The 'E' Type Forum

The tachometer when brand new with a brand new generator should have been pretty accurate. I’d expect it to be a couple of percent perhaps. Your 60 year old generator and AC voltmeter however.. less so I would have thought that 8% error was pretty good. However whether it’s adequate for your engine ...

Can't tell you what Coopercraft used, but I can tell you what works with the Volvo vented caliper. Options include TD4 Freelander Landcruiser front discs or rear vented discs from a Mitsubishi 3000GT. The Landrover disc needs to have the holes redrilled (wrong spacing) and machining to correct diame...

I reckon my mate Ron has a W58 box in his 3.8 OTS, which unfortunately is now sold. I think a fair amount of metalwork was needed to get it to fit. I have one in my Mk2 and it's OK but not great; fairly long throw and sloppy shift although that could be about wear on the levers rather than the box p...

They often don't fit, unfortunately. Fully agree. I found I had to do some internal cuts What I do is grind the edge of the light fitting so it fits the body. It's die cast so it won't rust. I then use superglue and glue the gasket to the light fitting. I then offer this up to the body. If there ar...

They often don't fit, unfortunately.

Consider these. Modern seal design.

https://mossmotors.com/8777-2-cp-cobalt ... t_products

I have installed a rear set on a friend's car. So far so good.

The sealing surface is inside the cylinder. Pitting on the piston doesn't matter; it just carries the seal.

Yours are probably pitted enough that they will leak although hard to tell from the picture. You would need to have them resleeved if that's the case.

I can also see another circle of 375 mm in diameter, that has six 5/16" threads + 3 smooth holes. https://i.postimg.cc/90XmTDx6/IMG-4900.jpg The setscrews that hold the 9.5" clutch should be 3/8", not 5/16". https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/UK/parts/b2c35fd7-9255-4f9f-9aed-6c291f56b1ed?fromList=E...

I imagine all reverse gears look like that.

If shorting the white wire to the white/red wire from the push button solves your problem than the dash switch is your problem.

The original switches can be disassembled and cleaned and this is what I do. They seem pretty reliable.

I don't recall any springs inside the gearbox that look like that.

I can only assume that one end of the wormhole that eats springs in my workshop exits under your bench...

Ah yes, I see. I don't think that there is one from factory.

There isn't one in the parts manual.

https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/UK/F ... mbly/21076

13 and 19. Yours appears to be home made.

As Steve says the bell housings are pretty much all the same. A Moss box bell has a smaller diameter front bearing (0.25" smaller from memory) so won't fit an all synchro box without machining. As best as I can tell your clutch fork looks standard. The part number is C9797 and this is common to both...

No harm in trying, but it probably won't work.

Regardless of what rear crank seal option ( factory, various "upgrades") some cars leak.

As long as it's tolerable I'd leave it alone.

If your car's a 1964 3.8 it doesn't have a jump post. There is a remote starter solenoid C19468 with manual starter button mounted underneath the heater box. The battery cable goes to one solenoid post, and then a cable goes to the starter motor. Have a look here https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/u...

You need to do a leak down test.

Having said that, I tend to agree with Steve that your problem is electrical. One at a time I would be replacing points if fitted, cap, leads, plug caps if fitted, condenser, coil etc

1958 to 1960 T Bird

The reality of this is that statistically you're very unlikely to ever need to change a flat rear tyre on an E type, so it becomes fairly academic. I've had E Types towed on a couple of occasions, because of ignition problems x2 and a front wheel bearing failure. And I got bogged once trying to do a...

I believe shock length is the answer Rear ride height with standard shocks is a function of spring strength. All shock length affects is the maximum droop on your suspension with the car in the air. So yes, they may affect your ability to remove larger tyre/rim combinations. But it doesn't affect r...