Houston, we have a problem...

[Mich7920]

An announcement in "Le bon coin" today.
In addition to the mechanical assembly, the French spelling has also a lot of problems

[chrisfell]

That's fantastically inept.

[cactusman]

Erm. Think you will find Huston is actually Houston!

[Mich7920]

Right

[bitsobrits]

Unusual fitment of the rare upsidedowndraught carbs more typically seen in the limited production Denbigh-Jaguar stunt tri-wing.

[Rustyred]

Maybe they thought is was running a little too lean,

We can fix that, let's turn the carbies upside down so the fuel can flow into the engine easier.

[andrewh]

Good God it beggars belief

[chrisfell]

Not a lot of fasteners holding the manifold in place. And even fewer securing the cam covers. I wonder where they've be fitted?

[PeterCrespin]

Jason Len of XKs Unlimited told me one of their customers did that once. They sent him a set of refurbed SUs for a Series 2 and complained of fuel leakage.

He didn't believe it until he saw a photo. Now I have too. Incroyable!

[christopher storey]

Actuellement, this is the ingenious French solution to the problem of using Mark 10 carburetters on an E type. Why didn't we think of it ?

Or, it could be an Antipodean version

[nefematic]

Well no, actually this specific engine was meant for the australian market down under. It's just the engine mounts wrong, they have to be refitted upside down and all will be well.

[nefematic]

And anyway, instead of pecking on the french, we should focus on the positives. See, the cam covers are fitted nicely left-right, for instance.

[BER2709]

Le bon coin is a real gold mine for announcements of all kind. MICH7... didn't tell it was a professional advise.
I don't know if that "pro" went on the ETYPE FORUM but the carbs are back in the northern emisphere. any way
i won't trust that "pro": 7000 euros for an xk engine rebuilt by such a guy..!

[Mich7920]

That's right ber2709 !
It was just for fun, you can find this kind of mistake in ALL the land. French, German, English etc... Really it's not the subject! Too simple ! no reflexion ! Just for fun !

I buy a lot of things on "Le bon Coin" and meet nearly each time passionate people.
They change the photo some hours after I get the sceen shot

[frogeater]

Hello Mich7920,
He changed the pictures but not the french mistakes in the text...

Well, I think it's time to "apolo" gize for my own mistakes in English, there.....