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From: Upper Midwest, USA
Hello!
Brand new member to the forum and pretty new Jaguar owner.
I'm a mediocre mechanic and a mediocre electrician so a 1989 XJ-S seems like a terrible match.
But I bought one anyway because I love love love the way it looks.
I'll probably post in more detail looking for advice, but I recently confirmed the engine is seized.
I have a growing body of evidence to suggest that neither of the previous owners had any idea
what they were doing, so for all I know someone ran it without oil.
My goal is to have a fun and reliable, if not somewhat overpowered, cruiser so I might do a
drive train swap. I know I know, I'm ripping out the heart of a beautiful car, but I'd rather
have it on the road than sitting in my garage. I'd feel differently if the engine didn't seem shot.
Hopefully if I do go through with that, my car parts can contribute to keeping
others on the road too.
Anyway, looking forward to being here and learning through out my adventure
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I'm a mediocre mechanic and a mediocre electrician so a 1989 XJ-S seems like a terrible match.
But I bought one anyway because I love love love the way it looks.
I'll probably post in more detail looking for advice, but I recently confirmed the engine is seized.
I have a growing body of evidence to suggest that neither of the previous owners had any idea
what they were doing, so for all I know someone ran it without oil.
My goal is to have a fun and reliable, if not somewhat overpowered, cruiser so I might do a
drive train swap. I know I know, I'm ripping out the heart of a beautiful car, but I'd rather
have it on the road than sitting in my garage. I'd feel differently if the engine didn't seem shot.
Hopefully if I do go through with that, my car parts can contribute to keeping
others on the road too.
Anyway, looking forward to being here and learning through out my adventure
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From: Durham, UK
Welcome to the forums Hdptrequalsnull,
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums and the challenges ahead.
Graham
Good to have you with us.
Follow this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/xjs-x27-32/ to the XJS forum for help, advice and information. The 'HOW TO' thread at the top is a good place to start for information on regular issues. You can also use the US Midwest Region forum by following this link https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/us-midwest-39/ to find other members in your region.
Please read the guidance for new members ( https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/n...ned-up-241802/ ) which answers many of the most frequent questions about getting started.
Enjoy the forums and the challenges ahead.
Graham
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Welcome to Jaguar Forums Hdptrequalsnull,
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
Good to have you with us.
Enjoy the forum.
If you haven't done so already you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.
If you need help with getting around and using the forum follow this link for some help Forum Help
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From: Tehama County, California, USA
Hello,
Congratulations on your new Jaguar XJS!
You will find our XJS Gurus to be Very helpful, answering whatever questions you might have, and telling/showing you how to do whatever needs donel
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
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Congratulations on your new Jaguar XJS!
You will find our XJS Gurus to be Very helpful, answering whatever questions you might have, and telling/showing you how to do whatever needs donel
Welcome to the forums from ElinorB.
(';')
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