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Nope.
A philosophic attitude is everything when working on an old Jag. There are no design flaws on an XJS. Anything that looks like a design flaw is, in actuality, "an interesting design feature".
You just have to resign yourself to working slowly and meditatively ....and removing lot's of 'stuff' to eventually reach what you need to reach. Don't fight it; don't rush. It'll only get worse if you do. The car will fight you every inch of the way.
Soon enough you'll learn to savor every turn of the wrench. The car will be putty in your hands and you'll be whistling while you work.
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Or, as a guy that is a tool junkie, a great opportunity to use them. At times as intended, and others, not so much.
I have learned to wait til the task is done before imbibing in an adult beverage.
At the moment, my Jaguar is behaving rather nicely. I think???
SMOG inspection today. Mebbe, been procrastinating. hate 'em...
Carl
I have learned to wait til the task is done before imbibing in an adult beverage.
At the moment, my Jaguar is behaving rather nicely. I think???
SMOG inspection today. Mebbe, been procrastinating. hate 'em...
Carl
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Heh heh
Yeah, but we know much more about keeping them in good order than we did 20 years ago. Just about any problem you come across will have a known cause and cure.
When I bought my '88 it took me a few months of weekend tinkering to address all the "usual XJS problems" left untouched by the PO. After that it was a great ownership experience.
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Well, I must chime in that on occasion, I've had to have a "little" toddy while thinking about the situation that my cat has me thinking about. It does not clear my head, but on the other hand, it has allowed me to think "bass ackwards" and the solution is found.... I do not think any "normal" person should "own" one of these creatures. We are forced to understand that they own US !!! We are only the slaves, they only exist to force us into submission. When you finally come to terms with this, you will experience that wonderful experiential feeling when you turn the key !!!
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