No ve m be r2 01 2 Classic Marque The Monthly Magazine of the Jaguar Drivers Club of South Australia SA Jaguar Day 2012 See centrefold report & photos e p y T F r Jagua own Under! D t u b e D s t i s e k Ma Photo courtesy Peter Reedman Club Notices $ PRICES SLASHED Jaguar XF, XJ and XK $ Make Your Mark by Contributing to Classic Marque Ask ta San fo e! n o r There are many ways members can contribute to this magazine thus making it more interesting to the widest possible readership as well as making the editor’s job a whole lot easier. These include:  Letters to the Editor.  Reports and photos from register runs.  Funny or interesting stories about members Jaguar Australia are now offering some amazing price cuts right across there model line-up for 2013. with prices of the XF, XJ and XK models slashed by up to $64,500.  Jaguar news and events. Although the largest cut in price is seen in the XKR-s convertible with the 405kW/680Nm down from $363,500 to $299,000, but the savings on the XK range are significant.  Technical tips and ideas for the TECH FILE. The Jaguar XF range has fallen $10,000 to $68,900 (before on-road costs).  Stories & photos about “Sleeping Beauties” members’ Whilst the XF diesel – the 2.2 Diesel Luxury – is also down $9000, at $69,900. This makes Jaguar more price competitive than its main rivals.  Recommend a good service or supplier. GENERAL MEETING ROSTER 2012 –2013 Nov Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov XK, MK 7, 8, 9 Register Multivalve Register E-Type Register SS & Daimler Register Mk1, 2, 420 & S Type (Compact) Register XJ, MK10 &420G / V12 Register XK, MK 7, 8, 9 Register Multivalve Register E-Type Register SS & Daimler Register Mk1, 2, 420 & S Type (Compact) Register Duty Register is required to arrive at 7pm and ensure the room is ready for 7.30pm Register Secretaries please note: Each Register is responsible for the supply of milk and a light supper. If a register is unable to provide supper, please contact the President or Secretary so other arrangements can be made. The tables and chairs need to be set up by 7.30pm and all members are asked to assist in this process along with packing up after the meeting.  Interviews with new members.  Tell us about your car MEMBER’S PRIDE.  Information on up-coming register events.  A good joke for the Cat’s Giggle. cars under restoration. QUICK REFERENCE REGISTER MEETINGS The General Meeting of the JDCSA is held on the first Tuesday of each month. Register Meetings are as follows: Mk 1,2 & 420 & S Type (Compact) - Second Tuesday of every even calendar month E-Type—Third Thursday of every month Multivalve— Fourth Tuesday of every odd calendar month. SS & Daimler— Last Wednesday of each month XJ, Mk 10 & 420G—Second Wednesday of every month XK, Mk 7, 8 & 9— As notified in the minutes V12— Second Friday of every month For specific information call Register Secretaries from the Club Directory (page 1) XK Cylinder Head Repair by Richard Maury & Chris Engelhorn Loose Tappet Guides: The most common repair the XK cylinder heads require is due to one or more loose tappet guides. The tappet guide is a steel sleeve, machined to press-fit into the head as a guide for the valve tappet. It is a tight fit and under normal circumstances does not move. The symptom is a clatter, usually evident in the exhaust cam cover area, although the symptom can appear on the intake side as well. This occurs due to the engine being overheated, which then causes the aluminium of the head to expand away from the guide allowing the guide to back out of the head along with the tappet, bringing the guide into contact with the cam lobe. (Picture 1 shows tappet guide starting to come up ) Removal of the cam covers is necessary to confirm the problem. If the owner is lucky and did not run 1 the engine too long while the symptom occurred, he might not need to have any tappets replaced. At this point, the factory method can be used to lock down the guides without removing the cams. However, if the guides appear damaged or broken the cams will have to be removed in orderto inspect the af2. fected guides (Picture 2. tappet guide damage). Also, since the valve covers are off this would be a good time to adjust the valves. Inspection of the guides with the cams removed will reveal only certain scenarios. The lobe might mark one or more tappets, leaving them essentially undamaged. Sometimes the guide will be raised slightly and look higher than the others, and if so, it should be tapped back down into place before being locked down. Impact by the lobe might wear away some of the rim of the guide, leaving a jagged edge. This does not necessarily cause a problem, so long as the tappet moves smoothly in the guide and the edge of the guide can be utilized for one of the locking methods describe below. If the guide is broken then another will have to be installed in its place. Used guides are easier to install than new ones. This is because the new ones are oversize on the outside and undersize on the inside. This requires special machining of the head and then of the tappet guide once installed for proper clearance. Not all machine shops are capable of doing this job properly so a good used guide is usually a much less expen3 sive choice. Jaguar has a special lockdown kit for holding the guides down (Picture 3. Jaguar lockdown kit installed). The plates are set over the guide edges and do not rest on the aluminum of the head below the guides. We at Coventry West drill and tap threaded holes above the guide in an area both where the aluminium is substantial and where oiling is not inhibited. We then install cap screws to secure the guide. 4 (Picture 4. Coventry West’s lockdown system) When the guide is clattering it is basically "floating" out of the head's casting, so the head of the screw is sufficient to hold down the guide. We continue to use our method as we developed it years before Jaguar came out with a fix for the problem. We naturally believe our method is better but both methods work equally well. Locking the tappet guides down is recommend as a matter of preventative maintenance. If you decide to adjust your valves or if your cam covers are off for cleaning or polishing, then this would be a perfect time to lock This article is printed from Coventry West’s web page with permission. http://www.coventrywest.com -TECH FILESDo you have a technical tip or good information you could share with other members? Please let the Editor know Philip Prior [email protected] MUSTERING -The Pride of Lyons The year was nineteen sixty eight and Sir William Lyons had reason to be proud. For by now Jaguar had pulled its weight and the praise worldwide was ever so loud With “Grace, Space and Pace” the rule of thumb, the sixties managed nine models, no less. But the sweetest of all was yet to come. It was the XJ Series 1 we must confess. Sadly, the last design for this great man. But even Sir William could not have known the decades of success this model would span, nor the love affairs to which so many are prone So what is the purpose of these hasty lines but to celebrate forty five years of this great car and to give thanks for Sir William Lyons, the man who was known as “Mr Jaguar” All of that, but there is yet so much more. So a bunch of owners from near and far who to this model are loyal to the core, came to celebrate the model that raised the bar. A run to Currency Creek was mentioned abroad with a stop at Clarendon for a cuppa and chat, But how many should we expect to come on board? Who could guess, January could be hot at that However, it MUSTER been a good idea as cars one by one in the car park did arrive. The passion for this model was all too clear As nine Series 1’s gathered for the drive Now it is not a huge number, that we will agree But where lately have you had the delight a Line-up of Sir Williams Pride and Joy to see and not to show them off—is just not right A delightful lunch enjoyed at Currency Creek with a glass (or two) of their best wine What a wonderful way to begin the week celebrating a passion for these cars so fine. Jaguars from Mk 2 to X-Type joined in the fun and for their support a thank you we must say. But for Sir William Lyons where it all begun For his vision and passion Hip! Hip! Hooray! (Footnote: In a series of TV interviews in 1969, Sir William Lyons referred to the XJ Series 1 as "the finest Jaguar ever".) The XJ Register Enjoyed an Italian Night at the German Club A British Car, the German Club with an Italian theme? On Friday the 7th of December, the XJ, 420G Mk10 Register held it’s Annual Xmas Dinner at the German Club. Fifty six people attended and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Most people came early to take advantage of a Happy Hour from 6pm. After a few drinks, it was into the Restaurant for a wonderful 3 course meal and entertainment throughout the evening. The main event was the floor show with the ‘Three Tenors’ straight from the shady streets of Rome, or was it, ‘the Shady Rest Nursing Home’? Yes, the Three Tenors, alias, Dave Bicknell, Graeme Moore and Mark Goodwin. Mark came into the act with only hours to spare, as original member, Rob Smith spent the night in Hospital with a nasty gash to his forehead due to tripping over one of his dogs. With tuxedos supplied by Valerie Rowe and sound system by Ray Bourne (Lead singer of the local band ‘The Esquires’, we were ready to perform. It was dim the house lights, turn on the stage lights, and Go! The Three Tenors set the night off to a very high standard with “O Sole Mio”. Then despite many requests, Bob sang a song, followed by Ray with “Blue Italian Eyes”. Then the Three Tenors did an encore to complete the show with a standing ovation. We would like to thank Don Deieso, the Restaurant manager for the great food and service. And to all who attended. A special note for your diary—In 2013, the Dinner is Friday 6th December—Spanish? Bob Charman THE PRIDE OF LYONS Celebrating 45 Years of the Jaguar XJ Series 1 (1968-2013) 1968 was a year of great satisfaction and a well deserved sense of pride for Sir William Lyons. The launch of the XJ Series 1, voted the best car in the world and the beginning of the Jaguar XJ Series that would linger for decades. (1968-1992) In March 1970 it was announced that the BorgWarner Model 8 automatic transmission, which the XJ6 had featured since 1968, would be replaced on the 4.2 engined XJ6 with a Borg-Warner Model 12 unit. The new transmission now had three different forward positions accessed via the selector lever, which effectively enabled performance oriented drivers to hold lower ratios at higher revs in order to achieve better acceleration. "Greatly improved shift quality" was also claimed for the new system. The XJ12 version was announced in July 1972, powered by a 5.3 L V12 engine (coupled to a Borg Warner Model 12), The XJ6, using 2.8 litre (2,790 cc/170 cu in) and 4.2 litre (4,235 cc/258.4 cu in) straight six cylinder versions of Jaguar's renowned XK engine, replaced most of Jaguar's saloons – which, in the 1960s, had expanded to four separate ranges. The car as presented at that time was the world's only mass-produced 12-cylinder four-door car, and, with a top speed "around 140 mph" (225 km/h) as the "fastest full four-seater available in the world today". Apart from the engines, the other main component carried over from previous models was the widest version of Jaguar’s IRS unit from the Mark X. Although it had, from the car's launch, been the manufacturer's intention that the XJ would take the V12 engine, its installation was a tight fit, and providing adequate cooling had evidently been a challenge for the engineers designing the installation. The car was introduced in September 1968. Powerassisted steering and leather upholstery were standard on the 2.8 L De Luxe and 4.2 L models and AC was offered as an optional extra on the 4.2 L. As with the six-cylinder cars, an upmarket version, this time called the Daimler Double-Six, became available later, reviving the Daimler model name. Sir William. …..referred to the car as "the finest Jaguar ever". Daimler versions were launched in Oct 1969, in a series of TV ads featuring Sir William. He referred to the car as "the finest Jaguar ever". An unusual feature, inherited from the Jaguar Mark X was the provision of twin fuel tanks, positioned on each side of the boot and filled using two separate filler caps. Surely the XJ Series 1 is the purest XJ of them all! Production Figures Jaguar XJ Series 1 Model Jaguar XJ6 2.8 swb Production 19,322 Jaguar XJ6 4.2 swb 59,077 Jaguar XJ6 4.2 lwb 574 Jaguar XJ12 swb 2,474 Jaguar XJ12 lwb 754 Daimler Sovereign 2.8 3,233 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 swb 11,522 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 lwb 386 Daimler Double Six swb 534 Daimler Double Six Vanden Plas 351 Total Production for Series 1 98,527