Recent content by hef19898

So, did two thing: temp auto joke (or wjatever those temp senstive thing on Zenith carbs are called) to see if I replaced bith or just one last year. I only did one, which could explain the ignition issues under load. Tried to start her, didn't work. Carbs are taopped off wizh oil, it turns over...

Oh yes, I sprinkled some water on them, evaporated immediately. The engine was perfectly fine so. I think the carbs evaporated more fuel that day than the engine burned. Luckily, fuel was, for us not so much for the locals, dirt cheap. Only time I had in my life, that the outside air will...

If you worried about over-heating, I cannot recommend oil coolers enough. Worked great, even at 50° C, I kidd you not, ambient temp, engine never got even close to over-heating despite running very lean due to boiling carbs. Easy to install as well.

Oh the wiring... First, mine is a hack job from 80s and 90s (trailer, additional headlights, speedometer, ship horn that could be switched of for MOT, Jaguar XK transistor ignition...) and a horrible mess, one that miracuolusly works. Funny so, that I have a grand total of 4 wiring diagramms...

I'll let you now! I did replace the left hand one, yesterday I found a new one when doing some other stuff in the car, so I am not sure I did the right one back the day (or the other way round, don't remember). I am lucky, the car came with both, an official parts catalogue and a workshop...

Timing is good (-ish). It was a longer story, started with the heat issue and loss of power under load and got worse after JLR installed the new camshaft. Took some tinckering, replacing all spark plugs, the ignition lines and adjusting timing. Last time I drove it, months ago, it sputtered only...

Very usefull bit of information, as I'm finally doing some work on mine something to check, sometimes she's sputtering a bit, and I just changed those which solved that particular issue most of the time.

So, for what its worth, I had the same probpem with my Stromberg carbs, extremely pronounced in the Tunesian desert (go figure). Was definietyl heat induced, as the carbs were basically boiling while you could touch the engine block without too much problem. Turned out that it was those temp...

I alternate between 20W50 and, I think, 10W40, depending whether I do the oil change or a JLR garage. The latter use 10W40, so far no noticable difference. Anyway, I change every 10k km or once per year, old engine designs and a 42 year old engine and all that. The big benefit of 20W50 is that...

See, that's why I removed the rear wiper motor, since it was an alibi wiper in the first place! 😁

When I bought mine a few years back, it came with an aftermarket cruise control unit (she was used as towing vehicle to tow boats around for a while). Never worked, so I tore it out. Never really figured out how it was supposed to begin with, but yes, it was connected to the throttle cable. I...

Long time no see, or post or read! Well, between work, bad weather, vacation and other commitments, I didn't have time to do anything with her since the failed MOT / TÜV last autumn. But today, ladies and gentlemen, I finally did it! All findings have been repaired, the lights are working (took...

Wasn't sure myself, decided it is for both! Better not taking any risks!😁

She'll sure love that! Which reminds me...

Your welcome, but it might be a little bit far... I can drink a glass for you so, if that helps!