Hi, there seems to be a little confusion here between the thermostat and the temperature sender. I have just managed to remove my temperature sender. It is of brass construction and located on the water rail just to the left of the thermostat housing. It does not have three screws and has it's own b...

Hi Russell, if you check in on e bay and in the search box, type in Jaguar Mk2, then click on parts, you will find that there are hundreds of parts for sale and sometimes Mk2 steering wheels come up for sale. Also you could put a wanted advert in the JEC magazine, as I'm sure someone out there will ...

OK, for all you folks who were looking for an answer to my post and found none, here is the answer, as I have now fitted the Moto Lita wheel and it is working fine. Just a couple of points to help. Firstly make sure that the wheel centre pushbutton, protruding side metal wire, which is spring loaded...

Hi all you helpful people, I wonder if you can give me some advice and help. Whilst my upper steering column is out of the car and being refurbished, I want to fit a Moto Lita 15"steering wheel. I have the correct boss and horn push and wonder if I bolt it straight in it will work? Inside the horn p...

Thanks Jay and 340 Jag that was most helpful. I think that I will leave the job until the autumn and winter, with quite a few other jobs, and enjoy driving the car this sunny summer. I managed to pick up an overhaul kit, consisting of two circular nylon rollers and a UJ for the bottom end. I shall n...

Hi All, I'm in need of advice and reassurance from you kind souls. On my 1965, Mk2, 3.8 L I had a leak from the clutch slave cylinder. It was an older cylinder, with a pull off spring on the side, and free play on the clutch operating arm was achieved by screwing a threaded rod in or out, so it coul...

Thank you very much Jay that is very helpful Do you know how i can remove it? I guess that firstly I would have to withdraw the upper steering column by removing the pinch bolt. It appears to have 4 allen headed bolts attaching the top of it to the column, if I remove these can I access the inside a...

Hello fellow members, I wonder if you can help me with a problem of excessive steering free play in my 1965, Mk2,3.8L. There is approx 1" free play at the steering wheel, which I have traced to a device fitted to the top of the intermediate column ( the W/S manual calls this the lower column, but my...

Thank you Jay, that was very helpful, I will follow your advice and fit the reels on the parcel shelf. That will be in a few weeks times at the moment the car is going to be taken away to have powered rack and pinion steering fitted as I no longer have the strength to turn the car in my drive withou...

Hi All, I've recently bought a 1965 Mk2, 3.8l, which is fitted with front seat belts, but no rear ones. Does anyone know if rear seat belts are available for the Mk2, and how they are fitted. I did notice that the rear wheel arches have a captive nut welded on which I assume may be for attaching the...

Hi Barry, just read your post and thought that I would tell you of my recent experience. I purchased a Mk2, 3.8L last September and the starter motor was failing and it eventually went short circuit. So having read a lot about high torque starter motors, I decided to purchase a Powerlite one from SN...

Hi Classicmorrisman, I have only recently bought a Mk2,3.8 litre and went for my first decent drive in it on Sunday. This is my first Jaguar but not my first classic car. The things that I noticed like you was a rather long clutch travel and heavy, vague steering, which was not power assisted. I gue...

Hello Patrick, It's a long time since I removed a MK2 starter but don't remember any clearance issues. However, I would suggest unbolting the engine mounts, not forgetting the top one on the rear bulkhead, jack the engine up just enough to take the load off the mounts and ease the engine to one sid...

Hi Patrick, I found the easiest way was to pull the carburettors off and take it out through the top. Mine had a broken Bendix spring and rewind necessary so it was about $400 here in Australia. You can buy an aftermarket solution cheaper but then it's not original is it. Have done many more restor...

HI all, this is my first Jaguar and second post so please bear with me. The first post was to diagnose a starter motor problem and then having the bad news that it had to come out. It has taken me two days on and off to finally remove the nuts holding it on and this afternoon I managed to withdraw t...