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#1 Malvern Newbie

Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:12 pm
by catnip
Evening all,

Just been doing some searching on active e-type forums and this one seems pretty busy with lots of useful advice - so I have just joined tonight!

I have a Series 2 OTS 1970 Primrose Yellow 76,000 miles. This has been in the garage for the last 25 years (major items being rebuilt) and saw the light of day again last November. I'm now caring for it and taking it for spins around Worcestershire country lanes. It's one of five Jaguars of various ages I am responsible for, so they all keep me busy.

Although the E-Type is on the road, there are loads of jobs I need to do. I gave myself a day off the mechanical stuff today and cleaned the cream soft top (surprisingly it came up very well), cleaned all the wire wheels (I didn't realise how dirty they were) and polished the chrome bumpers (including the rusty bits!)

The list of jobs to do is as long as your arm but I am tackling them slowly. I'll list them later. In the meantime, hope you like the attached photo from 1988. The 1964 Mk2 is one of the other ones purring at me for attention.

I'll upload some recent photos of the E-Type soon.

#2 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 5:25 am
by cactusman
Welcome to the forum. Check out the knowledge base....lots of info in there..great picture :bigrin:

#3 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:13 am
by malcolm
Hi, and welcome to the forum. Loads of really knowledgeable people on here who will help you if needed - doesn't include me, I'm one of the askers for help!

#4 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:17 am
by mgcjag
Hi...welcom to the forum...whats your name...try to put it in the signature line.....not far from you..Ludlow

#5 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:32 am
by Jeremy
Welcome from me too. This forum is awesome!

#6 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2017 10:06 am
by ernie
Hi Catnip
There are at least three other members near you, we are also often out for a spin around the Worcestershire country lanes....we will look out for you. :bouncyyellow:

#7 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:30 pm
by catnip
Thanks to all for the welcome. It is my intention to post a whole load of history of this car from 1988. This will include loads of scanned photos of rebuilds and work done from the ground up. I just need to get a roundtuit.

In the meantime, I parked some of the Jags that work outside the house yesterday. Hope you like the attached photo.

Ernie - Look forward to meeting up with some of the Worcestershire crowd soon.

BTW - I was trimming my hedge today and saw a beautiful red OTS drive past. We exchanged waves. Was it a local one?

My immediate problem is one of a starved fuel feed to the engine (could be rust, water or dodgy fuel pump) - causes engine to go lumpy then lose power then die on the road. Strarts again first time after a few seconds though. I am investigating.


Dan

#8 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 10:32 pm
by catnip
I've put some of the history of this car (with loads of photos) at:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10865

#9 Re: Malvern Newbie

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:46 pm
by Dave K
Hi,

Welcome, I'm just up the road from you in Pershore.

Dave