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Are you sure that the battery is the problem? I emptied a new battery in a half days driving with lights, both ventilation fans, windscreen...
I have found the plug on the right side. Was able to remove it with some difficulties. The old oil was rather dark and had some shiny bronce-color...
Yes, I am interested! Wilfried
Thank you Redfred! I have just now been looking through many restoration pictures, hoping to see the plug. It's funny, most pictures of the...
Redfred, After asking Eogorman how difficult it is to remove the tunnel, I had a look in the picture parts list. According to the picture parts...
Hi eogorman, No, I am not sure it is S5-20. The car is from 1961, has disks front and 5 speed. Is removing the tunnel a big job? Wilfried
I would like to change the oil in the ZF S5-20 Gearbox. How do I get access to the filler plug? I understand that it is at the left side. Do I...
I remember having had the same problem. I removed the cylinder (in your picture moved it to the right) until it is out of the hole, then put the...
Hi Alex and Alain, I would like to add something to the heatshield discussion. Generally a shield is placed between a heat source and a part...
On my car (1961, swiss delivery) there are Cibie 33 169. If they are not original, they would have been changed before 1976, when I bought the...
I just want to let you know what I did since august 18: - removed the brake servo - bought a repair kit - dismanteled the servo , renewed all...
This "burned-oil" smoke repeated itself again some days later. I really panicked when I saw that big cloud coming out during maybe one minute....
I notice, that the rubber gasket stands out on the left side front corner about 6 mm. Is this normal, i.e. is the gasket so much larger, or has it...
Hi Francesco, I have just checked now: the seal I am concerned about is rubber. There are about 6mm of the material protuding outside. Seems to...
Do you call the seal that goes around the engine between motor bloc and cylinderhead the "rubber water seal"? The catalogue calls it "Nr.23...
Coming home from a Sunday trip with my 3500GT, I moved the car onto my wooden ramp with about 10% slope. I stalled the engine, turned it on again...
It is the original Lucas fuel pump out of a Mistral. The Mistral had been in the hands of a "specialist" who had replaced the worn-out carbon...
Wire wheels (Borani or other) MUST be run with a tube. If the tire is radial or not does not matter. The spoke nipples MUST be covered. They are...
A friend gave me his "tired" Lucas petrol pump from his Mistral. He has installed now the Bosch setup. As an engineer, I was curious what made...
Hi Alain, I have compared the above picture of the steering box with the pictures in the Jaguar Mk2 spares catalogue: it is the same! Jaguar...
