motor sport magazine : Jaguar XJS

I stumbled upon this magazine archive. And it holds quite a few XJS related articles, so that will keep you busy untill I pick up my activities again:

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/search/xjs

I have to say they made quite a job of it. The articles are available in scans (click and then double click to enlarge it) but they also converted them in clear text which makes the reading quite easy.

Engine bay treatment

Holiday season is over and temperatures are becoming normal again. Still my weekends are occupied with other stuff. But today I had a little spare time. Even though I have decided not to do any cleaning in the engine bay I want to preserve it as good as possible. One part of the chassis frame had no longer paint and had very little surface corrossion. So I sanded it and sprayed it with zinkspray. You can see I nevertheless also cleaned a small part of the engine bay though with thinner. What a difference it makes. On that spot the coolant reservoir is placed so it will not be visible once mounted.

Furthermore I had discovered another nasty rustspot on the other side of the engine bay. I could scratch off the top layer (Lucky it was double layered):

 I further smoothened it with a grinder:

And then painted it with Hammerite

By now I have also used filler and smoothened the surface (sorry, forgot to take a photo). So now both spots can be sprayed. For this I have already the Original paint made:

I had made some more pictures of this process but I lost the photo's somehow. It's nice to see all these little grams of different paint colors makes up the final color. In total 50 ml was made.

I think I will buy a little airbrush pistol to have it sprayed nicely.

Furthermore I had already purchased a blasting pistol and blasting sand to remove the paint of the other rusty parts (fanhouse, coolant reservoir, etc):

 I'm not entirely happy with the end result.

So I might consider to bring the parts away and have it properly done and also have it black powdercoated. That's it for now.

Advert : Supercat. The new XJS HE

I don't recall seeing this one before. So just adding it here for my records

Why storing a car for decades won't always earn you a fortune

Yeah yeah, I'm still around but busy with other things.

Thought this was an interesting to share:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-5862055/Jaguar-XJS-preserved-28-years-worth-half-new.html

Alternator

As per older blogs http://erwinxjs.blogspot.com/2018/05/front-dismantling-part-iii.html and http://erwinxjs.blogspot.com/2018/05/condensoraircopump-alternator-and.html

I also decided to have the alternator removed to get it refurbished. Which they did against a very good price: € 54,- . For an additional € 50,- they could make the outside shiny again and make it look new. I figured that a blinking altnerator would be to much and hardly noticeable either. It would mean the rest of the engine and the engine bay would require a complete uplift. By now I have decided to do limited cleaning only.

Yesterday I picked it up and had a littlle chat with the owner of the shop. A very nice guy who informed me about it's history. In essence he mostly deals with larger parties like the Dutch ANWB (UK equivalent AA). He has thousands of altenators on stock. Clearly he's a real crack and specialized in alternators and startmotors only.

Just 2 photo's on the entrance of the shop:

Replaced carbon brush which was still reasonably ok

Two bearings were replaced, which was a good thing as they were becoming noisy. This one was very greasy so likely becoming problematic.

And also the pulley got replaced with a new one not sure why though but apparently it was not good according to him. Perfect.

Furthermore I was informed the voltage regulator had already been replaced in the past. So all is good to go and should last for many more years.

Hopefully I have some spare time this week to mount it. As coming weekend I'm again fully booked.

Also the returned condensor seems to be faulty again, the connector pipe is again bend in the wrong direction. But less severe as last time. I will keep it and will bend it gently in the right direction.

And last but not least I compiled the shopping list on SNG Barratt. But the major part I need is currently not on stock. It's the waterpump, I decided to buy a complete new kit rather then messing around myself. So I will await a little longer with placing the order. Besides I have not much time either. To be continued.

Jaguar XJS Monaco by Paul Bailey (PBB design)

I just came across this article. Another wicked conversion I was unaware off.

https://klassiekerplein.nl/Showroom/Jaguar--XJS-PBB-Monaco

condensor,aircopump, alternator and thermostat

Yes, a small update again. Not much happened lately due to a small holiday break and other priorities. In any case this weekend I returned the condensor, see blog:

http://erwinxjs.blogspot.nl/2018/05/front-dismantling-part-ii.html

I didn't want to take the risk with bending, so I returned it under warranty. Hopefully they will ship a correct one back (I hope it's a one off and not a complete batch). All in all a lot of hassle to get this arranged but nevertheless good service from the selling company.

I also had another look at the airco pump and I will write an email to a company for further details regarding diagnostics/refurbishing/replacement : http://www.deautoaircospecialist.nl/  They offer refurbished replacements as well (apparently via a small Danish company).

http://www.deautoaircospecialist.nl/onderdelen/compressor/ruilcompressoren/

http://www.deautoaircospecialist.nl/onderdelen/compressor/revisie/

I had already made contact with another company that can offer a replacement for a Harrison A6. They came up with a good price of € 286,- incl. VAT. It's a refurbished one though. They informed me it does come with a test report and 2 year warranty. They get them via www.elstock.dk/da/shop/  (yes, a Danish company!)  And for € 150,- they will even install it and refilling. That's a very good deal.

I'm also taking with me the Alternator (Dynamo) to bring it to a refurbishment shop: http://www.startersendynamos.nl/ I will call them tomorrow to find out the possibilities. If all goes well I might deliver it on my way back home since it's mostly en route.

And today I also made a small effort to get the thermostat removed as I will get that renewed as well since all is now open and easy accessible.

Front dismantling - Part III

So, today the last part as I managed to get all parts off.

Starting with the fan, turns out it simply had to be unscrewed from the poulie. Looks to be in a good shape. Requires cleaning only. I believe I read somewhere that these fans appears to be troublesome. Need to have this double checked.

So now it looks like this:

 Next removing the airco compressor:

And now it looks like this:

Removing the spanner/tensioner to free up the waterpump

And now it looks like this:

And removed another tensioner:

Decided to remove the alternator as well:

Looks like an Original Lucas alternator but without any further markings regarding model/type:

Removing another tensioner (steeringpump). I'm leaving this pump alone. Tensioner needs to be removed to free up the waterpump:

Bought some new tools. Some other tools were worn out and I didn't want to take the risk for molesting screws which is a nightmare. The soft hammer was needed to gently hit the waterpump.

 Removing one front mounting of the waterpump. First I had the sensor unscrewed and then the other screws and softly hit it with the rubber hammer to get it off.

This now reveals another screw underneath which is now accessible to be unscrewed.

And this is what is looks like with the detached waterpump

I'm still very much in doubt regarding the oil cooler. On some Jaguar Expert blog they claim the oil cooler is not necessary. So they created a bypass hose for it. I'm of the opinion it is necessary, especially when making long distance at high speed. Or else in clogged traffic. So I'm definately keeping it. The radiator looks in good shape. But I'm not sure about the hoses, they are a bit hardened and look normal though.

So by now I managed to get everything out. Next step will be a lot of cleaning. Not sure on how clean I want to make it.

High level plan:

1) I decided to get the airco compressor refurbished instead of buying a new one.
2) I also want the alternator to be refurbished.
3) The waterpump, either a complete new kit or get it refurbished.
4) Reuse the radiator but buy a complete new hose kit
5) oil cooler and hoses. Still in doubt.
6) New Condensor and dryer, already bought.
7) All new belts
8) New spark plugs since the airco pump is removed they are easy accessible.
9) Thermostat and sensors
10) Other bits and pieces, gaskets, etc.

Watch this space.