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Each car is different, but the C/4 transmission shouldn't be too hard. The biggest challenge is releasing the stupid plastic clip that holds the chrome shifter cover to the shift lever, but it looks like you already did that! The clamps that secure the drive shaft inside the torque tube have to loos...

Hi Ron - I’m surprised Tom did not mention the time and effort he put into carving seat foam pieces back in 2003. Or perhaps you already found those Blog posts from back then. Sagging front seats is my problem too. Here in the UK owners of Jaguars are well served by suppliers of interior trim parts...

Sorry to hear you're having problems. It sounds like something in the linkage has worked itself loose. Unfortunately, access to the top of the gearbox will require you drop the transmission. The 330 comes out from inside the passenger compartment, but the C/4 drops from below after you disconnect th...

Hi Ron, As far as I know, no one makes the foam for these seats, and they're usually carved from foam blocks. Since your car is a SIII, the elastic bands have probably stretched and lost their support. It's not easy to remove the leather covers, rebuild the foam, and reinstall the old covers, but I ...

I'm looking for the same stuff, and have not found anything. If anyone calls Henk, let me know if he has any. It'll same me the phone call!

Tom

Hi Terry, The steering column hub is a tapered fit to the steering shaft, but often needs a puller. Try some heat on the aluminum hub and a sharp tap from a plastic or lead hammer. The hub puller you use has to push against the hollow steering shaft, but be careful not to damage the threads. You'll ...

Removing the air filter assembly doesn't seem that bad on a GTE and probably takes about 5 min, especially since you don't have to deal with vacuum lines or even fuel lines like on a Daytona! I was taught to screw the air filter housing with two nuts until we were sure the carbs were tuned properly ...

Hi Terry, A simple test is to get some wire and bypass the switch to make sure the voltage drop is not inside the switch. These headlight switches often fail because they can't handle the amount of current the headlights draw. Jim Simpson at ODD parts can rebuild these switches. A relay can be added...

When you flick the turn signal switch on your steering column, it energizes the circuit through the flasher. Think of the flasher can as a circuit breaker, and as the current running through it heats the internals up trips the circuit and cuts the current. As it cools, it reconnects until it heats u...

I use NGK as well BP6ES is what I used, but they no longer make non resistor plugs part #7333. They all have resistors. Some people run a 7 heat range, but I have found the hotter plug helps prevent fouling, but most people run either 6s or 7s with NGK. Other plug manufacturers list heat ranges diff...

I just measured hoods on both a SI and a SII car and the opening for the hood pads is dimensionally similar to within 1/2 an inch to each other.

Tom

the SI seal is for 250GTEs, and I don't believe were installed on the 330s. The SII seal in your pictures would be more correct for your interim car. That seal glues to the deck lid, and there is a thin u-shaped seal (some say plastic, some say rubber) for the pinch weld around the trunk opening on ...

I will try to take a look this week. Sorry about that. I got a little busy and forgot all about it!

Tom

Hi Drew, I smile whenever I read about the struggles of doing a simple belt change. This is almost EVERY DAY of my life as a Ferrari mechanic! I am lucky to have understanding customers, but for those who don't understand how much time it takes to simply replace an A/C belt, it's hard to stomach 2 h...

Hi Steve, I have a jug of carburetor cleaning fluid that I googled years ago and use it diluted with water. Amazon sells a bunch of that stuff, but almost any kind of soap will work. Dawn dish soap works fine, and even dishwashing machine soap in powder form. Just be careful how strong the solution ...