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Very nice. I always preferred the 240/340 update looks wise. The old Mk2 bumper style went all the way back to the Jaguar Mk VII. Some real niceties. Straight port head, SU Carbs instead of Solex horrors etc.
Enjoy.!
Last edited by Glyn M Ruck; Sep 29, 2021 at 08:58 AM.
Looks good. They are a nice drive, especially if it's manual overdrive.
Yes, it is a manual overdrive. It has new wires and a set of Blockley tyres, plus new enamel manifolds and a new SS exhaust. Its never going to be mint, but will be driven, its not rusty.
Apparently it doesn't cold start, carbs look like HD6, but no ASC, seems to be a manual choke set up that lowers the jet diaphragm and opens the butterflys a bit.
Idles a bit high, more than likely to need a good ignition overhaul and set up.
40psi oil pressure at 3k rpm hot seems ok.
Clutch is monumentally heavy! That needs looking at.
Headlining is wrecked, that can wait.
Coolant a bit low - maybe losing some...
Brake fluid low....maybe losing some....
Its at work, I'll get it home in a few days an start fiddling.
Good that it's manual overdrive. The four-speed synchro works well and is easy to adapt to. The overdrive is a great advantage as the gearing is not high and without it the engine noise can be a bit 'above the Jaguar level' for motorway cruising.
And never mind the cable choke and everything else, be happy, very very happy that it's rust free! I assume that you've hit all four jacking points and the spring hangers with a cross pein hammer. And the door gaps are parallel over the bottom two thirds.
It should have the diaphragm clutch pressure plate that is considerably lighter in feel than the old sprung pressure plate clutch.
I suspect hydraulics, seized slave perhaps.
Originally Posted by Jose
lucky for you it has a cable choke.
Yes, seems carbs are HS, which I know quite well, so hopefully easily sorted.
Originally Posted by Peter3442
Good that it's manual overdrive. The four-speed synchro works well and is easy to adapt to. The overdrive is a great advantage as the gearing is not high and without it the engine noise can be a bit 'above the Jaguar level' for motorway cruising.
And never mind the cable choke and everything else, be happy, very very happy that it's rust free! I assume that you've hit all four jacking points and the spring hangers with a cross pein hammer. And the door gaps are parallel over the bottom two thirds.
Possibly but I would not fit one. Are you likely to tow anything?
These tow bars are bolted to the underside of the car through the boot floor so you end up towing something which could potentially distort your boot floor and cause an awful lot of damage if you were to accidentally reverse into something or God forbid someone drove into your tow bar. It could drive that straight bar right into your rear diff. From the pictures it does not look like a complete set for fitting anyway. The ones I have seen have had a "V" bar which goes under the boot so it spreads the load rather than a straight bar as in the picture.
That is the standard points replacement unit for a Lucas 22D6 distributor - negative earth.
Do you have a workshop Manual? ~ If so check there. 240 with straight port head & SU carbs:
240 is supposed to have a Lucas 25D6 Distributor ~ Negative earth.
Number probably for 8 to 1 CR with paper air cleaner.
This is the correct Pertronix unit. Check on Pertronix compatibility site as well. Please fill in full details of you car. Year, VIN/Body Number, MOD..
Thinking the choke not working cos that's what the bloke said, (even though it looks like the jets drop and the butterflys open a bit), I shot goodly squirt of ether into the intake and tried to start it. Got it running after a few attempts.
Interestingly, it would idle, but stabbing the loud pedal made it spit back, suggesting running weak, then I noticed a hissing noise from under the front wing near the brake servo.....
So I suspect I have an air leak in the vacuum line to the servo, there is also a suspicious low level of brake fluid going somewhere....
Hopefully in the next few days I'll have the space at home to collect it from work and then I can crack on with it.
DN means that it was originally built with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive. Though the name may sound exotic the device and the manufacturer were all very British.
If there is an air leak to the brake servo, it may be in the various tubes, the reservoir (the vertical cylinder under the wing) or a failure of the one-way valve (though you probably wouldn't hear that). It's worth checking that there's some oil in the dampers of the carburetors as that will cause spitting when you open the throttle. As it's not been running regularly, it's quite possible that the carbs need a clean and service.
