The 'E' Type Forum

Originally when the engine came back from the shop (sent for a 5K rebuild) it had really poor compression in a couple of the cylinders. It was sent back to the shop and we eventually found out it had been subcontracted to some else so it was a little messy trying to get it resolved. I'm sure it's no...

Hi Stuart Good to meet you. It seems like there are a fair few members nearby which is really helpful. So far I love how easy it is to work on the car. It reminds me of my old mk 2 spitfire / so much access when the bonnet is off. My head is currently in about three different service manuals and I'm...

I'll keep my eyes peeled when I get the car back on the road and try to head to a local meet up. It's an ideal location with the peak and wales on the doorstep, one of my favourite loops is the Mac /Cat and fiddle run. Hello Paul Welcome. This area is getting to be an E Type hotspot - Church Lawton,...

Hi Peter

Some offence taken but I understand your points, more research less jumping to conclusions.

Cheers

Cheers Barrie good to know what I’m describing, planning to leave it and then check it periodically.

Paul

Thanks Steve.

I googled the "hold down kit" and found your older posts / others so will take your advice and leave, just wish they were a bit less brutal :-)

Cheers for the reply.

I'm a bit anal so will probably get it sorted just so I can forget about it, is the common practice to machine and then fit oversized seats to make sure there's no movement?

I'm slowly unpicking my fathers old restoration and was about to set the valve clearances and found two opposed screws on each valve seat insert? IMG_1983.jpg IMG_1985.jpg I'm new to the XK engine but it feels like it's a hack from the company who "restored" the engine and rather than fitting the va...

Hi all After lurking around for a few months and finding lots of invaluable information on the forum I thought I'd say hello. I'm based in the North West near Nantwich and have just inherited my fathers 2+2 LHD E-Type (1969) He originally imported it around 30 years ago from the US but due to work i...