With the end of 2019 and the start of 2020 coming, I think it’s a good time to reminisce and remember the threads and posts of 2019.

So best threads - possible list of subjects below and nominations welcome.

1. Best Technical How To
1a) Engine
1b) Electrical
1c) Bodywork

2. Best rescue/save

3. Best Call for aid/ Damsel in distress

4. Weirdest Problem

5. Longest time to fix/resolve a problem

6. Funniest Thread

7. Best Innovation

This is just my first draft list of possible subjects.

Let the discussions begin.

 

Been looking back at some of my favorite threads of 2019, so some of my nominations are

1) Best Technical
1c) Bodywork - any of RD's quality repairs to his 2002 XK8 - latest here
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ir-how-225316/

3) Best Call for Help/Damsel in Distress
March2019 - Mia Mi's call reg. (quote) "....my mechanic does not know how to make timing right"
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...rebuit-214916/

4) Weirdest Problem
Ryan B's Trunk Won't close
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-close-214773/


5) Longest Time to Resolve/Fix a problem
Fre801's June 2019 post about his VIN message at start-up
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...solved-126852/

6) Funniest Thread
Toss up between our eldar Texan Stateman's
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...s-tank-214573/
and
Johnken's "... don't do this""
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...o-file-213346/

 

In my opinion:

7. Best Innovation

83mm throttlebody

Lots of work and collaboration has been going into this

 

1b) Best technical electrical thread
How about Dale and Madhatter’s discussion on the CAN bus
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-no-sc-222041/
I’ll be generous if I said I understood half of it.
The nearest I get to a CAN sniffer is when I walk the dog and he finds a trash can. LOL!

 

best altruistic thread :

David Yau's VERY swell calendar give-a-way.

Z.

 

What a great idea. Hmmm, how can I phrase it? How about a category with most responses, abandoned thread.

Nah, it sounds too negative, though there have been a few where we, yourself included, spent a lot of typing to help the new poster out. . . And feedback just disappears.

Wonder what ever happened to them, hopefully they figured it out and moved on.

John

 

My vote for #
2 Best Rescue/Save

Rezzz'z purrrty red coupe. It was a multi year effort that finished in 2019 with a spectacular result.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...6/#post2088966

 

For No6 Funniest, how about Scott’s July thread?
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...h-dope-221136/

 

How about Stu46h’s inspirational 2019 thread on front timing chain and tensioners removal and replacement?

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...-214569/page3/