Mike Thanks. I am confident that the spare starter will fit; it has a 29mm O/D pinion gear and the gear has 9 teeth. It is difficult to say categorically whether the spare starter is slimmer than the existing one or not but it does look to be so. The wiring between the solenoid and the starter is di...

The starter motor on my 1968 S2 FHC Manual has finally failed. I don't think I can complain as it looks as though it has done decades of service. I can see that it is a Pre-Indexed M45G starter and the parts book indicates that C27178 was the original fitment. A while ago I bought a refurbished M45G...

Paul Although there are many views on this topic, general wisdom would suggest that for cars with conventional distributor and CB points ignition, copper-cored (i.e. non-resistive) HT leads, resistor plug caps (5k ohms or 10 k ohms) and non-resistor spark plugs is a good compromise. It must be said ...

I recently decided to replace the spark plug caps on my E-Type 4.2 SII FHC and opted for the WCX 600 cap. I spoke to a reputable ignition parts supplier and before ordering I enquired about the current quality of WCX 600 caps as it is known that there have been issues in the past. I was reassured th...

Hello All I would welcome some thoughts on a gear selection issue I have with my 1968 E-Type S2 FHC fitted with its original gearbox. The gearbox was fully overhauled about 15 years ago and since then the car has done less than 3000 miles; the clutch was replaced at the same time. The fluid in the g...

Hi everyone I would appreciate some views on the condition of the fuel tank fitted to my 1968 S2 FHC Having noticed some very fine red-brown silt in the engine bay fuel filter bowl and the carburettor float chamber bowls, I decided to drain the tank and inspect it internally. In the bottom of the br...