"steering column locked" - no ignition
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Have you tried the battery charger trick yet in post #45? I get it, that's a lot of work, but as I see it, you still haven't ruled out low prestart voltage, so please don't poo-poo that idea.
And in the kindest manner possible, I wish you the best trying to troubleshoot with an engineer. From my experience, most engineers are absolutely brilliant at designing things, but not so at troubleshooting. I don't mean this as a knock on engineers, but often this just isn't their strong suit. It's hard to explain, just a different mindset, I guess.
Also, are you and Charlie9668 one and the same? Not sure if we're dealing with one or two people here.
And in the kindest manner possible, I wish you the best trying to troubleshoot with an engineer. From my experience, most engineers are absolutely brilliant at designing things, but not so at troubleshooting. I don't mean this as a knock on engineers, but often this just isn't their strong suit. It's hard to explain, just a different mindset, I guess.
Also, are you and Charlie9668 one and the same? Not sure if we're dealing with one or two people here.
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Have you tried the battery charger trick yet in post #45? I get it, that's a lot of work, but as I see it, you still haven't ruled out low prestart voltage, so please don't poo-poo that idea.
And in the kindest manner possible, I wish you the best trying to troubleshoot with an engineer. From my experience, most engineers are absolutely brilliant at designing things, but not so at troubleshooting. I don't mean this as a knock on engineers, but often this just isn't their strong suit. It's hard to explain, just a different mindset, I guess.
Also, are you and Charlie9668 one and the same? Not sure if we're dealing with one or two people here.
And in the kindest manner possible, I wish you the best trying to troubleshoot with an engineer. From my experience, most engineers are absolutely brilliant at designing things, but not so at troubleshooting. I don't mean this as a knock on engineers, but often this just isn't their strong suit. It's hard to explain, just a different mindset, I guess.
Also, are you and Charlie9668 one and the same? Not sure if we're dealing with one or two people here.
No I'm not Charlie9668.
As for engineers I do tend to agree with you mainly but the bloke helping me was there when these cars were prototypes at my place of work and is quite passionate about them. He is doing this in his spare time at work because he also wants to know WTF is going on out of curiosity more than anything. I guess you could say(and I hate cliche's) he is old school and very helpful as well as knows his way around the S Type.
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kr98664 (06-18-2020)
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The car went to Tom Lenthall Ltd jaguar specialist and when the car managed to start they got the codes. The main one they looked at was the instrument cluster fault so they replaced it with a used unit.
A few issues though, while the car has been with them it has come back with a cracked windscreen and a missing headlight washer cover. The cluster is also faulty as the fuel gauge does not work.
Tom Lenthall have said that the technician did not report the crack on the windscreen as apparently it was this way when they recived the car. I did get the car transported there and back, I know the guy who transported it and I would of expected him to tell me if the crack or missing cover was his fault. He has told me he only noticed the windscreen when he collected the car and didn't notice the cover missing. However I can not prove who it was so I am unsure when either happened.
I am waiting for a call back from Tom Lenthall on Tuesday when they expect the replacement cluster to come in, then I have to travel back to them to get the cluster replaced and coded once again.
A few issues though, while the car has been with them it has come back with a cracked windscreen and a missing headlight washer cover. The cluster is also faulty as the fuel gauge does not work.
Tom Lenthall have said that the technician did not report the crack on the windscreen as apparently it was this way when they recived the car. I did get the car transported there and back, I know the guy who transported it and I would of expected him to tell me if the crack or missing cover was his fault. He has told me he only noticed the windscreen when he collected the car and didn't notice the cover missing. However I can not prove who it was so I am unsure when either happened.
I am waiting for a call back from Tom Lenthall on Tuesday when they expect the replacement cluster to come in, then I have to travel back to them to get the cluster replaced and coded once again.
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