphragms however, because I wasn’t aware of their existence...now I am. Tomorrow I’ll remove carbs.

It’s been suggested to me that there are diaphrams is these su's? Is that correct? This might be the problem - destroyed by the new fuel?

Pistons definitely not sticking, checked and double checked.

I have an engine problem that's unusual. I’m hoping somone can shed light on it. The car is a 1968 4.2 on SU's. The problem is this. On starting it will fire instantly and tick over without misfiring. But it won’t respond to the accelerator. It’s as if it’s gasping for fuel. After a couple of minute...

I’ve known a few people who have swapped their big Healey for an E Type, but never the other way around. Anyone?