I don't know about the later V12s, but the early XJ sedans were normally aspirated as opposed to fuel injected, and those six side draft Solexs were a real PITA to keep synchronized. I know the 1978 model would have been right up there when it came to pollution control hardware, but I don't recall any problems related to that with the one I worked on.
Back in the early 80s I worked for a guy who had eight Jags - I spent more time taking care of cars than I did generators. His 1978 XJ12 was a nice car, but a real bear to work on and maintain. I never had to do one but I heard stories about having to almost remove the whole front clip to R&R the water pump on that car. He had a late 60s XKE with the 4.2 liter six that I rebuilt. That was a BA car, for sure. One nice perk - I was allowed to drive any of the cars home in the evening if I wanted. The wife and I went out on numerous occasions to the theater and opera in the XJ12. The only negative was the gas mileage. That thing had two 16 gallon tanks for a reason.... Dan --- On Mon, 5/10/10, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1974 Jaguar XKE-V12 convertible - $12000 (Charlotte) To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 10:12 AM On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 6:57 AM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > >From what I hear, the V12 were never that much of a problem, it was all > the > bits that were hung off it that suffered due to the heat under the hood. > It > was all pack in pretty tight. > > Yeah, I don't know about the V-12 XKE, but the XJS was notorious for melting electrical bits, cracked vacuum lines, etc. etc. due to the low hood. The '70s emissions-control practice of putting cats and/or thermal reactors under the hood with the engine didn't help much. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
