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Thank you for your work on this.

Thanks. It would be great to hear if he has anything suitable.

HI Richard Thanks for your input. I have an early PA javelin with I believe a Salisbury 3HA axle - so, low fd ratio, 39/8 crown wheel/pinion, and hydro mech brake set up. Mine is noisy and far too much back lash. I have since done some research by investigating the forum more thoroughly, and also fi...

Anyone know the variations in the rear axles and diffs during the Javelin's life? Did the axles change when the brake set up changed to fully hydraulic?
Did the diff ratio ever change? Did the casing part numbers change?

Any tips gratefully received.

Hi David It is indeed a series 3 block - and one of the last I would presume re: serial number - meaning it has the rubber seal under the liners. Like other owners perhaps, I'll be rebuilding an engine up now from two engines: the one in question and another slightly earlier series 3 engine that is ...

Hi David Thanks for your reply. I've already tried Bill Lock - he doesn't have any. JCS has asked for quotes from manufacturers so the process will be not immediate. I might go for refacing, depending. Thing is, I rent space and allot time ( I'm free lance) for my classic car rebuilds - engine body ...

Anyone got a set of new cam followers for a Javelin/Jupiter engine ?

I'm in the process of an engine rebuild (with new camshaft), and JCS are out of stock.

Am loath to have old followers reground.

Thanks

Very intrigued by the period advert on page 29 of the current Jowetteer for the brake booster. What the additional cylinder seems to simply do is effectively reduce the bore size of the standard master cylinder. Presumably this would make the brakes a bit sharper - ie less pedal travel, but not easi...

Excellent news that laminated windscreens are now in the pipeline. I shall replace my crummy old toughened one as soon as....all the old ones are scratched to buggery - and we'll no longer have go through the tedious 'from the inside' rigmarole of the fitting the original type. These cars deserve it!

Hi All Can anyone who has fitted a pair of Weber 32 ICH to their Jupiter (or Javelin) give the choke size and jet sizes please that work. I may have found a pair of new old stock for a Jupiter resto project, but I need to be sure they're right. 32 ICH were fitted to a lot of different cars. Many tha...

The cleaning brushes I don't have. Getting some of those. Thanks.

Micro drills also available through watch repair dealers. Search eBay under watchmaking supplies.

Thanks for those tips with the pipe and ear. Will give them a go. BTW the choke set up is the same on the left hookers; the butterflies and accelerator linkage and holes in the bore of the carbs are reversed. I thought I could turn the butterfly spindles and linkage simply around, and fit 'right hoo...

Thank you Phillip, good to have that confirmed. The car is difficult to start from cold on full choke. Also it will not run below 1600 rpm even when warm without the choke flaps 3/4 closed. However it will start immediately when warm. To me this suggests a large air leak. I do not have a spare set o...

Can anyone - Keith ? Scott Renner? - who's played with the various Jowett Zenith carbs offer any help here? I have pair of 30 VM carbs that are for a left hand drive car I'm restoring. To get this pair to work has been difficult, despite complete strip down and rebuild. Now the Club technical notes ...