I should point out I have never owned an E Type, and wouldn't have one as a gift! I just work for a guy who restores them. Would rather work on a Packard any day.
Gary

Dave, I am only short (6'1) and I am thinking about moving the the seat in my 49. But if you think a 49 Packard is squeezy, try getting into an E type Jag. Another good Packard feature is it will get better gas mileage than a V12 E type too.
Gary

Hello. I have done this on my 49. Method 1: You can make retainers from 4 pieces of box tube, and 4 lengths of all-thread (1/2 or 9/16), per side. Have 2 of the box across the top of the chassis rail, the other 2 running F-R under the lower wishbone. Do the nuts up while the weight is on the springs. This way you can lift the car for other work if you need to. Method 2: support the car under the inside of one of the lower wishbones, remove the pivot blocks, lift the car and the spring will drop out. without much fuss. The do the other side.
Gary

I can't imagine an air filter would be a cause of stalling, unless it is totally blocked with filth, and you would notice that. I forgot to mention, on my car I still have the original oil bath air cleaner, with used auto trans fluid. It worked 70 years ago, it still does.
Gary

If it isn't a silly question, is there a Bakelite spacer under the carb? If it is in contact with the manifold that will be hot enough to boil out the carb.
Gary

Further to the previous: the 19T gear on my car has two numbers, SW347537 and 101919. I am guessing the 19 on the latter refers to teeth, or is that too logical?
Gary

Well thanks for that Howard. I do have non-original tyres (15 in light truck), but somehow it all works for my car.
The 17 tooth gear has SW106317 on it, as far as I can see. The 19T gear is in the car, wait out on that one.
Gary

Hello all.
Does anyone know how many teeth on the speedo cable drive gear should have for relevant diff ratios?
My 49 has a 3.9 diff and 19 tooth gear, speedo works fine and is quite accurate. I found a 17 tooth gear in my hoard, what diff would this suit?
Cheers,
Gary

It worked! That was a well-hidden screw. Thank you Ross.
/Gary

Hello everyone. I need to remove the clock from the instrument panel (48-50). The last obstacle is the knob in the front face for setting the time, does this pull off or unscrew? Or is there another secret?
Gary