It does seem odd that the airflow is blocked by the piston. IIRC there are several spring ratings and the Jags used a lighter spring. ...   05-14-2005 03:33 pm

Hi Brett, Is your car stock? Eurocarb says the stock JH needs 33mm chokes. The idle circuit is the most critical of all on the Dellorto ...   05-13-2005 05:10 am

I went to my local machine shop that happened to be next door to the British Car repair shop. They didn't flinch when I told ...   05-09-2005 03:19 pm

Is it time for my yearly rant on antifreeze? I have removed the head from my spare motor and it's water passages were completely plugged ...   05-08-2005 08:00 pm

I had the same problem and it was just good old fashioned rot caused by dissimilar materials, water, and not changing the antifreeze. I had ...   05-08-2005 07:45 pm

Remember that 90% of carbureter problems are ignition. Go ahead and check the floats (with the big hammer) and "read" the plugs. I'll bet there's ...   05-07-2005 04:27 am

Hi Miles, I think 20-50 is the recommended damper oil. If you use thinner oil it will cause a lean condition on acceleration. There are folks ...   05-06-2005 02:11 pm

I have just discovered a pair of cam pulleys that are marked 110 and 100 in the spares mentioned earlier. There are also some other ...   05-02-2005 02:50 am

How do I measure the duration if the cam is lying on the workbench? ...   04-30-2005 11:23 pm

Were there any 100^ cam gears? The later Esprits must have had appropriate gears for their 107 and 104 cams which IRRC were set at ...   04-30-2005 08:08 pm

Test the flasher first by swapping them. Always test the simple stuff first! Kurt ...   04-29-2005 11:46 pm

Remember, you can have the servo rebuilt for around $100 at Partco. I used them and am very satisfied.  Click tech and parts to find ...   04-28-2005 06:24 pm

Barry Spencer pulled my liners and clamped them into a custom made jig for boring. He said the jig cost him lots of $ to ...   04-19-2005 05:27 pm

No, just hook it up and get the car running. You can bypass the wire later if needed. Leave the white with slate tracer connected to ...   04-18-2005 01:53 pm

Is the car in the photo seafoam green? Was that ever a factory color?   Kurt JH 13148 ...   04-16-2005 09:34 pm

Ben, Did you get it working? Remember, the Pertrinix is just a switch. The white hot wire from the ignition switch goes through the tachometer and ...   04-16-2005 03:14 am

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Try Hagerty.com for agreed upon value insurance. Kurt ...   04-13-2005 08:45 pm

Hi Ben, You can change the plug gap to optimize performance but it's not a requirement. Try .035. I run .040 with the Pertronix and MSD6a. The ...   04-13-2005 12:56 pm

I can take no credit for 'discovering' anything, just doing the research and posting to the forum. IIRC the SAAB shims that fit are from the ...   04-07-2005 01:24 pm

Just remember, the factory couldn't do what you're trying to do!   Kurt ...   03-31-2005 12:28 am

I used a 16 gage version, that's all my local sheet metal shop can bend. It is screwed to the old bent up original. While ...   03-25-2005 02:01 am

Are there any cars that have a similar muffler to the JH? I am getting sick of the booming of the cheap "turbo" muffler that ...   03-12-2005 02:18 pm