Running good, good compression/leakdown but smoking a little. Valve stem seals will probably fix that No big deal.
Might as well put on those SUs I got a while back while I’m at it.
Fresh paint on the intake manifolds would look good. Same for the cam covers.
Almost forgot those new suspension bushing that I never put on.
Those old wiring harnesses are really going to look crappy with everything else cleaned up
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Cya again, in ANOTHER year!!
Marv, do we need to do an intervention?
You know - “Drop the wrench and step away from the car”.
Pre-COVID, Tucson E-Type owners met every Monday morning to work on their cars. The group included Marv and other J-L members. We had to cease and desist with the onset of the pandemic.
Now you see what happens when we try to work on the E-Type with no support or even adult supervision.
Yeah, pulling that engine probably would have been worthwhile.
Forget a vaccine, the best medicine is a long day and a full tool kit. And when the gumption trap hits (Zen), I grab a few smaller components to recondition. I always find that screws and nuts and a set of taps and dies allows me to refocus when problems threaten to stop progress. Clean, re-thread, wire brush any scale and then a minute or two in the nickel plating bath. Works wonders. Then back to the bigger problem.
