Jaguar E-Type - 1966 OTS Roadster - Episode 10 - Cooling Hoses

[@johndavey72]

Hello Chuck . There's more to this than meets the eye . I see hours and hours of work ahead for me .Your always a great reference . Thankyou .

[@stuwallack9783]

Thanks for sharing, that is a great reference car.

[@alastairmulholland-cox345]

Great to see you back on it. I’ve just done a transfer pipe and cleaned it out / leaving zero rust …. using molasses. I’ve tried it with a head and block too. It’s mind expanding and kind to the planet.

[@monocoquemetalworks88]

That sounds very interesting, and I'll try that on something in the future! Thanks for the tip! :-)

[@tomgraham6833]

Your probably aware of this but the large tube that goes throu the tank, side to side has a hole in it, into which the Otter swiitch protrudes, in order to get an acurate temp reading. What you might not have found is that in reproduction tanks that hole can vary in size. I presume that a tighter fit would be best in order to prevent "short circuiting of the flow" which BTW would be an issue in your case, not wanting diret from the engine to get to the radiator during initial running. I would presume your original tank will have the proper size hole in the tube. Tom G. 67 OTS all Series 1 except for non covered headlights, never liked them anyway. Interestingly thought the bonnet seems to have all the metal work to acept covered headlights.

[@RichardMichaelOwen]

Shot of whiskey every time you original. ;). Can that ground strap from firewall to intake man be original? Love the attention to hoses here. Thanks for geeking out.

[@monocoquemetalworks88]

Sure is - I haven't touched it - so if it's not, it went on there before 1971... ;-). I'll take a closer look next time I'm out there.

[@johnbuchanan6045]

Chuck very nice car archeology, have you tried rust 911, on my 65 coupe the header tank is brass not steel.