Hi everyone,
I recently acquired a 1972 Jaguar XKE v12. Its willow green with tan interior. Absolutely beautiful from a few feed away. Has some rust and cosmetic flaws. It was sitting for a few years. Before putting in a new battery and cranking it, i want to clean it up the interior and exterior. then:
- pull the plugs and spray lubricant down the cylinders.
- oil change
- new fuel filter
- drain the tank.
- change tranny/gear oil (before driving it)
- ???

i was told that it ran before it was parked, so i am hoping it still runs. The 4 carburators are sort of scary. I have a small amount of experience with 4 cylinder single carb engines, not a mechanic, just a weekend warrior. But this engine, its a beast. I am looking forward to getting it running, and driving her around. It will be used as a pleasure mobile.

Looking forward to asking you guys all the questions and searching through the forum.
Thanks
Nima

BTW. the attached photo is of the car being loaded into the trailer. good thing the wheels were free, because the winch barely made it.

 

Welcome to the forum Nima,

Good to have you with us.
You will get good advice if you ask in the tech section E type ( XK-E ) - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Maybe you will enjoy the regional section also Lower Atlantic - NC SC FL GA - Jaguar Forums - Jaguar Enthusiasts Forum
Enjoy the forum.

If you haven't already done so you should add your car details to your signature to help others to help you.

 

Welcome to the forum Nima,

Congratulations on the E-Type. Looks great.

Follow Norris' link to the tech section for help, advice and information.

Enjoy the forum.

Graham

 

Hey there and welcome aboard....... good to have you here with us here at Jaguarforums

Any useful site information you may need such as how to post pictures, edit signatures, add videos, use the search facility etc, can be found here
within the following link Helpful_information

Please also take the time to check out the regional section for your area!
There are lots of members local to you with the same interests with info on local dealers and possible meets.
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I've manually upgraded you to Full forum access so you can better view the site and all its features
Please Jump on in and enjoy the site.................

 

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Looking forward to be part of the community.

 

Welcome Nima. That is/is going to be one car you can be really proud of! Congrats. Thanks for the pic.

 

Nima - welcome to the forum and sweet ride!! Look forward to more pics. Definitely in the right place for information, how to's and some great camaraderie!

 

from just that pic i can tell your going to enjoy it, anyways welcome to the forums