Tracking my progress with my two old XJ6 Jaguars (Series 3) and other car related items of interest to me.
Joined April 2009
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Corey retweeted
27 Apr 2017
So proud of these girls!!! 4th in their heat and set a school record in the 4x100 with 52.0! L.Azcarate, J. Clark, A. Thomas and M.Kashynski
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Corey retweeted
27 Apr 2017
Trailblazers.... good luck to the first girls team, we believe, to run at the Penn Relays for Stuart HS!! #RaidersRise
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21 Aug 2011
Now that car is maintaining 90degC I added Waterwetter to coolant and will see what difference that makes - first a car break for a while
21 Aug 2011
Got the cooling system flushed at Jiffy Lube and car is now maintaining temp. Ewww, should have taken a picture of the brown old fluid.
21 Aug 2011
Stalled while test driving yesterday - sat it traffic and it got hot. Thankfully I had just left intersection - 20 min cooldown and all good
21 Aug 2011
Failed inspections on Friday. Little things like wipers parked in middle of windscreen, oh it stalled during emissions so couldn't finish
21 Aug 2011
Got the car back on the road - problem was that the engine was 180 deg out of phase. Quick swap of spark plug leads and back in business
12 Aug 2011
Just checked fuel pressure and it's reading 37psi when pump is on and 34psi at rest and will hold it briefly - no gas in my eye this time!
7 Aug 2011
No spark at first but distributer to amplifier disconnected. Now I have a weak spark. Will swap amplifiers with donor car.
7 Aug 2011
After two years working on this car, it's finally back together - 1st (2nd, 3rd...) start attempt today, failure - checking for spark first
25 Jan 2010
I relieved the pressure in the gas tanks and left the garage door open and house windows open. Unfortunately, my bedroom is above the garage
25 Jan 2010
The car has been sitting for a while with the top of the engine off. All hoses have been blocked and still look dry(ish).
25 Jan 2010
Gasoline smell in the house - went to the garage and it was a lot stronger - no gasoline leaks by the Jag but it has been closed for a month
3 Jul 2009
Starting the cylinder head removal. Estimating about 10hrs (laugh). Should be on an out. Oh, another $110 on tools from harborfreight = $358
14 Jun 2009
Current total since April 12th - $95 (previous total) $155 (wheels) $8 (oil) = $258
The head gasket kit will probably set me back $100
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14 Jun 2009
I spent $8 today on the car for 2 quarts of 20W50 - mostly needed for my wet compression test plus some extra for this car that likes oil
14 Jun 2009
I see cylinder head work in my future - I wonder if my wife will see the same thing?
14 Jun 2009
Well, I ran the check and my worst fears have been realized - The dry compression was about 150 on all cylinders except for #3 which was 95
14 Jun 2009
Before doing any more work on the red jag I'm performing a wet and dry compression test - I really need to know where my engine block stands
22 May 2009
Thinking more about an electric car conversion for the black XJ6 - the drivetrain is in good shape so they don't go to waste