Hello to all the members
I have a 1956 Jag Mark 1 and have been working on this project for some time.
I am replacing the rear engine seal etc and was wondering if this engine had just the scroll seal ??
Any help would be greatly appreciated .
I live in Australia and i'm also have trouble finding a place that sells a gasket kit/seals.
Thanks In advacnce.

 

Welcome to the forum Dave-Mark1,

Good to have you here with us at Jaguar forums. It's many years since I fitted one of those and at the time it was the unimpressive looking but effective 'rope' seal. If there's a better solution available now, members with the same model will be able to advise.

Follow this link MKI / MKII S type 240 340 & Daimler - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the MK1 section for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for info on regular issues.

Remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.

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Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Welcome to the forum Dave,

Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

welcome to the forum

 

Thank You Guy's for the warm welcome, i'm flat out at the moment but will update my profile as soon as possible. The kit i bought came with the rope seal but now they are packed full of graphite , not like the rope seals i remember and i'm 45 lol.. which were the same but without the graphite. You can buy a kit now to get rid of the rope seal and this uses the newer silicon/teflon seal, The kit has a billet aluminium thingy ma jig that replaces the piece that bolts to the back of your block, but you do need to have the crank machined for this seal.

 

Dave,

Be good to see photos of the original and replacement setup. I'm 18 years further along the road than you so it was all rope seals when I was last doing them!

Graham

 

I hope this image comes up it's from my web API

 

Trying to add a few pic's

 

Dave,

It hasn't linked in your post but I've used the string to pick it up directly:



It's looking a lot better than many did thirty years ago!

Graham

 

 

You can add by linking to the URL's but I find it easier and more reliable to upload from my PC.

Graham

 

OK that worked Hey Thanks heaps for that Graham
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps6ccbee74.jpg
Looking forward to rebuilding this engine next week.

 

Ok i think i have the hang of this now..

 

I tried to upload from the pc, and i prefer that way any day, but it just said enter URL , whats a guy to do

 

You have to use the Advanced button on the right below the post. Here's the procedure as a set of screen shots (click on the images to enlarge them):













I prefer this method because the images are stored on the forum server. very often URL's break and older posts with images no longer have the link.

Graham

 

Dave,

It's worth you starting a new thread in MKI section for the rebuild photos. Many members are fascinated by the older models, even those who have never owned them.

Graham

 

Ok will give this a go, Link backs are actually good forn a site If no image appears with this comment ...

 

Ok Graham, i'll head to the older section

 

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Thanks Very much Jim for making me feel welcome a lot of other forums could learn from this hospitality .
Thanks Again Jim.