Thanks for that and also the link, the fuse was indeed blown and also damage to the fuse holder... sorted now,
Many thanks
Steve.

on my 1976 xjc.
can't seem to find a fuse allocated to the fans, Am I missing something ? is there a fuse hidden away etc, or other diagnostic to perform ?

cheers Steve.

Following on from my last two posts... I stripped the Carbs and found very little dirt and debris there , so boxed up and spoke to David Manners regarding ordering a manual Choke. During the conversation I pointed out that the a.e.d was only fitted last August and the car had only done around 100 Mi...

Hi all, as you can see from my previous thread regarding fuel flooding, I will be stripping and cleaning up the carbs, Problem is, I dont know what version they are in order to get a gasket kit. They both have a tab attached to the top bell housing stamped with the following. FZX1252R and FZX1252F, ...

Hi all and many thanks for your replies. So far I have discovered the following, but not yet resoved the problem. Under the bonnet yesterday, I discovered the following. The hot air pipeline from the exhaust manifold to the A.E.D was totally unlagged ( now re lagged ) The source of the Motor noise w...

Hi all. I am running a 1976 Daimler 4.2 coupe with twin SU 8 carbs and a newly fitted auto enrichment device. The car was still suffering from flooding, at the time, I also had an exhaust manifold leak so I took the car to my local mechanic, who promptly diagnosed the exhaust leak to be the cause of...

Hi all, has anyone done a conversion on their 4.2 ?
any comments / feedback
Thanks
Steve Ross

I used this kit http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-V8-TIMING-CHAIN-TENSIONER-KIT-XJ8-XK8-V8-S-TYPE-/180665985783?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a10882af7 a few bob, more but it included all the gaskets needed. Also many thanks to the club specialist tools shelf for posting the required...

Feedback on the tensioner and chain replacement. 105K miles The secondary tensioners; original plastic where present, one had lost its plastic top and was thus metal to chain, the other had a crack through its mid section. Primary tensioners where fine but both slippers had the commonly seen cracks ...

Hi all I'm a newcomer to the this forum and so by way of introducing myself I thought I would ask the above Question. My 1997 convertible has done 105K. I bought it Feb this year with last ten years of service history @2002 it had 62K on the clock. I contacted the previous dealership who confirmed t...

Sorted the problem monday afternoon, got a genuine jag pump from ebay for £35! compared to £70 or £76 from Barrats and Manners. So it all came apart easily enough and boxed up without too much of a hitch, gasket leaked first time so cleaned up tank side and smeared a bit of copperslip on the face an...

Al, many thanks for that, I'l let you know how things progress.

Cheers Steve.

Dhooo ! Its a 1976 daimler coupe twin carb..

Thanks, Steve.

Hi all , this is my first posting here following on from the article in this months mag about the website. And by coincidence I have a problem that I could do with some advice on.. On the way back from the Northern show yesterday, I switched tanks from left to right doing about 65 and within a minut...