See prior post about the oil filter leak. After removing the entire oil filter housing and getting the spin-on adapter loose (which took considerable twisting, tapping, and wiggling), the oil filter leak culprit became clear: the inside diameter of the adapter was just a bit too narrow for the inside......
After trimming and adjusting the radiator fan, it must also be static balanced. Jaguar suggests rolling the fan on level parallel bars; when various positions no longer result in movement, the fan is balanced. Two half-moon shaped metal weights can be positioned along the arc of the bolt pattern to......
The Alpine double-DIN head unit has several related components, including: microphone for hands-free operation stereo speakers backup (rear) camera radio antenna wiring connection to the reverse switch (triggers backup camera) wiring connection to the handbrake switch (safety precaution) A CLD swatch was rolled on to the back of the speaker......
See also trimming the fan post. The radiator fan got a little banged up over the past fifty years, so after trimming it down to fit the brake servo unit, each blade was carefully adjusted. The blade height should be just under an inch — about 25 mm — and......
See also exhaust system planning post. Our plan to install a new model-correct single exhaust for the 2.4 engine was theoretically straightforward, but ran into the hard reality of nut-and-bolt installation and fitment. Like so many aftermarket products, the new stainless steel exhaust was almost to specification, but not quite.......
See prior discussion of fan conflict with the brake servo. How to trim a stamped steel fan with twisted blades? It can’t be held in a bench vice. An attempt to mill the fan on a rotary table failed because the extended blades created too much “chatter” against the cutting......
Installation of the petrol tank allows us to complete the fuel system connections in the boot. The fuel level sending unit is connected by three wires: a black ground that fastens to one of the unit bolts; an orange wire attaches to the “W” terminal for the fuel warning light;......
Modifications and part substitutions sometimes have consequences. Proper fit is typically the issue, as our experience with the water pump housing, the aluminum flywheel, the starter motor mount, and — more recently — the clutch cover conflict all bears witness. Sometimes issues arise only when other parts with hidden dependencies......
After the engine was installed, a routine check highlighted a bad problem … the crankshaft did not fully rotate. Worse, there was an unsettling “clunk” of metal-on-metal when the crankshaft was turned in either direction after a few degrees of rotation. (Of course, this problem should have been caught before......
STARTER MOTOR Given the new aluminum flywheel, larger 3.8 clutch, and longer slave clutch cylinder, the domino effect continues with the addition of a new Denso starter motor. Each time a new component is added, the issue of precise fit arises, and the starter motor wasn’t without its share of......
