My dad and I are restoring his 1970 Jaguar E-Type and we're replacing all the hoses and we don't know what these hoses are for. They aren't the heater core hoses. Can anyone tell us?


Thank

 

Yes they are. They go thru pipes behind the firewall over to the heater. The pipes are famous for rusting out and are incredibly difficult to replace.

Here is a picture from SNG Barrett's catalog...

SNG Barratt - The Ultimate Jaguar Parts Specialist



Jim

 

Thanks for the info, we broke one of the pipes coming out of the dash taking off the hose but it might still work.

 

What is this and why is it clogged?

 

What the hell is this too? Lol it's in the air filter mount for the carbs. It's not hooked up to anything and there's some vacuum thing on the outside of the airfilter cover that wasn't hooked up either

 

You probably want to pick up the Bentley's manual or even better the SII book from XKEBooks.com. The stuff you're looking at is pollution controls and they were pretty crude and improvised at that time. Here is a doc from Jaguar describing the emissions for 1970.

http://www.xkebooks.com/images/1970%20Specs.PDF

 

Thank you. Did you ever put the factory Air back on your XKE? My dad pulled it back in the day and we still have all the parts for ours.

 

My advice is if you don't live in a hot climate, discard it...Car will run better(and look better), without it...It was not a factory option, but dealer added, and frequently made the car overheat in traffic...You would want to return the alternator to its factory-correct position, and discard that huge alt/a/c bracket... You will also simplify the wiring and eliminate a bunch of ugly extra hoses. Just my 2 cents.
Edward

 

We live in Austin so the a/c will be going back on. But we're quite a ways from there.

If you're in the central valley, then you'll probably want the a/c. If you're high up in the Sierras probably not and the thinner air will make it harder for the cooling system.

If you do install the a/c, keep in mind that radiator technology has advanced dramatically since the 60s, so you can get a much more efficient radiator. And since you have an S2, you don't have to mindlessly adhere to originality like you would with an S1.

A/C technology has also advanced dramatically; cooling much better while putting less stress on the engine. There is a company in Dallas that can help upgrade the a/c before you put it back in.

Jaguar XKE Full and A/C Kits | RetroAir, Inc.

 

I am pretty sure this is the device that controls the hot or cold air going into the air cleaner. It should have 2 vacuum nipples, one goes to manifold and the other to the vacuum actuator on the air cleaner.

 

No vac lines connected to any of those things you mentioned. Would the car run better with them connected?

 

Maybe when it is cold out, probably not in warmer weather. If below about 50F, and damp, you might get carburetor icing without it.

 

That's for emissions control and its function is described on the fourth page of the PDF from xkebooks I linked for you in post 6.

 

yeah i saw, thanks!