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I guess you could say I purchased this for my 87 XJSC. I had a few spokes leaking air on one of my wheels. So I purchased a manual tire changer, broke it down and cleaned it, then resealed the spokes where they came through the rim. Works great. Cheaper than sending it back to Dayton Wheels and better than a Inner Tube. Also bought a Horn Relay, but still did not fix that.
Air pump piping delete today. Not too difficult. Had a bit of trouble getting the air rails out without disconnecting and file lines. I did drop the rear caps off the intakes to move the balance pipe out of the way.
Air pump piping delete today. Not too difficult. Had a bit of trouble getting the air rails out without disconnecting and file lines. I did drop the rear caps off the intakes to move the balance pipe out of the way.
It does clean things up a bit.
Good work!
Are those fuel lines original to the car? If so, you might wanna add them to your "to do" list.
Sound advice Doug! Braided line is ordered already. And custom fuel rails are in the works as well! Any advice on an actual good technique for extracting these lines from the grip of those tiny steel washer clamps? I understand that is quite difficult.
New snakes for the snake pit are also on the way. Red ones! Taylor 10.4mm, 50 ohms/ft.
And before anyone points it out for me... Yellow fan. I know. Checked again. Still safe. Going with efans and a custom shroud. Still working out the design there. Soon.
I'm currently taking my new old XJ6 axle apart. It is exactly, apart from a weld, the same as the XJ-S version. Probably due to a change in construction methods.
The PITA are again my favorite parts: the ful-scum shafts... Bloody f**king little pi**ers... We decided to create a new curse here: Custard. A mix of c**t and bast**d. That has been used quite a lot on my old axle...
Today I am continuing troubleshooting an intermittent problem where all the cylinders flood with gas and cause a hydraulic lock sometimes. Once I get more information I'll post my problem. It's not a shorted injector harness; I figured that much. frustrated but hopeful
Got myself a 'Discarnect' Battery Isolation Switch £3-45 on ebay! and fitted it on my 1990 XJS V12
I've also got one on one of my other XJS V12's and wouldn't be without it, as its one of the best pieces of kit that I have ever bought as it eliminates any accidental Battery Drain and as a result my Car always Starts First Time!
And also re-plumbed the Windscreen Washers to get them working again for the MOT.
I used the marine grade battery switch and highly recommend it. No more battery drain. I used marine grade as they are less prone to sparking and I thought that would be best as its beside the fuel tank.
Also I don't need to remove the battery cover to turn it on or off
I mounted a Climatron A/C amplifier from Jag Prestige in Australia to replace the original C45402
It was a pleasure to hear flaps moving and to get some else than cold air at high fan speed from the vents... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ws/eBayIS...m=331934812351
At the same time I mounted the LH side air channel from the main unit sourced from Just XJS. Nice to be able to fix the cover next to my right foot properly now.
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It has irritated me for some time that washer filler strap was broken. Today I did a search and Bingo, there it was on eBay. $18.95 including shipping. Well pleased. Now, what's next?
It has irritated me for some time that washer filler strap was broken. Today I did a search and Bingo, there it was on eBay. $18.95 including shipping. Well pleased. Now, what's next?
The cap, DAC4888 is just £2.75 from Jaguar. Not sure what $ price it is but order via your local Jaguar Dealer and there are no shipping charges. One of their warehouses is in the US so it might be readily available over there.
The cap, DAC4888 is just £2.75 from Jaguar. Not sure what $ price it is but order via your local Jaguar Dealer and there are no shipping charges. One of their warehouses is in the US so it might be readily available over there.
Paul
looks like another road trip to Mobile Ala. then...
they did my ign keys $10.00 us verses 45 for the lock smiths here...
we make a day of it with the family... Lunch and shopping and all.....
Well, more POr15, as my can dried out (seemed a little hole was still in the lid), some copper ease, some nitrile gloves and a partridge in a pear-tree!
Time to assemble that front subframe - at last!
The first of the jobs to finish (without the brakes as I won't be driving the old gal for a few more months).
09-18-2016, 12:15 PM
