Hello DG, did the pedal response alter with time. ie. more applications of the brake brought the pedal higher? Long pedal response could be air within the fluid, and this will respond to pumping the pedal, i.e. it will not need as long a travel as the initial application. Other and far less likely i...

Hello Richard,
normally at the end of the gearbox extension, adjacent to the cross member mounting. I would expect that the drive cable is still in place?

Alec

Hello Roy,

I presume you are talking ablout a drain hose?.
Have you the old one as I believe Classic Silicone hoses (http://classicsiliconehoses.uk/) can make hoses to suit?

Alec

Hello Kris, I can't claim to know the definitive answer but looking at my copy of 'Original Jaguar MK1/11 by Nigel Thorley shows the 340 as having domed headlights. MK1 and early MK11 had flat front lenses, and states that by the mid sixties they were sealed beam lamps, i.e. no seperate bulb and whi...

Hello Colbol, can you identify the source of the leak, presumably it is visible or are you just losing fluid from the rervoir? If it is visible it must be somewhere in the hoses\pipes and possibly a simple job to fix? If it is not visible feel the rack end boots to see if they are full of fluid? In ...

Hello Simon,

this vendor has been in the business along time and specialises in cellulose paint.:-https://www.carrestorationpaints.co.uk/

It would be worth a telephone call, I would think, and explain what you need? They provided the opalescent paint for my MK 2.

Alec

Hello Info899,

heated rear screens were an optional extra and if fitted originally is operated by a pull switch, with warning light on the extreme right of the dash adjacent to the brake warning lamp.

Alec

Hello Paul, I was not aware of that. I do not understand any need for a ballast unless there was the resistor by pass from the starter motor as a starting aid? However removing or by passing it will increase coil primary current at normal running. Limiting imput current is puzzling as the coil can b...

Hello Paul, the ballst resistor start is a clever idea and does work. If you have the correct ballast resistor coil fitted (I.e. it hasn't been replaced with a standard coil) it will burn out if the resistor is removed as it will permanently be fed too much voltage. A standard 12 v coil has a primar...

Hello Ashe, a lot of progress made. I had the body sandblasted and epoxy primed and am in the process of filling\priming. This job is taking a lot of time as getting the body smooth and to the right contours is difficult, for me at least. The engine\gearbox\rear axle and front subframe are all rebui...

hello Vince, why do you think it needs new valves? Have you had a recent compression or better a leak down test carried out? Incidentally I recently had my XK engine rebuilt and had bronze sleeves (K line, I think they are called) fitted to the valve guides rather than the known problem that removin...

Hello Peter,

no is the short answer as that is determined physically by the gear\crank inside the motor.

With age all the linkages tends to wear, and if the screen is relatively dry drag diminishes the sweep, as it parks correctly then it is adjusted correctly.

Alec

Hello JMD, while I have worked a lot on S.U.s, I've never played with the auto choke. It only takes fuel from the front carburettopr (It is essentially a third carburettor) but feeds air\fuel via two small diameter pipes connected to the intake manifold. The solenoid, which energises from cold via t...

Hello JMD, as the choke worke dbefore and you haven't played with it I would leave it alone. You must set the float chambers so that no fuel floods out. The correct distance is set by putting a 7/16" diameter rod and set the float lever to that. If it still floods the needle(s) must be defective or ...

Hello Poprivet,

that photograph doesn't look right to me, Teslas are not that big?

Alec