The 'E' Type Forum

Folks, are these silicone hose kits good ? has anyone installed them on their XKE?? would it hurt
value of car? I want to change all the of hoses and this does offer a cheaper way to go for me. Thanks Mike.

Thanks for replies, yep saw those, but the post I am looking for is the one where the guy shows how to make the stuff and where to buy (spring/insulator) those r the parts that are hard to find so I have to make them, already bought the rod, I know I could buy from U.K. but after shipping/vat and du...

Folks, last year on this site a member built all the rod parts, and showed how to do it and what was needed, I have the rod but missing everything else, I now cannot find the topic and have searched under ROD and HORN and cannot find this great description, does nayone have a pic on what I should ad...

Folks, where is this relay (alternator) located? (basket case ).. and does the 3aw relay needed for the alternator
to work, or does it just control the light. Thanks Mike.

Folks, how can I tell the month my 67 was built ser # 1e21679
note, engine is not original, thanks Mike.

Folks, in canada I am unable to find Rim tape for my wire wheels, I did find PVC tape 2in wide, one tape is with cloth, and another with just pvc, I do see bike tape but too narrow, Do you think this option would work (2in stuff) any suggestions for my 67 xke would be appreciated, Thanks Mike.

Folks, my rear window, I have the lower fabric installed, now the thin plastic that goes around the window at the top (looks like a horse shoe) how does it attach? when I look under this large plastic I see no holes or brackets nothing to indicate how it was attached to frame of window, it does look...

Hi Guys, sorry, I should have looked 1st, yes the mounting holes appear to be different, thanks Mike.

Folks, 67 fhc my LEFT door latch sticks(inside issue I guess) parts book shows bd32367 as left side series 1.5,
the series 1 bd20095 """looks"" the same . does anyone know if they work the same? can I use
both?? looks expensive on ebay.

Folks , basket case car, I see the bulb above the gauges (under dash), is this the only light source
for the legend strip under the gauges ? Thanks Mike.

Thanks for your post, my rpms after rebuild very high, I will now check the cams, Mike.

Thanks for reply, guess they must be from factory if u had them to, I will try in car to see what difference it makes, the reason I did not combine my questions is this question came up on the day after my 1st post, I work in the garage 8 hours a day now, This restore has takes a lot longer then oth...

Folks, time to put seats in, I found the original bolts that the rear of seat adjustment roller attaches to the body, under all of them(and front attachment too) a small 1 in x 1in block of black wood to raise seat up, is this stock or did the last owner have a very bad seat cushion, I'm 6ft tall, w...

Folk,s I have just recovered the center console and the TOP part where shifter boot is, does this
part (top)just sit on top of whole unit or is it glued on , mine is very thin wood (covered), and
not sure of the attachment process on this basket case 1976 fhc

Folks, old style tach, series 1, has no marking on back where + wire goes, does it matter?, I do not want to screw it up, I will run new wires from generator a/c back to this unit. Thanks. Mike. p.s. included pic of tach and an old pic of how my restore is going. https://i.postimg.cc/TY9LdKBy/tach-j...

folks, front of tach read rv 7414, maybe one wire is + 12 volts and other to NEGITIVE on coil, could this be rite, pic of back supplied.

more info, the tach I have has two spade connectors at back, could this be a tach that should use the a/c generator at back of block??, remember this is a basket case car and not sure what year this tach is from, I do not have the generator on my head, do not know what year head is or if it could be...

Folks, just to be sure I have done nothing wrong before I send tach out for repair, series 1.5 input 12 volts from fuse box(white) output from tach (white) to dist + side (no resistor required on this coil) The needle goes to 2500 rpm when ignition on, but output from tach is only 3 volts so coil wi...

Thanks for post to Steve, got cold here in Montreal again, will double check choke stuff to be sure
it is closed, as soon as it warms up will try propane test all around to check for leaks, stand
by guys will have an update in a week or two.

Yep, have a balance meter, did not use it yet, on revving engine all 3 pots rise the same, positive crankcase ??, do not know what to check with that, I will pull apart floats to check levels, what brothers me is the constant backfires from exhaust, lots, would this mean too rich??? of just bad muff...