Issue 9 Winter 2018 £5.95 OWNERS’ CLUB The technical guide to all Jensen models COMPLETE 1000s BESPOKE JENSEN TRIMMING OF PARTS RESTORATION CAR SALES SERVICES IN STOCK 01962 779 556 Unit 1, Itchen Abbas Business Centre, Main Road, [email protected] www.jensenparts.co.uk Itchen Abbas, Winchester, SO21 1BQ Editorial elcome to Torque 9 magazine. the after-market hoses is not as good as those originally fitted by WI hope you enjoy reading it. In the manufacturer. The same is true of a number of spares that we this edition we’ve got an excellent buy – e.g. rubber engine mounts, which seem to perish after all too article by 541 Registrar Dave short a time. But, in fairness to specialist suppliers, their order runs Turnage on investigation and repair are such that an OEM component would be so expensive to retail that of 541 cylinder heads. We’ve also got they would never sell them in any great quantity, let alone generate a two very interesting articles about profit. You get what you’re prepared to pay for. Interceptor restorations, which are quite different; one is much more in Yet some manufacturers offer long guarantees/warranties with their the “like for like” mould, the other cars, notably Kia with a seven year period; other market leaders is much more like a modernisation Hyundai, Mitsubishi, SsangYong, Subaru and Toyota all offer five of an Interceptor in the same vein as JIA Automotive’ s cars, but year periods. They must have confidence in their components that based on doing much of the work themselves. they have fitted to their new cars. So, perhaps, the answer is to buy replacement parts from such manufacturers wherever possible? At the recent NEC show someone approached me on the Jensen stand Admittedly, their cars will all have fuel injection (so greater pressure asking what I thought about keeping patina v total restoration? He in their fuel lines), but – assuming the pipe diameter is suitable for the owned 8 pre-war Cadillacs. Hmmm. “Well”, I said, looking at The petrol flow for a carburettor - they might be a better bet. Over to you! White Lady (the original pre-war Jensen car) on our stand – “that car has a huge amount of patina – but I am sure that it will have to lose much of it in order to be even partially restored, and I’m sure that Joerg will make a wonderful job of it, and it will look beautiful. But then, (pointing across at the adjacent Bristol stand), those superb 404s don’t look quite right – they look too modern somehow?” And so they Paul did, even though their paintwork was flawless (not sure about their colours though), but they didn’t look, well, right somehow................. The Cadillac owner agreed with me. So, to keep the patina or to do a full restoration – the choice is entirely up to the owner. It’s their car, and absolutely their choice. My own FF is a mixture of the two, which is more the way that it has evolved rather than anything else. So be it! Recently there have been many reports of dangerous car fires caused by leaking fuel lines on our cars – Rob Heydon wrote about his frightening experience with his Jensen Healey in #262 magazine. The problem appears to be the short service life of the fuel line hoses that are available to us; even three year old hoses are apparently failing. Ethanol in fuel is also perhaps adding to the problem. What to do? I’m not sure, but I am convinced that the quality of some of A reminder - I must rustproof the chassis tubes again Disclaimer endeavours to take good care of all material submitted, but cannot be held responsible for loss or damage, nor can it guarantee a specific The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are purely those publication date. Advertising is accepted on the basis that there is no of the contributors and should not be construed as the policies of the guarantee of a specific publication date and that the Club has the right Editor, the Committee, or the Club. 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The Club Owners’ Club members only. 3 Contents Committee Chairman* Membership Secretary Editorial 3 Shaun Winfield Darren Barnes Chairman’s Interception 5 07969 129382 07973 961640 [email protected] [email protected] Investigation and repair of 541 26 Foster Park Road, Denholme, Bradford, W. Yorks BD13 4BE Cylinder Head failure Treasurer* Dave Turnage 6 Ian Roberts General Secretary* (07920) 055153 & Club Archivist Restoration of my Jensen Interceptor Mk III 19 [email protected] John Lane Kevin Fogarty Edwinstowe, Hambledown Road, (0151) 9249621 Denmead, Waterlooville, [email protected] Check your flaps for cracks..... 29 Hampshire PO7 6EP 1 The Cloisters, Crosby, Rich Streeter Merseyside L23 3DA An ultimate Interceptor 32 International Weekend C-V8 Registrar Tony Miller Stuart Allan John Staddon (07712) 767533 (020) 8291 7464 An ultimate Interceptor - outline build [email protected] [email protected] sheet with contacts 37 Tony Miller Concours Secretary Interceptor Registrar Keith Lee Stuart Turner VACANT(0151) FOR3364562 2019 (07814) 039889 [email protected] [email protected] Regalia Secretary Int’ceptor Variants Reg. Mrs Raj Mangroo Tim Clark 07740 142583 (01322) 333484 [email protected] [email protected] i PR & Media Secretary FF Registrar Nic Cooper Dave Barnett (07860) 467253 (01708) 456439 Cover image: The JOC stand at the Nov 2018 NEC, photo [email protected] [email protected] courtesy of Nic Cooper:- Background - Joerg Huesken’s IT Officer Jensen-Healey Reg. prototype S-type “The White Lady” (the first Jensen ever), Zac Marshall Helen Newby Foreground - David Davies’ Jensen S-type (0117) 9792759 (01653) 628537 [email protected] [email protected] Early Cars Registrar S-V8 Registrar Joerg Huesken Chris Watts +49 172 3543210 07973 135219 [email protected] [email protected] 541 Area Co-ordinator Registrars John Pym David & Jane 07831 777665 Turnage [email protected] (01206) 273140 [email protected] * Executive Committee Members MAGAZINE Editor, JOC Magazine Editorial Paul Strange & Advertising Asst. Tel (01327) 700217 TEMPORARY Stuart Turner Mob 07767 672085 07814 039889 [email protected] [email protected] 22 Cross Street, Daventry, 66 Riverside Way, Hanham, Bristol Northants NN11 9ES BS15 3TF. 4 Chairman’s Interception A view from the bridge t has been a while since we published A recent case in point was my need to change the alternator. It had Ian edition of Torque. Our Editor has decided it could only make electricity if the car was progressing at been working away over several months over the maximum legal speed limit. So, a new alternator sourced, a collating a number of articles that good friend and myself set off to change the alternator. Needless to hopefully will either assist members with say, it did not go to plan. The belts we had would not fit. The new ones various projects you are engaged in or were still too short. I know, I should have used a piece of string around inspire you to have a go yourself. the pulleys to get the right length. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. But suitable belts were found and fitted and success, it made electricity As has been customary in other issues, the again. Problem would appear to be that the pulley on the fairly new Chairman has provided an introduction Sanden A/C unit and on the new alternator were of a slightly larger to the edition covering a range of issues. diameter than the old ones. Live and learn, but not the end of the However, when I sat down to write something, I was at a little bit of a story. On the way home, the car failed to proceed, in a carbon copy loss as to what I could come up with. I needed some inspiration and to of the episode in France when I proved that the fuel gauge doesn’t find some, hopefully, I dug out my back copies of Torque to see what actually go onto the E when empty. Suspected a blocked fuel filter. previous Chairmen had to say. Car back home into the garage. I do love recovery trucks (not). So, did this trip through back editions provide inspiration? Well yes Push the car out, jack it up, changed the filter (it wasn’t blocked), and no. The yes being all the good advice about regularly checking but no matter what we tried to do it turned over but wouldn’t fire. things on your Jensen that you wouldn’t necessarily consider on a Then retrace steps made in fitting the alternator.