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41. Re: Carbs for Roadster (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 23 Mar 90 11:38:10 EDT; A lot of people have had trouble tuning the triple Weber conversion for the six cylinder Jags. I mean things like choosing the right chokes and needles. The ones included with the kit are definitely; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00263.html (8,462 bytes)
42. Re: ^[[C^[[C^[[C^[[C^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[D^[[CRe: Spitfire rebuild, E-Jag and British Parts in Oregon (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Tue, 27 Mar 90 15:39:09 EDT; $8,000 sounds very good for a '68 roadster anyway. But it could be a 2+2 automatic for all we know, and that wouldn't be a very good deal. So, tell us about the car. We're all sure to conspire to co; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00296.html (7,443 bytes)
43. Re: E-type (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Thu, 29 Mar 90 13:24:52 EDT; '68 is typically called series 1 and a half. For the purposes of value, it is considered a series 2. Its missing the features that make SI more valuable, such as the factory headlight covers (which; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00351.html (8,431 bytes)
44. Re: Brake rebuild question (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 30 Mar 90 17:44:31 EDT; Inside that drawer in your toolbox that collects dull razorblades and the little gadget-that-was-supposed-to-detect-the-difference-between-a-good and-a-bad-spark-plug-wire-but-never-really-worked-al; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00358.html (7,400 bytes)
45. Re: E-Types (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 30 Mar 90 11:28:16 EDT; No, you're thinking of later SI cars. Around '64 or so the 4.2 engine became optional (3.8 was the only engine available before then). It is an option that virtually every car has. Simultaneously th; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00372.html (8,551 bytes)
46. Re: Disc brakes (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 3 Feb 90 15:14:14 EDT; Yeah, it seems like british cars have this terrible disease where the calipers rust fiercely. The only permanent solution is to get your old calipers resleeved in stainless or brass; it costs about; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00016.html (8,669 bytes)
47. Re: Speedo on TR6 (and E-Type) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 16 Feb 90 19:23:25 EDT; It depends on the particular E-Type, but installing the angle drive can be such a big pain in the derriere that you wouldn't believe it. In SII XKE's (and I think your S1.5 1968 falls into that cate; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00148.html (10,542 bytes)
48. Re: Book Reviews (finally) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 9:37:38 EDT; As of a couple of years ago (the last time I actually mail ordered an auto book) a better source for these books is a small company called "Discount Motor Books". I assume they are still in business; /html/british-cars/1990-01/msg00003.html (7,443 bytes)
49. Re: Moving cars, addiction, oil pressure (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 26 Jan 90 10:52:04 EDT; I started writing this message as "the definitive guide to how oil flows in your engine", but when I started writing it, I realized that there were a lot of points that I really didn't know. I'm sti; /html/british-cars/1990-01/msg00025.html (12,843 bytes)
50. Lotus Esprit turbos (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 31 Jan 90 09:53:45 EST; Spring is drawing near (well not really, but it sounds good) and a young man's fancy of course turns to cars (alright, I know that a young man's fancy actually turns to quite different things in spri; /html/british-cars/1990-01/msg00046.html (8,460 bytes)
51. Re: Triple Carbs (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Thu, 30 Nov 89 16:54:56 EDT; I don't know about AH3000, but Jaguar used 3 carb's in the E-Type from 1961 through 1967 inclusive. There were 2 different manifolds for the 3 carb setups; the 3.8 liter engines got manifold without; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00001.html (9,342 bytes)
52. Re: Wanted: experiences with Jag XKE (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 8 Dec 89 15:49:48 EDT; I was never particularly enamored with the V-12's, but the V-12 roadster with a manual can be a nice car. They are very refined -- much more of a GT car than the earlier XKE's, which were rip-snorti; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00076.html (12,662 bytes)
53. Re: Wanted: experiences with Jag XKE (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Mon, 11 Dec 89 14:42:14 EDT; They exist. I could find out their phone number/address if anyone needs it. I've used stuff rebuilt by them, and the quality seems fine. Joe; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00097.html (7,318 bytes)
54. Re: Jaguar hunting (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Mon, 11 Dec 89 15:51:09 EDT; Its becoming harder and harder to find a complete pre-1968 E-type roadster for less than $20000. It is still possible, but it's tough. Beware of incomplete cars. Some pieces are very expensive (chrom; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00099.html (9,490 bytes)
55. Re: rear wheel clunk (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Mon, 11 Dec 89 15:13:03 EDT; I had a friend who ignored the bad splines on his MG wire wheels. One day while rolling up to a traffic light, a spline stripped, the spin-off spun off, and the car stopped, but the wheel kept rolli; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00100.html (8,018 bytes)
56. re: Loose wheels (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Sun, 17 Dec 89 16:16:00 EDT; Actually I think braking tightens the knock off. That's why they thread opposite ways on the opposite sides of the car. Joe; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00145.html (7,654 bytes)
57. Breaking in an engine (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Fri, 29 Dec 89 12:43:04 EST; A friend who is into motorcycles gave the following explanation for the rationale behind not revving the engine too high after a rebuild: The piston wears itself into the cylinder bore. If you rev th; /html/british-cars/1989-12/msg00182.html (9,963 bytes)
58. Re: two carbs or three? what'll it be? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Wed, 22 Nov 89 10:42:53 EDT; The E-Type had 3 carb's, each feeding adjacent cylinders. I've never looked to see the piston timing relationship on each set of cylinders. I'm sure that the 3 carb setup gives more power than the 2; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00011.html (7,637 bytes)
59. Re: Datsun 2000 - Good and Bad News (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun); Date: Wed, 22 Nov 89 10:23:14 EDT; If you don't mind the amount of work required to pull the crank, it is definitely best to have a machine shop check it. You should also remove the pistons at the same time, and have the con rods chec; /html/british-cars/1989-11/msg00014.html (7,780 bytes)

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