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Hi a friend has a 1965 S Type jag with a borg warner auto box and he has a problem that maybe can be sorted through the forum. He had the front of the car jacked up for several weeks and since then when he tries to pull away the car revs very high as if the clutches are slipping. Up to the...

What is the difference between the Borg Warner 35 box and the Borg Warner DG box, or is it just an age relelated model name change john

While on holiday in Sept I had my stash of classic car mags, there was an interesting article about a P6 based coup'e that was shown at one of the euopean car show's in the late 1960's,Has anybody seen or heard of it . The Car was a 2 door car and was a lot lower than the saloon p6 and I must...

is there any difference between ATF-G oil and ATF- F oil, when I checked the ford spec the numbers for the ford spec appear to be the same apart from either G or F at the end ? john

Hi my son inlaw has a problem with a 1966 Humber Sceptor, so any suggestions would be of help.The car keeps cutting out when it is hot, after leaving it a while it starts up as if there was never a problem, they again move forward for a short distance and again the car cuts out. the fuel bowl is...

I bought a rover p6 2000 engine that has been rebuilt a couple of years ago as a spare unit. I checked the engine with a camera and was able to confirm pistons and valves are all new. it has clean oil filled along with filter and new plugs , also include is the Dizzy, carbs and inlet and...

Has any body info regarding repair kits to repair crack's on the top of a dashboard, its for my sons MK3 ford zodiac red in colour? Regards John

Hi all, My son just picked up a 1964 mk3 ford zodiac yesterday, and I need to ask for some help. He told me that it goes through the gears realy nice and smooth, but he is having problems finding the correct gear (drive) when it goes into gear it appears to jump quite a bit ( my observation) so...

wanted an original choke cable for 2200 series 2 car.single carb. john

I know you will think me mad but opinion is sort from yourselves. A couple of years ago I bought a 2000 TC engine complete that had been totally rebuilt, but the owner sadly died. I have been regularly turning the engine as it had fresh oil and filter. But now I am thinking about getting a 2,2...

My 2200 engined Auto with a single HIf6 carb has problem with maintaining the engine running when being started from cold. I splashed out during the winter with a new distributor and coil with electronic ignition and also the carb was sent to Southern carburetors for a total rebuild.The fuel...

any body know if power steering can be installed on the 4 pot car, possibly an electric motor? . Trying to turn the steering wheel and control the car with hand controls was very hard. John

you mau have seen below I asked about oil ( 10/40 oil put in), but in reality it was just one of several things that were wrong after the garage having the the car for some time. I asked the garage for a service which I supplied all parts apart from oil, I also asked for the distributor to be...

I had some work done and the garage has filled the engine with a 10/40 oil which I am not happy about, so any recomendations as to a good oil if I change. John

I have a lage double garage with restricted height equal to the height of a standard room about 2.5 mtrs. Any recomendations regarding a ramp lift 2or4 post or even a scissor's lift. regards john

I have just a general question as my car has a leak that has not yet been found. When topped up quite often a large amount of oil will appear after use and then other times its dry. I googled the question re oil leaks and it seems as if most of the issues that were talked about related to oil...

I have not checked yet, but are shim packs for valve adjustment readily available or is it a make your own. John

What are he symptoms of a sticking valve. I dont have a compression tester to give me an indication .I dont have any back firing through the exhaust

I have a seies 2, 2000 sc auto that now has a 2.2 engine. I want to fit a new distributor and coil all for electronic ignition so I need to by pass the balast, so where is the best and easiest position to pick up a 12 v supply The car has the original strip speedo. Regards John

I thought I was done and dusted with a problem with my 2200 single carb tick over problems , but its back again. In the spring I booked the car in to my local garage and explained that the car pulls like a train with great speed no miss firing, but as the engine is realy drenched with heat the...

I was reading some old motoring magazines today (1954-1956)and one item attracted my attention and it was the adjustment of different types os of valve clearances in particular the adjustment of an overhead cam. The adjustment was a very simple adjustment by the use of eccentric bushes that...

I am sure that in the past the question has been asked, but will a 2.2 head fit a 2000 block, Im thinking of valves , but any other issues ?. the reason I ask is that I have a rebuilt 2000 twin carb engine and if needed in the future It would be easy to swap the heads rather than do the mods to...

Some of you may remember that I put an issue on this site about the car running great at all speeds but when it got hot it would not tick over at cross roads. the car if I was able would run great again if I could get the speed back up. Anyway I bit the bullet and booked the car in with a garage...

can anybody help, I am a paraplegic (paralised from the waist) and if any body has a spare steering shaft support cover( part number 369598) would you mesure the pitch between the two bolt holes at the the top of the cover, I am trying to modify some hand controls which means I need to add a...

at the last MOT (last year) I had and an advisary that that the hazads were too fast , so I bought a replacement hazard cannister but the hazards are still too fast after the replacement. All 4 indicators are working and are ok at normal left or right position so I am at a bit of a loss, I...