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Nov 29, 2011 16:57:25 GMT
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I´ve just bought a 1967 Jaguar S Type and the only way i could afford it was to sell all my other projects and buy this one with a knackered engine.
As i´m useless at fixing engines i either need someone who´s clued up on them or i need to find a complete engine that´s up and running.
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Dave
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Nov 29, 2011 18:55:02 GMT
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give my mate Daz a ring he used to break mk 10 jags 07973842815
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Last Edit: Nov 29, 2011 18:55:31 GMT by nogger827
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Nov 29, 2011 19:54:04 GMT
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3.8 engines are sought after so you'll pay a premium.
a 4.2 engine will fit and be a lot cheaper. they can be bored and stroke to 4.8 litres. loads of grunt.
whats wrong with the original engine though? they are actually quite an easy engine to rebuild, they just require a bit more thought and care. i must have rebuilt 40 odd XK engines from standard through to full race ally blocked, wide-angle dry sumped 3.8's costing around £50,000
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give my mate Daz a ring he used to break mk 10 jags 07973842815 Cheers mate, i´ll give him a call.
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Nov 30, 2011 18:57:01 GMT
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3.8 engines are sought after so you'll pay a premium. a 4.2 engine will fit and be a lot cheaper. they can be bored and stroke to 4.8 litres. loads of grunt. whats wrong with the original engine though? they are actually quite an easy engine to rebuild, they just require a bit more thought and care. I must have rebuilt 40 odd XK engines from standard through to full race ally blocked, wide-angle dry sumped 3.8's costing around £50,000 Cheers Bozwell, it´s was run with a split radiator hose and didn´t start up the next morning. The previous owner then removed the head and basically gave up. Good for me as the car was then affordable ;D I´ve got the head in a mashine shop getting a skim and a new gasket set has just turned up this afternoon so i´ll throw it all back together at the weekend hopefully and see what happens. If it all goes wrong do you fancy doing no. 41? ;D ;D Cheers, Dave
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Nov 30, 2011 23:54:07 GMT
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strange it wouldn't start. Jag engines are usually really hardy and can take some heat so it would really have to have been cooked for it to not start which would mean more than just head gasket. iv'e seen them come in from a race with the temp gauge off the scale well over 100 degrees (gauges usually only read to 100) with heat soak and they been fine race after race. be aware though that ally heads when really overheated to the point they wont run are annealed and go really soft. they can be re-heat treated to harden again but it'll probably be cheaper to get another head. it may just be something silly like the points got too hot and failed. was there sign of headgasket failure and did the head really need to come off? re head gasket. go for the cheap tin gasket. no need to buy expencive gaskets for a standard engine. we will use tin gaskets on race engines to get the compression up and they never fail. coat well in Wellseal when fitting a tin gasket. i don't do private work. in the 20+ years as a mechanic iv'e done a couple in the very early years. it was more hassle than it was worth so i vowed to myself i'll never do another one. and i never have. i don't mind helping out and obviously my own stuff but that is a far as i'll go. if i need a bit more cash i'll just do a few more hours at work playing with D Types and the such like
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If I need a bit more cash i'll just do a few more hours at work playing with D Types and the such like Sounds like a tough life!
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I've got Rovers.
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2011 0:30:24 GMT by Bozwell
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