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#1 Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:41 am
by Spamcan Gafanha
A new member from London is here.
Recently, I inherited a Jaguar E-type and its battery seems to not working properly. The car is old and my granny used to ride it a lot.
What options do I have? I don't really want to change it, but repair it. You know original things are hard to find these days.
Ignore me I am 
#2 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:56 am
by rswaffie
Hi
and welcome to the best forum for all things E-Type.
What model E do you have - S1, 2 or 3?
How do you know the battery is original - that would be quite unlikely as they all have a shelf-life and would have been changed at some point in the last 50-60 years. But, there are always exceptions! Can you describe it or take a photo of it and the car?
#3 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:28 am
by malcolm
Yeah, can't possibly be the original battery. Maybe a new battery inside an original looking casing which some do, but can't work after all that time! Just buy a new battery that fits - lots of stuff on this site about that.
Welcome by the way!
#4 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 8:58 am
by Spamcan Gafanha
rswaffie wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:56 am
Hi Duncan and welcome to the best forum for all things E-Type.
What model E do you have - S1, 2 or 3?
How do you know the battery is original - that would be quite unlikely as they all have a shelf-life and would have been changed at some point in the last 50-60 years. But, there are always exceptions! Can you describe it or take a photo of it and the car?
The model is S1.
Well, my granny told me she bought the car new a long time ago. And she never has done any changes to her.
Ignore me I am
#5 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:03 am
by mgcjag
If your granny used the car a lot then im sure it was serviced...so who knows what was replaced ...best option now is to replace the battery with a new one.......so the the car will work......then investigate repairing your old "original" one.....Steve
#6 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:19 am
by rswaffie
Wow, a one owner from new car - your granny was clearly a lady of impeccable taste and style.
Please post some pictures (using the ‘add image to post’ button at the bottom left of the text pane).
#7 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:38 am
by dlgis
Hi
welcome
do you know how long it’s been since the car was last run? If it’s been several years there might be a few preliminary checks needed before you stick a new battery on it and try starting it. Sounds a great car though as it’s been in your family from new
#8 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:50 am
by Heuer
Presumably it shares garage space with your Ford Maverick and Mustang Shelby GT500 whose Forums you also haunt?
Boys we have a Troll in our midst so feel free to mock him until he gets banished
#9 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:10 am
by mgcjag
Well spotted David....i did search his ip location when he first posted...comes up as London....not our usual spammer address
#10 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:04 pm
by 1954Etype
I did wonder.
#11 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 2:16 pm
by Heuer
Not your fault, I let him in! I was suspicious as his email address is
berniepascual410@gmail.com whilst his username is Duncan Gafhana but approved his membership as there were no other red flags but I resolved to watch him.
Still, no harm done and I had a bit of fun with the avatar, name change and a few other things.
#12 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 4:58 pm
by malcolm
He's a troll fol-de-rol
#13 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:43 pm
by DWW
With that avatar can't be
#14 Re: Hi all,
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:19 pm
by MSM
But I don't like Spam
Spam, egg, baked beans and Spam - there's not much Spam in that.
do you know how long it’s been since the car was last run? If it’s been several years there might be a few preliminary checks needed before you stick a new battery on it and try starting it. Sounds a great car though as it’s been in your family from new 