The 'E' Type Forum

Check the alignment of the cam bearings with a good straight edge. The center two tend to be higher if the head is warped. I had my Mk 7 successfully linebored by removing some material from the mating surfaces of the bearing caps. A good engineering shop should be able to do this.

Had the same problem with my 3.8. I noticed that there was still good thread below the reach of the sender unit. I just happened to have on my shelf a generic sender unit with a much deeper reach which fits tightly and works perfectly.

Can't say I like everything about it, he shouldn't have messed with the interior.

I did you do your compression test when the engine was hot or cold? Does the car smoke? Squirt some oil down the bores and test again. If there's an improvement it could mean some wear on rings or bores but if it's not significant leave well alone.

The same for a rhd please, anyone?

I think you've got it the wrong way round, the filler seal goes on the outside (engine side) and the chrome trim goes over it, locking into the 2 grooves or lips either side of it.

I like those pistons with 2 oil rings, my Mk VII had them and it used negligible oil.

I would just make sure the bearing shell locating tab recesses are all on the same side. Just my ocd, check the four original ones.

I had copper pipes bent and cut at an industrial hydraulics shop, prefectly matched to the original sample & dimensions, I just had to remove the flanges from the old & braze them onto the new.

If there's no free play in the balance link, pressure from one mc can lock up the other, and thus the whole system.

Yes you can bleed the fronts independently, but please first check if you have a bit of free play in the balance link between the two masters. Are you sure the rears didn't lock as well?

Specified max end float is .006.

3mm still sounds exessive, how & where did you measure it?

Or the uj's.

Just to be sure, if they lock again jack up the rear & check if they're also locked, which was the case with mine.

Unless you're pedantic about originality the c-channels are invisible when the seals are fitted. I simply glued the seals on my fhc directly to the body. I wasn't prepared to pay the crazy prices plus shipping to my part of the world. The lower a & b posts & sill channel seals are just glued in anyw...

Cylinders 7&8 on a S1??

I stripped an old S1 lock to see what happens inside. There is an inherant 'tolerance', as shown in the 1st 2 pics. Another problem is accumulated dirt preventing the spring loaded pawl from returning to all the way to rest, as shown in the 3rd pic. (I used a short piece of dowl stick as a dummy sha...