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Found an E Type in a Barn. Bought it. Let's Make it Run

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So I tripped and fell on this
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Which turned out to be this
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And had these...
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It's a 1970 E Type Jaguar XKE 2+2 with 60K. It's sat since 1987. I am super stoaked. Appears to be real real solid with only rust under the battery box and a few little spots on the rear wheel wells. Missing radiator from some joker who said he was gonna fix it. Got a ton of other things going on right this second but this is first on the list when I'm done with 3 other cars.. Can't wait to dive into that DOHC 6 banger and make this thing run. Real quick, do these carbs look like the correct e type ones with manual choke and proper intake?
 
If that was a US import, it would have had 2 Strombergs. Series 1 4.2s had triple SUs. Series 1 1/2 and Series 2 US cars had 2 Strombergs. All non US 6cyl E Types had triple SUs. What you have is not original but is a very popular (and pricey) conversion.

Marv J
 
Nice find. Like Marv J said, it should be a 2 ZS carb but those are original Series 1 E type carbs. They are worth a couple grand by themselfs. I have a 68 roadster that I put triples on. Makes a big difference.

Marv
 
Don't know if the car or you are lucky. Another one saved!
Why is it when I find the old British car in a barn or under a cover it's a rusted out Midget or 2 MGB's back in the woods with 8 inch trees growing out of the floor boards. Good find.

Wayne
 
Oh I've seen them too. Recently I was told and shown about a taken apart Alpine in a carport. So the carbs are a series 1 set up?
 
Jags do not like to sit.
All sorts of bad things happen.
Count on all hydraulics, period.
Carb gaskets shrunk.
Fuel pump diaphragm rotted.
Fuel tank full of all sorts of stuff (flush, have it boiled and inspected).
Blow out fuel lines.
ALL hoses, fuel, coolant, brake, clutch, power steering.

Pull the plugs (crack them, blow the carp out of the valley with air), then pull all the way. Oil the cylinders.
I don't think I'd change oil right now, as you don't want to be cranking a dry engine with new oil and filter trying to pick up pressure.....but if the oil is black, best change it and filter.
Roll it by hand at least two full revolutions. If it was mine, I'd be doing it with the rocker covers off to make absolutely certain the pucks follow the cam back up...all of them. Last thing you need is a valve hanging up and hitting the opposing valve or piston. If you can't reach the crank pulley bolt, and it's a stick, fourth gear works and roll it.
Once you have done that and are certain it will do what it's supposed to, plop a new battery in it, crank it for oil pressure with no plugs. Keeps the compression pressure off the rods and crank.

Did you ask "why" it was parked?

Something serious?

Got the rest of the air filters?

Something not right about the way the bonnet sits at the scuttle.
 
Step 1: Remove bonnet. Then all the things noted above are easy to get at.

Mine had sat for more than a decade, took me about 3 months working a list similar to the above before I took the first test drive (in the snow):

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No point in putting the bonnet back on until you're happy with it.

TOC said:
...Something not right about the way the bonnet sits at the scuttle.
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Yes, the bonnet sits a bit forward, you can also see it at the rear of the front wheel well. Might be a simple shim adjustment.
 
If the story of finding and rescuing the car is interst you might consider writing it up and send it to the guy who's done the "in the barn" series of books. Who knows, might be published in whatever the next volume might be.
 
So the story continues. Saw an ad for a motor and went and bought it. Got a fully assembled short block with pop up 9:1 pistons, two heads one fully set up and ready to run, one apart but everything to assemble including shim assortment pack. Also has everything including all gaskets to fully assemble including polished and plated covers and parts that look insane. Plus there's extra cams on top of the two complete heads. New clutch and preasure plate with aluminum fradanza flywheel! All receipts too. Plus he threw in a stack of vintage car and drivers and road and tracks from the 50's and 60's. I also picked up a complete Buick 215 today with trans for a buck and a quarter.
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Did we ever hear why you're changing the motor? Seller tell you something?
 
Well he mentioned that there was an oil leak. THe stick is dry and kinda rusty. The clutch and brake pedal is stuck and I want more power without having to mess with the original motor. Still have a massive amount of reading about this car before I jump on it plus I have huge projects ahead of it but when I saw a Jag motor with all that stuff for cheap, I had to go buy it. The sickness is starting. I will probably buy everything Jaguar that's within an hours drive of me. haha
 
Jeep, I'm going to take a guess here, either you are not married or the wife wants the XKE. One more car in my garage and I will not sleep in this house.

Wayne
 
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