Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pa. 1986 XJ6 S3
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Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pa. 1986 XJ6 S3
Its great to be here! I recently bought a 1986 XJ6 S3 with 43K miles on it. It sat in a garage for 12 years after it's owner passed away but seems to have weathered the decade of inactivity with relatively few problems.
I'm 52 years old and this is "my" 1st Jag, although my father had a 90 Varden Plas (sp?) for several years. The car is in nice shape but the rear brake calipers are shot...I'm quite surprised how much of a job it is to replace the back calipers and rotors, with the rotors residing next to the rear differential instead of at the wheel!
Other problems include a quirky heater/climate control that likes to blow cold air on occasion during cold weather and a non functioning cruise control. One by one these will be fixed up as the car is just too nice to let it deteriorate.
I appreciate any and all help from the members...please feel free to get hold of me if I can be of help to others!
Jim
I'm 52 years old and this is "my" 1st Jag, although my father had a 90 Varden Plas (sp?) for several years. The car is in nice shape but the rear brake calipers are shot...I'm quite surprised how much of a job it is to replace the back calipers and rotors, with the rotors residing next to the rear differential instead of at the wheel!
Other problems include a quirky heater/climate control that likes to blow cold air on occasion during cold weather and a non functioning cruise control. One by one these will be fixed up as the car is just too nice to let it deteriorate.
I appreciate any and all help from the members...please feel free to get hold of me if I can be of help to others!
Jim
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Welcome to the forum Jim,
Those inboard discs are a beautiful piece of engineering unless you happen to be hanging upside down underneath working on the brakes!
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Graham
Those inboard discs are a beautiful piece of engineering unless you happen to be hanging upside down underneath working on the brakes!
Follow this link XJ6 & XJ12 Series I, II & III - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum to the XJ6 Series III section for help, advice and information.
Remember to add vehicle details to your Signature to help others to give relevant advice. Go to the User CP button on the left of the top menu bar, then Settings & Options under Your Control Panel. Select Edit Signature and enter the details.
You can also visit the US North East Region section by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/north-east-us-me-nh-vt-ma-ri-ct-nj-ny-pa-35/ to find other members in your region.
Enjoy the forum.
Graham
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Its great to be here! I recently bought a 1986 XJ6 S3 with 43K miles on it. It sat in a garage for 12 years after it's owner passed away but seems to have weathered the decade of inactivity with relatively few problems.
I'm 52 years old and this is "my" 1st Jag, although my father had a 90 Varden Plas (sp?) for several years. The car is in nice shape but the rear brake calipers are shot...I'm quite surprised how much of a job it is to replace the back calipers and rotors, with the rotors residing next to the rear differential instead of at the wheel!
Other problems include a quirky heater/climate control that likes to blow cold air on occasion during cold weather and a non functioning cruise control. One by one these will be fixed up as the car is just too nice to let it deteriorate.
I appreciate any and all help from the members...please feel free to get hold of me if I can be of help to others!
Jim
I'm 52 years old and this is "my" 1st Jag, although my father had a 90 Varden Plas (sp?) for several years. The car is in nice shape but the rear brake calipers are shot...I'm quite surprised how much of a job it is to replace the back calipers and rotors, with the rotors residing next to the rear differential instead of at the wheel!
Other problems include a quirky heater/climate control that likes to blow cold air on occasion during cold weather and a non functioning cruise control. One by one these will be fixed up as the car is just too nice to let it deteriorate.
I appreciate any and all help from the members...please feel free to get hold of me if I can be of help to others!
Jim
Welcome! Jim here, too. I am also a brand new member of the Forum.
I'm originally from Pittsburgh (Mt. Lebanon) too, but that's ancient history - Moved away in 1971.
Hope you'll find the Forum as useful as I have already!
Hey Jim, welcome aboard....... good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums
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