The heater has never been a Jaguar strength. The following story from the late 1950s is related by Tony Thompson, a U.S. Jaguar employee (from Sir William Lyons: The Official Biography by Philip Porter and Paul Skilleter; see also winter reading list). The [Jaguar XK150] was started up, and the......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 13 – Windscreen Reference ValveChatter Entry 18 – Rear bumper Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Bumper, windscreen removal Just when a second pair of hands was needed, friend Bruce arrived, so the truck lid, front windscreen, and rear bumper were addressed. The front windscreen was removed following......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 16 – Headlamps, fograngers, flashers, horns Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Headlamps, sidelamp, front flasher The front headlamps, fograngers (fog lights), flashers, sidelamps, and horns are all connected by a left and right harness that passes through a grommet in the wheel well. Apart from a rusted......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 15- Tail lights The distinctive Jaguar tail light has a two part red lens at the top, and a round reflector at the bottom. A screw holds the lens against the chrome tail light assembly. When the lens is removed, a lower screw can be accessed that......
Dollies are used to move around body shells without suspensions. Commercial “one-size-fits-all” dollies are not optimized for the Jaguar type of chassis. Lin Rose developed a simple but elegant solution with caster wheels and square steel tubing, and we’ll follow his custom design. A larger front wheel will help adjust......
Radiator Reference ValveChatter Entry 18 – Radiator Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Radiator removal Reference Jaguar exploded view – Radiator The 2.4 Mark II does not have a radiator cowl that must be removed. With the coolant (mostly) drained out, the radiator removal procedure is to disconnect the top and......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 19 – Oil filter Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Oil filter removal Reference Jaguar exploded view – Oil filter Projecting out from engine bay like a torpedo is the oil filter canister. Jaguar had two designs, one facing up and the other down like ours. Inside the......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 21 – Exhaust manifold Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Exhaust manifold removal The exhaust manifold, a front and rear section, is attached with sixteen brass nuts and spring washers. The manifold is essentially indestructible; it will be media blasted and then painted. Once the manifold is removed,......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 18 – Air cleaner Reference Jaguar Service Manual – Air cleaner removal Reference Jaguar exploded view – Air cleaner Our 2.4 model uses a different air cleaner than the larger engine Mark II Jaguars. The 2.4 model employs an “oil bath” air cleaning method, once a popular......
Reference ValveChatter Entry 18 – Ignition coil As part of the preparation for engine removal, the ignition coil was disconnected and then removed from its engine block attachment. There are three electrical connections to the coil: [1] plug from distributor cap [2] negative (-) to switch [3] positive (+) to......
