Hi,

I have a 1967 series 1.1/2 2+2.
As such the car has no air conditioning (and it can't be installed).
The problem is that all the heat from the engine comes inside the car and even driving in a fresh day one feels like beeing in an oven...
I love driving my jag, but i wouldn't mind doing so without sweating as much!

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to stop the heat from entering in the interior of the car?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

M

Submitted by NE52-32043 on Thu, 06/01/2006 - 15:39

As noted by others, this is a common problem with these cars. I have used Koolmat with great success in both Series II and III cars. www.koolmat.com. They offer a pre-cut kit for the E-type, which makes the job much easier. You still have to trim a little bit, but all of the pieces are pre-cut and fit together fairly easily. You do have to remove the seats, carpets, undermats and center console to install it, but well worth the effort, IMHO.

Steve Weinstein'
70 XKE FHC
69 XKE OTS
Former '72 2+2 owner

Submitted by bonnettoboot@e… on Mon, 05/29/2006 - 19:15

Air conditionong can be fitted! But, where is the heat coming from? Perhaps the heater valve is stuck open and the air flap is in the open position, check them both by having someone operate the controls and look to see if they both work. Otherwise pull up all the carpeting and see where the gaps/holes are, especially check the rubber seal under the gear lever cover! it should be possible to seal everything. Jaguar affectionado and etc.

Submitted by mfrank@westnet.com on Sun, 05/28/2006 - 08:45

A few suggestions:

1) There should be a very thick piece of foam rubber on top of your transmission, visible from underneath the car. It's a very strange place to fit foam rubber, and often it gets left out by mechanics and rebuilders. If it's not there, hot air from the exhaust fills the tunnel. To install it, you have to take the tunnel cover off from inside the car. This is a time consuming job, as you have to remove the seats, radio console, cubby box and carpet to reach the cover.

2) Make sure there are no holes in the floor pan, and that all the grommets in the firewall are in good shape. You'd be surprised how much hot air can be forced through even a small hole in the firewall.

3) If all else fails, insulate the floor. I've found the best product for this isn't any of the commercially available insulators. Instead, I use 1/8" thick ceramic paper, which is usually used a insualtion for boilers and kilns. It has incredible thermal resistance, yet is so thin that it doesn't bulk up the carpet. You need to cut it to shape and apply it with contact adhesive. Available from industrial supply places, like McMaster Carr.

Submitted by Myobb@freenet.de on Sun, 05/28/2006 - 04:23

This is a long standing problem, common to most E-Types , particularly hard tops. The only rememdy I have come across is to gut the interior & lavishly install something like Dynamat especially around the footwells & over the transmission tunnel or in fact every surface that you can think of! This material can be purchased from Classic Jaguar in Houston or look at the Dynamat Web site. One additional advantage is that it also acts as a sound deadening material - important in Roadsters.