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if you are reading this you will know the bb's are back on line, have a good old look round the new website, check out some of the new features, post on the new bb's with your thoughts

we owe Peter Ford and Paul Sinnott a huge thanks for the thousands of hours they have put in to get this website back up and running, enjoy

Baht time too......nice to see everyone....Thanks Peter and Paul ...theres a joke in there somewhere!!!/.......I still have the upper clas of vehicle being the Daimler Super V 8 in fantastic condition.....although we seem to be running out of cars......hope we are having a nice tidy forum at Newby Hall...none of this parking anywhere business ....Joe

Always special parking for you Joey. Reserved and nice and close to a tannoy post. No need to bring your deaf aid. Done our best for you again. M

good to be back......


XJ8 recently passed the MOT with flying colours, not bad for 12 years old.......

planning on replacing all the headlights with some new ones i have, and installing a metal coolant tower to the engine ,

Had to fit a new battery last month , the RAC one i bought four years ago died , about six months after its warrantee run out , so i took the plunge and bought a genuine Jag one for £109 , starts on the button now , no worries , lol

some nice person drove into my rear drivers side door in a car park , putting a huge dent into it, took a while , but found a top quality replacement in the right colour for £50 , and two hours work ,

BB

BB nice to see business is booming.....you sure do put the time in on your old bus.....whats this water tower ???

See my article on page 38 of the October 2009 JE magazine, Joe.

Part is available for most V8 Jaguars with perhaps minor variations. However, I am unsure if that part is used for supercharged models.

The ali thermostat tower unit is a none Jaguar produced aftermarket part, manufactured to get around common cracking and rotating thread insert problems experienced with the original fit plastic tower. Age and heat eventually take their toll and the unit has a tendency to disintegrate. I got my plastic unit off as soon as this product became available. I am glad it has gone as I distrust plastic longevity when heat and pressure is around. Heat and thermoset plastic do not go well together.

One word of warning about the ali unit. The thread on the top of the tower finishes with a very sharp edge. Although I torqued to the correct figure, that edge destroyed the supplied O-ring. I went for months with a flat rubber washer as a replacement but that eventually began to leak. Now I have a flat fibre washer doing the job which works well.

Norman Motors, North East Jag Spares and other usual suppliers can provide one. Price is similar to the Jaguar OE unit. In my opinion, fitting a replacement in plastic is a no brainer.

A pic here for your interest.

Mike

Nice to see the BB on line. Now I have something to do in the evenings. LOL!!!

yes good news indeed, a huge effort from all concerned to get us back, nice to have you back along with some other well known names, enjoy and get posting!!!