The 'E' Type Forum

Thanks for the replys, I've Jacked the car up - and looked at the slave cylinder and everything seem fine there ( I replaced this a couple of years ago). There does seem to be oil all over the gearbox which has spilt onto the exhaust. This wasnt there when i replaced the oil and this whole problem o...

Hi, I recently replaced the gearbox oil and now when I accelerate the car just revs up (in any gear) before slowly engaging. If I slowly accelerate the gears eventually fully engage and then Within that gear i can accelerate hard. The car is a manual series 2 Roadster. Thanks

Well I removed the reservac to find about 3/4 of a glass of brake fluid. I then opened the reaction valve to find fluid in it. The hoses to the servo were luckily clear, I plan on changing the reaction valve tomorrow but it looks like this is where the fault lies! Cheers for all the help!

Cheers for the replies! the car is indeed a 1969 series II 4.2 roadster. Having looked at the master cylinder it appears to be the earlier type with rotatation of the two halves needed to open it up. So would you recommend the first step would be to remove the reservac and check if it has liquid in ...

There is a leak in the brake system but i just cant figure out where it is coming from, Does anyone have any experience where is the most likely place could be. What is most worrying is that its not dripping on the floor suggesting its laying on the car somewhere! The car has been standing still for...

Hey, I live in Hampstead in London, I've seen a couple E-types about over the years in the area, not sure if anyones a member over here tho?

As its a sunny saturday il be wheeling the car out of the garage, trying to determine what will be needed to get it going, no doubt not being on the road for over 10 years certainly can't of done anygood for the car. I can see this is a very friendly forum and I certainly will be posting and asking ...

All i can say is he will be a very lucky 17 year old! :D When i was 17 I called numerous insurance companies all in vein, only to be repeatedly told their minimum age on a classic car policy was 21, perhaps you will have more contacts and better luck than I did!

Hi everyone, im new to the forum, hoping to get the e-type going for this summer, My father has kept it locked away in a garage for the past 10 years however, now im 21 and managed to get insurance, It is my plan to fix it up and get it back on the road! I was just wondering if there are any relativ...