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I didn’t know that the latest Cabriolets had ABS. However, I do know that a Norwegian-registered Cabriolet (VIN 146690), supplied new to a client in Oslo, Norway in January 1988, probably the last cabriolet supplied new to Norway, did have the later Convertible style seats, steering wheel and Lattice rims. According to what has been mentioned above it would seem this particular car did not have ABS.Hi Laurence!
I first didn’t think my car had the elusive number, but after a thorough check I found three digits, i.e. 620, barely visible under the new resto paint from 2013. I’ve tried to take several photos as proof, but none of them are convincing. Unless later photography will give better photos, you’ll just have to take my word for it, or better yet come to Spain to see for yourselves 🙂
Hi! My ECU was repaired and upgraded by AJ6 Engineering. My 1985 3.6 ran too rich and soot tended to build up somewhat over time. This was visible on the plugs and on the very ends of the exhaust tail pipes. The fuel consumption was also a bit high. After the ‘operation’ no soot builds up, the plugs are clean as are the pipes. However, I still need to adjust something, but don’t know exactly what. The car runs perfect over 2000 rpms on the highway, but a little uneven when going down a hill or around town at low rpms. I will check the ignition timing, the throttle potentiometer, the fuel pressure valve and maybe also other relevant parts. Does someone else with a 3.6 have any input ?
Hi everybody, esp those interested in wind deflectors on XJ-SC cars!
I bought my first XJ-SC brand new in Portland, Oregon in August 1988. It came with a hardtop and wind deflector as standard equipment. It also had a rear soft top. I was told by the Jaguar Dealer (also a Rolls-Royce and SAAB dealer) that the hardtop and wind deflector were standard equipment in the US and had been so for quite a while.Bleasie says the deflector is as useful as an ashtray on a motorbike, i.e. useless. That’s not true, it works quite well, at least with the hardtop in place and roof panels (of course) removed, as Bryan Thomas claims. The deflector is less useful with the rear soft top in place. The original deflector is removable, but I used to have it permanently in place, either folded up (panels out) or down/flat (panels on). My present European spec XJ-SC 3.6 TWR has neither a hardtop nor a deflector.
I will check if it has the holder (for the deflector) in place, possibly as an add-on to the panel locking device.