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Title: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 09:27:48

My XJ40 is terminally ill, sad day today.  Now I have the job of stripping bits and listing on flea bay :'(

Title: Re: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: mick-1975 on 01 April 2007, 19:23:50

HI SORRY ABOUT THE JAG WHAT HAS GONE WRONG WITH IT?
  
    THIS MIGHT JUST CHEER YOU UP
 I HAVE TO HAVE A XJ40 3.6 AUTO THAT I AM TRYING TO SELL
 OR BREAK FOR SPARES
  THE WHOLE CAR IS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED ANYTHINGN
    ENGINE AND GEARBOX ARE GREAT AND CAN BE HEARD RUNNING
     MICK.. :y
                HOPE THIS HELPS

Title: Re: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 19:27:33

Thanks for the offer, but I have anJaguar Sport XJR to replace it, and hopefully an 89 Series 3 6L V12 Sov, coming next week; as a weekend car.

I'll be breaking the XJ40 Sov, it has good XJS alloys with good tyres.

Title: Re: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 01 April 2007, 19:33:15

What was the final nail in the coffin....standard Jag tin worm?

Title: Re: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: mick-1975 on 01 April 2007, 19:39:00

 :yTHE CAR WOULDNT HAPPEN TO BE BURGUNDY WOULD IT?

Title: Re: Sad Day XJ40 died
Post by: jamie on 01 April 2007, 20:45:20

Hydraulic failure killed the beast. Not worth removing the hydro suspension and hydro brake servo and replacing with conventional parts, also coupled with failing rack :'(.  Tin worm can be a problem, but any BL car of the time was infected at build, they had a guy with a big tin of the worms at the end of the production lines, inserting them into all the little holes designed for rustproofing, was cheaper than waxoyl :)  Most Fords and Vaux of the same time also got a good dose :)

She was white some photos here  http://www.iecd.co.uk/ScratchPad/temp/