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Rod Taverner

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  • 22nd March 2019 at 04:21 in reply to: XJS Hood #15254
    Rod Taverner
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      Lloyd – I’ve been told that Aldrich Trimming do a good job – https://www.aldridge.co.uk

      I’ve got two cars that need tops and there is a local trimmer (Adelaide) who has a very high reputation who I will get to have a look at one of mine and maybe let him have a go at it.  If I do, I’ll update you.

      Rod Taverner

       

      23rd April 2018 at 08:29 in reply to: Battery replacement for XJS #12946
      Rod Taverner
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        Alan, I’ve done internet searches as you have suggested chasing something similar to the original Lucas fitments, perhaps for no other reason than that I want to find something similar to the original Lucas fitment!  The ’85’s have a narrower battery tray than the ’88 so they are less tolerant of the base hold-downs of modern batteries.  Not a problem to shave them off, because the goal is to be able to start the car so it doesn’t really matter.

        As for the venting, I’m reluctant to use non-vented batteries.  If General Motors still vent batteries that are installed in the boot of their larger cars then I’ll take that as a hint to continue the practice.

        Your comment is appreciated, though.  I guess I’ll fussiness back where it belongs – in the not important basket.

        Thanks, Rod.

        20th September 2016 at 10:03 in reply to: V12 Fuel Supply Issue #1580
        Rod Taverner
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          I don’t know how much further you have got with this, but I would support the possibility of crud being picked up by the filter in the swirl pot. On one of my cars, it went from running well to cutting out after 10 mins idling, a time that got progressively shorter until the symptom became start and die. A friend had a suggestion based on experience with his car and a racing XJS. Both ran faultlessly and would then die. He pulled out the swirl pot, found it with a lot of crud and the filter almost completely blocked. Did a clean up and new filter and the problem went away. I pulled the swirl pot out of my donor wreck and found the same issue.

          Not for my car, though. Cleaned the swirl pot and replaced the filter to find out, finally, that the ECU was not switching the fuel pump back on after starting. Replaced ECU and car runs without missing a beat. The point here is that the ECU was progressively breaking down from intermittent fault to permanent.

          I hope your problem turns out to be the filter.

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