One would imagine that you could draw on that experience and be gracious enough to accept an apology when it was offered.

 

Quickly going back to Waxoyl. When I applied this to my car it was in the middle of winter in a cold lockup garage. The Waxoyl was very thick and it seemed the only way to apply it was with a brush. I got around this by standing the can in front of my heater for a couple of hours to warm up the Waxoyl so it was more of a liquid and then sprayed it into all the nooks and crannies I could get an air gun nozzle into. Once it had cooled back down there is no doubt it has the ability to "SKIN" and sticks to any surface. My only concern would be if in the future I had to do a repair which involved welding as I am not sure if Waxoyl is flammable or not and all external surfaces would have to be well cleaned before painting.

 

I said Thank You. What more would you suggest?

 

Less snarky comments.
I suggest we draw a line at this point.

 

Line drawn ~ no snarky comments present at all ~ just facts and experience. I will pick out a non well traveled person in a heartbeat and their bias. They don't absorb the local culture. I suggest you counsel the person that started this.

Have a great day & evening.

 

BTW ~ I know a lot more about all Mercedes Benz/AMG motorcars than I know about Jaguars. Same applies to their trucks & busses.

 

I agree with Norrie the moderator that this forum is not the place to get into confrontations.
I have always viewed it as a place to assist each other in maintaining our Jaguar vehicles.
In my 63+ years of driving I have owned heaps of other vehicles including Renault, MG, Austin, Mercedes, Ford (English, American, Australian, Spanish), GM Holden, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Toyota. Nissan, Etc.
The most reliable have been Australian made Ford Falcons and Japanese sourced Mitsubishi cars.
However, Jaguars are my favourites as I know them well and appreciate the ethos that surrounds them as a standout type. (I have been driving them since 1964)
So, let's stop the crud about what car is better and what a mechanic knows or does not know.
Let's get back to the basics of enjoying our Jaguars (with a little self flaggetation)
Cheers

 

Hear hear! Agreed 100%. Where I come from Benz & Toyota are considered the most reliable vehicles that will do the highest mileages trouble free in SA's torrid, harsh conditions. They are all our greater family drives for those reasons.

 

I thought I would start with the simplest solution first. This electronic AC thermostat is an absolute piece of garbage - don't waste your time or money on one.


So I moved on to @JeffR1 's idea and bought a 2rpm 12 volt reversible gear motor.


I wasn't sure if 2rpm was going to be slow but it's just about the right speed for adjusting the temp.
https://youtube.com/shorts/28Z557j3yJ0?feature=share


I screwed together two 6mm mounting hubs to connect the gearbox to the AC thermostat that came with my unit.


The thermostat on the left and the gearbox on the right are both solidly mounted to brackets while the hubs connect the motion shafts.


Unfortunately the wire terminals on the motor are extremely undersized and broke off. So this one is going back to Amazon and I'll find one with better wire terminals. But the idea is sound and this is going to work well.

 

Just a quick comment on German vehicles. In the early '70's I bought a BMW motorcycle (R60/5) at the factory in West Berlin and drove it all through the middle east, some of Asia and sold it in Perth. I did nothing nice to it and it never let me down. Didn't even use any oil. Then when I got ready to leave Vermont to come to LA to seek my fortune, I bought a 1970 280sl (from a guy on unemployment) and drove it straight across, no issues. Sold it for a nice profit too. I don't know much about modern Mercedes, but those 70's vehicles were superheroes! Just two useless cents

 

To close the story on my 420, I found a buyer in Maine who wants to get back into a vintage Jaguar. He works in a body shop so he has the expertise and knowledge to take the car to the next step. The car left my house yesterday on it's way east and should be there soon.

I want to offer a sincere thank you for all the help and fun this community offered along the way. I've always said that a classic car is only as good as the community that supports it and once again I count myself lucky to find this forum.

What's next for me? I'm starting my search for the next Jaguar project. I looked at a Mk IX last night which was tempting but not sure that's the one. Maybe a Mk II or S-type? All I know is that the older the better!

 

Hey Thorsen -- what about a MKI? I think it looks better than a Mk2 (my eyes) I drove one at university in the 60's - 70's and loved it. 3.4 1959 disc brakes! Love the bi-sexual dash layout!

 

I'd be interested in selling mine. It's not original though, I have put in a 5 speed transmission and EFI. All reversible if you desired to go back to original.

 

jagboi64 -- what color is your car wearing? I mean, what's it called? Thanks

 

I seem to remember JB saying that it was not Jaguar Opalescent Maroon but close.

 

I was talking to him about it and he said it was Jaguar Crimson.

 

It's 1990 Crimson. Code CFF or CEV.

 

Closing out this thread, today I brought home a 1974 XJ12L. The picture doesn't do it justice but it's a beautiful pale yellow.
I picked it up cheap because someone pulled the Jag V12 and stuck a small block Chevy under the hood. My plan for now is to drive it as-is and start looking for the proper V12 to stick under the hood or be more adventurous and stick in a supercharged AJ16.


I'll be over on the XJ6 forum documenting my work there. Once again thank you to all for your guidance, help, and sanity checks with my 420.

 

Thorsen
Don't go for the original V12 carbie engine fitted to that year (1974)
I had one for 2 years and it was extremely thirsty.
13 Miles per gallon round town and 17 on the open road and they were imperial gallons which are 20% bigger than US gallons.
I reckon the AJ16 engine is the way to go. Even the non-supercharged engine is very powerful and surprisingly economical.
My X300 does 23mpg around town and 28mpg on the highway (imperial gallons).
See you on the XJ forum
Cheers

 

If I had the time and money and followed the V12 route, I'd try to build an engine on the lines of those used in the TWR XJS racers. They used the flat head with their own piston design. It achieved many of the combustion advantages of the May head with much better breathing. The AJ16 is also a great engine. What about fitting a centrifugal supercharger to an originally NA engine? It could achieve the same peak power with much better efficiency.