Hi Rod There is definitely an event at cmc as I emailed them direct to register and was well pleased it was so close to me, It would seem the other event is being run by the jaguar breakfast club at the JLR classic which if true seems to be a bit of a shame as my 2 owners will be torn between the tw...

Hi Richard thanks for your reply, this seems to be the way of things with all things automotive, I had issues when I had to replace the rear springs on my mk 2, I had two sets from a well known parts suppliers which were obviously Chinese and of four different lengths with no interleaving. I eventua...

Hi all I have been playing with the mk 2 again and have noticed a hissing sound emanating from the area of the brake servo reaction valve air cleaner when the engine is switched off. I guess this is some kind of vacuum leak from the reaction valve and may indicate a dying servo, also the car has nev...

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I apologise in advance if this seems to be a stupid question but are jaguar classic works really running this event at the same time as the event at CMC in bridgenorth on June the 1st or have I got my wires crossed

Cheers

Richard

Hi lornemalvo I am sorry I didn’t see this post sooner. I had terrible trouble with Barrett springs, they could send me two the same length or profile. I too remarked that they had no interleaving and looked poorly made, in the end I bought a set of UK made springs, Barrets were in a Chinese packing...

Hi I don't know if you managed to get the problem resolved I have a mk 2 with the dg gearbox. Discolouration of the oil could also be due to the friction material in the gearbox breaking down. Before getting involved in taking things apart it may be worth just draining the gearbox (don't forget the ...

Hi both Thanks for the replies and sorry for my tardy reply busy weekend! I have been using a digital cooking thermometer, a cheap Lcd gauge and probe from ebay and a laser point type thermometer. My conclusion is that rate of change of block/head temperature changes correlate well to water temperat...

Hi all In the absence of any major problems except for fixing a collapsing brake servo vaccum pipe that only showed as a fault when the car was warm I Have been playing with some electronic thermometers This was because of a paronoia I have about overheating partly fuel by the lack of a gauge in my ...

Thanks for the replies I notice ken Jenkins has coils in stock so I will give him a ring tommorrow

Cheers and happy new year

Rich

Hi Brian

I had a look at their site the only recommendation is that the coil should have an impedance of greater than 1 ohm

I was thinking of getting a lucus sports coil do you use the one without the ballast resistor

Cheers

Richard

Hi guys seasons greetings A quick question with hopefully simple answers I have a 3.4 mk 2 with a 123 ignition system. It has a lucas coil at present which looks fairly old I wanted to get a replacement/spare, which type should I get and any recommendations for suppliers Many thanks in advance of yo...

Hi guys many thanks for replies I will whip float chambers off and check I think you are right just stuckthe flow of fuel stopped when the engine was running I guess they unstuck, which incidentally is probably why I am still here I guess this is just the punishment I get for not using the car enoug...

Hi all Time for a question For some reason only known to my self I switched the ignition on for about a minute before I started the car mk 2 3.4 with standard carb set up Fuel pump ticked away, when I started it and backed out of the garage nice pool of petrol where the car had been, no leaks where ...

I have followed this post with great interest and think a very valid point has been raised with regards to suppliers featured in the club magazine I have had several experiences with suppliers and recomended marque specialists with rubbish dangerous parts and poor advice but I would guess that if al...

Have fun good luck with the resto

Regards

Richard