The 'E' Type Forum

Thanks for all the suggestions - I'll investigate further.

Regards,

Martin

I think so - it looks pretty tight and the engine block is not quite level. Should it be completely level?

Thanks - I don’t think the bush is missing or the locking pin left in, but will check. Thanks.

Hi. I had the engine (4.2) and gearbox (4 speed synchro) of my FHC rebuilt when the car was restored and it has a few irritating faults: 1. The gear lever vibrates which causes the chrome bezel on the gator to rattle against the gear lever shaft. The gearbox works smoothly and I have removed the noi...

Thanks for the advice Chris - engine out it is...worth doing a thorough job.

Sounds like a tricky job...if I have to get the engine out maybe worth getting a few other things sorted at the same time. The engine has done about 98,000 miles although was running sweetly until this.

Thanks Brian - same issue with mine...nice dent in the underside of the bonnet! Do you know if the stud passes through a water jacket cavity?
Martin

Thanks Roger - much appreciated. Will try to take a look.

Apologies - it's a 1970 S2 OTS. the stud concerned in on the RH side looking down the engine from the rear between cylinders 2 and 3.

Driving along in the sunshine only to hear a bang under the bonnet...I thought it maybe a stone or other solid object from the road. About half a mile later steam from bonnet vents. Pulled over, opened bonnet to find coolant in the V of the cylinder head. No hoses burst. On further inspection proved...

That's what I was thinking too...the odd scuff could be repaired rather than suffer flaking chrome. Will give it a try.

Thanks Ian - very helpful.

Anyone had experience with polished stainless steel bumpers? Am thinking about getting all front and rear bumpers re-chromed on my S2 OTS and had some pretty poor chroming in the past and wondered if this is a better alternative. Appreciate any advice.

Thanks Andrew - much appreciated.

I am having the IRS on my S2 OTS refurbished and have a few questions: 1. What colour should the diff be painted? It's a 1970 car and it's currently black, but I have seen a few in red. Also I notice that some left the factory in red oxide only. 2. What shock absorbers would you recommend? I am thin...

Jon, Hi. I retrimmed my S2 last year and stripped the interior completely including stripping the paint back to bare metal and repainting the interior. The self adhesive mats were replaced after priming and before the colour coat as thet were in the factory I believe. They do help reduce the drummin...

Thanks John - would be interested to hear how you get on with it.

Thanks - I guess when I think about the physics it should not do much at all, so I think I'll give it a miss (V=IR if my memory serves me correctly). Thanks again.

Hi, Was at the Classic Car Show and saw a demo of the Spitfire Multi-Spark cable. Looks to me like a minitransformer built into an HT lead which runs from the coil to the distributor cap. The main claim is the increase in spark resulting in more complete fuel combustion, better starting etc. Anyone ...

Thanks Chris for the advice. Will give it a go.