Hi, could you tell me if Daimler made a manual gearbox version of the Mk2, and if so, how many were built. Is there a conversion I can do to convert an automatic into a manual. Could I fit an overdrive. Any information would be great. Did the Mk2 Jaguar have a manual box. Many thanks for looking
"Michael Musgrave" wrote in message news:drat01$u11$ snipped-for-privacy@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
my mk2 jag was manual with o/d with the 3.4 straight 6
mrcheerful
I forgot to mention that the car I am talking about is a Daimler Mk2 250 V8. How many were made with the manual gearbox?
. Did the Mk2 Jaguar have a manual box.
Yes and I think it was a Moss box, is a bit awkward to use apparently
Yes they did - but the majority were autos.
IIRC, the Daimler didn't use the crunchy Moss box that Jaguar did, but an Austin unit. And they did have an overdrive, but not sure if this was standard. The easiest way to convert would be by using parts from a donor car. The best way IMHO would be to convert to a modern 5 speed unit - specialists can do the parts, although it won't be cheap.
The majority of MK2 Jaguar are manual. Towards the end of the run they got a Jaguar rather than Moss box with better synchromesh.
While I agree that's sensible, I always feel it's a bit of a shame to go for 5 speed instead of 4 + overdrive. I can't believe I'm alone in that I really enjoy driving with an overdrive 'box.
The gearchange on the one I saw was very different from the Moss on a Jag
- it was much longer with the pivot further forward - perhaps to allow a bench front seat?
The Moss box is actually quite pleasant to use - provided you don't hurry it. The synchromesh is poor by modern standards, so double declutching is the way to go.
Probably the best way to describe the Moss box is that it has enough synchromesh to get in the way but not enough to do any good. When you find a supposedly synchro. gearbox where the sweetest change is from 2nd down into the unsynchroed 1st you know there is room for improvement somewhere.
Ron Robinson
Love it. ;-)
My sentiments entirely, so you are not alone.
For real overdrive pleasure, try driving the Rover P5 which had a kick-down switch under the accelerator pedal to turn off the overdrive for quick overtaking, and turned it back on when you lifted off. A bit like a 2-speed automatic on a 4-speed manual box.
Jim
"Jim Warren" realised it was Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:44:05 GMT and decided it was time to write:
Hmmm, interesting. I could easily rig that up in my Spitfire.
Rover tended to keep the overall gearing rather low to make this feature of any use. In fact they cautioned that the car could exceed maximum safe engine RPM in fourth gear. Most overdrives were designed to give peak economy - ie a step up gear from the normal top, with maximum speed usually obtained in top.
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