Well, her beauty got me first...
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05-01-2014 | 06:44 PM
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Well, her beauty got me first...
...then I made the ill considered move. I touched her shoulder and ran my hand down the long lines of her. Bright and golden, well mannered, responsive...but definately high maintenance
Hello Everyone! What can I say, sitting here at the computer in my middle age wondering if I've lost my mind. I have a lover that's been with me through both my wives and here I go again. 1986 XJ-S with @81K; originally out of Seattle, then to Wyoming's Jackson's Hole. I'm not sure how she got to the Great Salt Lake Valley though....but she did. I've been working on my 1965 Impala SS convertible for over 30 years, then a 1965 Caprice (Impala Sport Hardptop), which I still have, then a 1972 Chevrolet C10 which I gave to my son-in-law, then....a real kick in the tail ...a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with right hand drive.
This car with its V12 and stunning presence promises as much a challenge as any of the preceding. I've had a crash course in Jag-ness. It sure seems better than the Rolls world. I think I'll like it here.
I'll post a photos or more as soon as I have some ready. Ciao!
Hello Everyone! What can I say, sitting here at the computer in my middle age wondering if I've lost my mind. I have a lover that's been with me through both my wives and here I go again. 1986 XJ-S with @81K; originally out of Seattle, then to Wyoming's Jackson's Hole. I'm not sure how she got to the Great Salt Lake Valley though....but she did. I've been working on my 1965 Impala SS convertible for over 30 years, then a 1965 Caprice (Impala Sport Hardptop), which I still have, then a 1972 Chevrolet C10 which I gave to my son-in-law, then....a real kick in the tail ...a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with right hand drive.
This car with its V12 and stunning presence promises as much a challenge as any of the preceding. I've had a crash course in Jag-ness. It sure seems better than the Rolls world. I think I'll like it here.
I'll post a photos or more as soon as I have some ready. Ciao!
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Welcome to the forum Roy,
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05-02-2014 | 08:27 AM
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...then I made the ill considered move. I touched her shoulder and ran my hand down the long lines of her. Bright and golden, well mannered, responsive...but definately high maintenance
Hello Everyone! What can I say, sitting here at the computer in my middle age wondering if I've lost my mind. I have a lover that's been with me through both my wives and here I go again. 1986 XJ-S with @81K; originally out of Seattle, then to Wyoming's Jackson's Hole. I'm not sure how she got to the Great Salt Lake Valley though....but she did. I've been working on my 1965 Impala SS convertible for over 30 years, then a 1965 Caprice (Impala Sport Hardptop), which I still have, then a 1972 Chevrolet C10 which I gave to my son-in-law, then....a real kick in the tail ...a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with right hand drive.
This car with its V12 and stunning presence promises as much a challenge as any of the preceding. I've had a crash course in Jag-ness. It sure seems better than the Rolls world. I think I'll like it here.
I'll post a photos or more as soon as I have some ready. Ciao!
Hello Everyone! What can I say, sitting here at the computer in my middle age wondering if I've lost my mind. I have a lover that's been with me through both my wives and here I go again. 1986 XJ-S with @81K; originally out of Seattle, then to Wyoming's Jackson's Hole. I'm not sure how she got to the Great Salt Lake Valley though....but she did. I've been working on my 1965 Impala SS convertible for over 30 years, then a 1965 Caprice (Impala Sport Hardptop), which I still have, then a 1972 Chevrolet C10 which I gave to my son-in-law, then....a real kick in the tail ...a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud with right hand drive.
This car with its V12 and stunning presence promises as much a challenge as any of the preceding. I've had a crash course in Jag-ness. It sure seems better than the Rolls world. I think I'll like it here.
I'll post a photos or more as soon as I have some ready. Ciao!
For so many of us it was indeed Love and first sight and we couldn't look away.
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05-04-2014 | 08:43 PM
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07-29-2014 | 04:37 PM
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The honeymoon is over.
Well, folks. When she runs, she runs well. Although she's not very fast off the line. Highway and back roads are just fine...if you can get there.
I'm going to have to figure where to post performance issues. I presume this is not the right place?
After running nicely for any length of time, usually after the choke is off, she acts like the fuel is shut off. The engine idles but dies off about 1600rpm or so; when you let off the accelerator it drops to idle speed. As soon as you start to raise the rpms again it drops off. So at this point, even if you floor it, the engine will climb up to just below 2k rpm and drop off...if you hold it to the floor it just cycles up to @ 2k then to idle. Up to 2k then idle...and so on, until you give up. Give it a couple of minutes of idle, then it will run okay until some undetermined time in the future, like after a couple of hours sitting in a restaurant.
I'm tired of eating humble pie. Great looking car on the side of the road....Hmph!
I'm going to have to figure where to post performance issues. I presume this is not the right place?
After running nicely for any length of time, usually after the choke is off, she acts like the fuel is shut off. The engine idles but dies off about 1600rpm or so; when you let off the accelerator it drops to idle speed. As soon as you start to raise the rpms again it drops off. So at this point, even if you floor it, the engine will climb up to just below 2k rpm and drop off...if you hold it to the floor it just cycles up to @ 2k then to idle. Up to 2k then idle...and so on, until you give up. Give it a couple of minutes of idle, then it will run okay until some undetermined time in the future, like after a couple of hours sitting in a restaurant.
I'm tired of eating humble pie. Great looking car on the side of the road....Hmph!
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