eddyramrod Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Now then... a tale of spannering. When I took possession of Handsome, his EML was on. I knew about it; @HMC assured me it wasn't affecting the driving experience, and for the first day or two, he was right. However last Sunday I went to the Lakeland Motor Museum for Drive It Day, and began to experience hesitation under throttle. So, on Tuesday I took it in to Martin's garage to have the codes read. I got a phone call yesterday. Both banks were running lean, and it seems there's a plastic box at the back of the engine, part of the intake system, and this was broken. I authorised a replacement. So this morning I got a phone call telling me the car was ready. Here are the broken bits. EML is now off and there is no hesitation when I apply throttle. Just as a Jag should be! Meanwhile as you may have noticed, @NorfolkNWeigh offered me a 1/43 model X350. It arrived today. And now it's in my paintshop. Oh and just because I can... Here it is round the corner, with a neighbour's X-Type in the same green. Flat4, Popsicle, crad and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2flags Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Well done ad well swapped. Great cars Jags. I have an XType myself and love it! It comes a time when a car needs a new owner, It seems that time had come for Huggy. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Nice one Eddy, sounds like you’ll be back to hesitation free license loosing driving again. It’s certainly a handsome looking car too, and the colour really suits it. Classy and sophisticated! eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 I suppose I should have taken before-and-after photos but I didn't, words will have to do. The other day I decided to do something about the glue residue on the rear number plate, from where sticky pads had apparently been allowed to rest on it. Three vertical strips were distorting the letters and It occurred to me that I might get a pull for improperly displaying the plate. So I delicately scraped at them with a Stanley blade, and got most of the residue off. The VRM is now decently legible again. I was in two minds about buying a new plate but now I don't need to Yay me! loserone, LightBulbFun, privatewire and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Oh and since I haven't done one yet... Finally, the pez shot! I didn't have to put any in the day I got it, that's my excuse. This is from a week or so later. 320touring, Minimad5, privatewire and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 At some point I need to replicate this... I know it's the wrong model but it'll do for me! bicycle repairman, chodweaver, privatewire and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 The other day I was taking some stuff out of the trunk and putting it back, and I noticed a hissing from, it seemed, the left rear wheel. Next time I wanted to drive it I looked at the tyres beforehand and they seemed ok, but the car was sitting low. The dashboard confirmed my diagnosis: faulty air suspension. It's going to the garage round the corner tomorrow, where it can stay until we get back from Knockhill. Isn't there always something! Lankytim and paulplom 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I am joking Hopefully will be a quick and easy fix and not too much of a hit on the wallet. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, gadgetgricey said: I am joking Hopefully will be a quick and easy fix and not too much of a hit on the wallet. Hopefully, yes! Thank you for the levity, btw, it put a smile on my chops. gadgetgricey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 hours ago, gadgetgricey said: I am joking Hopefully will be a quick and easy fix and not too much of a hit on the wallet. S’not that one you need it’s… Good luck with the repair Eddy, hopefully it’ll be easily rectified! gadgetgricey, warren t claim, eddyramrod and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Oh it'll certainly be easy! I won't be so much as opening the shed door, the garage can deal with it. Paying for it might be a different story though. Just have to keep my fingers crossed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 It needs a new air suspension strut, with airbag. The garage can get one, £450 +VAT. So I had a look online, and found an ebay seller offering them (supposedly new) at £235 with free postage. Obviously I've ordered one. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctormop Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Fingers crossed it does the job Eddy, eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 On 7/28/2022 at 10:32 AM, eddyramrod said: The other day I was taking some stuff out of the trunk WTF is a trunk?! eddyramrod, warren t claim and Nyphur 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 The new strut has arrived today. I put it in the trunk and walked round to the garage to tell them. Yes sir, we can fit you in... a week on Friday. Well they are always busy. Sign of a good garage, or just capitalising on local closures (two gone in the last 12 months)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 The lucky bastards ! ( the garages that have closed. ) Rust Collector, Saabnut, Rusty_Rocket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 Well the day finally arrived, and Handsome has now been to the garage for some suspension fondling. As far as I can tell it now works ok, but then since I picked it up on Friday afternoon I haven't been anywhere. Cost for fitting: £78-odd. Happy customer! I'm going a bit further tomorrow (like maybe 2 miles each way) so I should be better able to judge the outcome. danthecapriman, LightBulbFun, warren t claim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Jag? Have you got breakdown cover? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 I got there and back without FTP so I think it must be all right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: I got there and back without FTP so I think it must be all right now. There was a horrible grinding noise the whole time and car was a bit sluggish though.:) Glad its sorted and £78 seems a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said: There was a horrible grinding noise the whole time and car was a bit sluggish though.:) Glad its sorted and £78 seems a bargain. Oh trust me, neither of the above happened! Sluggish is not a word I can use about this car, unless maybe I was trying to push it. Grinding noises I leave to my neighbour's Vauxhall Insignificant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 I noticed something today... When I had that diesel Astra last year, I was inclined to turn up the CD player so that I couldn't hear the engine. Now I have a V8 Jag and I turn up the CD player because I can't hear the engine! Handsome is just too damn quiet. Still a lovely car though. I like it a lot. AnnoyingPentium, HMC and Matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 Handsome's MoT is creeping closer - it's due on the 23rd. I have therefore booked him in for next Wednesday, 14th. Wish us luck! 5speedracer, EspenO, Matty and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 He's gone in this morning. I just have to wait now... danthecapriman, montytom and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montytom Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: He's gone in this morning. I just have to wait now... Good luck fingers are crossed for you eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 2 hours ago, eddyramrod said: He's gone in this morning. I just have to wait now... Congrats eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 And we have a pass So I've been for a little victory lap and stopped at a mate's house for a brew, seeing as his garage door was open; always a sign that he's in. His V12 E-type was under its cover, his Daimler XJ40 out at a local garage for some little bits of bodywork. This is the life eh! So thanks, everyone, for the good thoughts, they obviously did the trick! The Moog, Dobloseven, Sunny Jim and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 Saw Eddys Jaguar last weekend and it is a nice looking machine. Can't believe those models are as old as they are. Good to see them kept in daily use. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Six months later, there's nothing to report running-wise. However I did show up at the Practical Classics jaunt to the Lakeland Motor Museum, and got a little blurb in the current issue! Thanks to @Ian_Fearn for the scan. Ian_Fearn, GrumpiusMaximus, grogee and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 20 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Six months later, there's nothing to report running-wise. However I did show up at the Practical Classics jaunt to the Lakeland Motor Museum, and got a little blurb in the current issue! Thanks to @Ian_Fearn for the scan. That issue has just fallen through the letterbox so I’ll have a gander! I’ll post you the issue if you want it? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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