1978 Jaguar XJ6 | FIRST DRIVE | Part 6
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- 1978 Jaguar XJ6 | FIRST DRIVE | Part 6
Welcome to our 1978 2 Jaguar XJ6 Series 2 barn find. The Jag was stored in a garage not far from us, only a couple of miles away, since 1999, 24 years ago, when it was taken off the road for maintenance by it’s previous owner.
Well, this is an exciting one, we take the barn find Jaguar XJ6 for its first drive after being stored off the road in a barn for 24 years. But to begin with In this episode, we remove the camshaft covers to inspect the engine and check the timing chain tension and retention the chain with the special tool.
The challenge we have set ourselves in this Jaguar barn find series, is to revive the Jag and to get the car back on the road again.
So let’s crack on, We hope you enjoy the episode
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You know it's going to be OK when your Dad tells you it's going to be. What a smashing fella he is. Well done lads it's great to see it running and looking forward to the next one. ❤
Was thinking this exact sentiment. I never had that from my Dad, but like to think my son welcomes it from me.
One of the most beautiful and best cars Wiliam Lyons ever made.
They said that Jaguars were hard to work on way back in the 70's. But when you look under the bonet of a simple 4 cylinder engine car today the XJ6 is a piece of cake.
It's not only about the engine. There is more to it that could give you a headache when working on an old Jag
You two are brilliant.When your dad says it’s going to be ok you know it will be.Keep up the good work.
If this isn’t what it’s all about then I don’t know what is. Wonderful.
Again seeing your dad and you, awesome..
So nice seeing the two of you calmly sort this car job by job. Plus beer, too!
Good job , I love the birds 🦅 in the background helping you concentrate..
youve got to love a old jag
you both look like two kids in a toy shop.Brilliant
Great job !!
Can't help noticing you have already slipped into XJ6 driver mode - elbow on driver's door armrest, steering wheel held between thumb and forefinger!! They are wonderful cruising machines.
Hi Mark - eventually found the Patron’s link. Perhaps make it a tad easier to find? but then I’m an old git… I’m interested in seeing how the QuickJacks go - I am thinking of buying some for my garage to straddle my shallowish pit. Hopefully you’ll show a bit of these being set up / in use. Great video and to see the old Girl running so well! Thank you!
Great Teamwork on The JAAAG ❤❤Big hammer on the job 👍👍Well Done 👍👍
I think your Dad is a very good man. Be glad he works with you.
Well done lads yet another classic saved from the scrap yard.
It's a pity that not more of these types of cars are not put back on the roads ..
The timing chains have always been a problem with jaguars in the past..
However anyone who has a little knowledge of how a engine works can rectify a rattling chain on a old jag
All I can say is I take my hat off to the pair of you .. with this project of yours...
Anyway lads stay safe and well. I'm looking forward to the next project of yours..
It's great to see it on the road, well done lads! 😀
Best phrase used in this vid is "whatever it is we will fix it".
Great job! Hopefully the overheating is just the thermostat or the radiator and not the waterways in the block.
FANTASTIC! AND THAT ENGINE LOOKS AND SOUNDS MINT!!!!!!
Wow loverly from Brit living in USA😊
A couple of big smiles during that drive out - lovely to see.
Great job. Don’t over tension that chain though. But you seem to have it sorted. Seems to run great. By the way all xk engines had hardened valve seats from day one so you don’t need lead additives for that reason. Great video though.
The reason it isn't changing up into 3rd gear could down to the vacuum tube not being fitted. There should be a vacuum tube fitted that goes to the inlet manifold from the gearbox. I had the same problem when I did an engine swap on a 1973/4 SWB 4.2L XJ6.
Seeing this car and being driven reminds me of a BRG 1978 XJ6 I had in the mi 1990's. Great progress lads!
Your face told a story of emotions, initially nervous, worried about noises and temperature before thoroughly enjoying it at the end! Great stuff 👍
Great show, hugely enjoyable.
The worst enemy of the XK engine was corrosion of the cyl head waterways . They corroded if coolant wasnt kept fresh. New coolants should prevent that if their are ok
Nice to see the Art of fingering is not lost.
In seriousness one of my favourite engines to work on.
Brings back memories when I had mine , beautiful car.
I still love the look of these things. William Lyons really was a grand master of car design.
Proof if needed that you are a natural mechanic and can work through stuff, as for migraines I can get 3 in a row, nasty things, I am now 70 and can tell you that they lose their severity, something to look forward to as you age, great vid take care, Dave
well done, gents!
beautiful countryside!
At this point the car wizard would be @20000 bucks
Nice real world stuff , thanks chaps
brilliant work lads, can't wait to see the next vid! Cheers 🍻
Well done on this one Folks, superb cars, recall driving one of the first ones just in the car park of the company where I once worked, it belonged to an owner of the company and it was one of the first XJ6s produced and he had to pay a premium over the list price to get.
Fabulous to feel it fitting around you and the smoothness (most cars then manual) of this was amazing.
Keep up the great work!
Great to see her running and driving on the road!!! Well done chaps!
nice to see one with a cloth interior
Well done chaps. Very interesting 👍😎
Excellent video enjoy watching
WELL DONE!
Bloody lovely like….! 😊❤
Thanks guys the car sounds great . Some more work to do but its in good hands All the best.
At some point the lock pin has been hammered with a screw driver. Tool would push it back allowing rotation but it’s been damaged by screwdriver and hammer. Nice project.
Yes it seems that someone had been in before and had difficulties…..
Fantastic to see her on the road in this video. I’m loving your project so much, thanks for posting 👍
Great video, with any luck once the gears and that rattles dealt with should be able to get the rear end sideways foot flat down on the accelerator in order to reinact a episode from the sweeney.
Well done lads, great to see father and son working so well together. I am not so lucky, 😢
Well done, lads. You deserve that drive. Having had six of these, I can honestly say there is nothing like an XJ. The view down that bonnet and the driving sensation.... magnificent. Hope you hold on to this old girl. She has a great home with you boys. Brilliant.
Well done those good fellas.
As I remember you had to turn engine over to find the tightest spot of the chain and adjust it there . Good job its not the bottom chain! Still doable in the car but a long tedious job.
As mentioned earlier, the rattling is likely below the center console (as your dad said) because the rubber is crumbling that holds the transmission support spring in place! It will definitely cause the rattling noise!
Lovely !
The "clunk" noise
might be the gearbox mount ,
from memory its a
biggish spring that is part of the mount which fails, that
possibly could be
the problem.?
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These cars I found are great to drive, they are comfortable and really get down the road we'll and will keep up with modern traffic
That cooling fan is still back to front! 🙂
I was thinking the same.
That would explain the temperature being high….
They only have to put a piece of newspaper behind the rad if it sticks to the rad when running that should tell them the fans on wrong. Just wondering if they know there are winter and summer stats for these old motors.
Fitted backwards it will still move air backwards, just much less well than if it were the right way round.
Late changes could just be low fluid, there's a sprung gearbox mount also that could be the noise.
Great Video guys.
Good to see the Jag out on the road.
Great achievement lads 👍
I remember polishing the cam covers on a xk 120 with my dad, be about 1973.
You were going the wrong way bud, should have been clockwise, I use coffee sticks with a tippex mark for tdc,great video, I've had all the jags, mk2, e types, xj6, s1, 2,3,v12,xjs plus modern ones.
Well chuffed with that run up😎👌🏽a few glitches to sort but it’ll get sorted…. Nice one lads👍🏼
When dad says push it harder, you push it harder son! No guts no glory 😂😂😂😂
What a nice job you have been done.greatings from Norway :)
OK it looks clean what would concern me is the lack of OIL, also the chain is the same chain both sides , but I assume you are not familiar with this engine and you are learning as you go, WELL DONE.
Looking over that bonnet reminds me of my 73 XJ6 I miss it so much they are timeless classics.
NEVER KNEW.. these cars have a "chain", DID know that they're a pushrod, I also own a fresh barn find 1978 Daimler Sovereign 4.2 LWB Auto.. This video has given me extended knowledge for my car.. THANK YOU !!! 👍👍
OHC no pushrods.
Good video guys, well done.
Great video lads engine sounds so sweet, your almost there with it. Keep up the good work
Spot on lads 👍
That knock from underneath is probably the transmission bushing.
For extra precision finding top dead centre use a dial test indicator from a lathe on a magnetic arm and get a super precise tdc
Awesome job lads the jag sounds lovely, hope you find the issue keep her chapping 👍
What a great result & all thanks to your hard graft, impressively clean under the rocker covers
Excellent stuff very entertaining 👌👍🏻👏
Did well say been layed up I'd swap gearbox oil and filter
CRACK ON MATES Cheers from CALGARY
Cracking channel and love the jag.
The exhausts are very bad for rattles on jags.they have close clearances in areas and any looseness causes them to catch and knock and rattle.great to see it on the road tho.looking good.
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The bar is open classic.
I would have expected to see more oil inside the cam covers and oil flow when cranking the engine over.
The kick down cable is too taught - just loosen it off a tad.
Fan is back to front
They should definitely check that. Good call.
Rad could be blocked as its been stood so long, take it off and put some caustic soda in it, or have it re cored, hope it's not head gasket, tbh most jags I've owned have had failed HG, last one on an e type, I was putting a kettle full in every day.
Check transmission fluid level
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The viscous coupling didnt look up to much? It should only spin about 1-1/2 turns when not running.
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Great video. Iv had 1978 4.2 41:12 Daimler sovereign vanden plar .mine is missin the choke like yours do you have problems with first start up .iv conected a cable as a manual choke seems to work but not the best . Whats u thinkin to do about choke
You will need to sort them gears before you can use it as a getaway car
whats happening with the mk1 mini project.?...its been left on the back burner for a fair while now lads...
Can,t see any oil inside cam covers?
So I'm presuming that when you "removed" those cam covers (inlet side and exhaust side), the fact that they are indeed "clean" indicates that "the valve oil seals" are good, Yes ??
That chain is to tight
Hi, do you know the colour code for this car, is it British Racing Green? Different number plate on front and back?
what about the min
Sallei 500 bluettre
You shouldn't turn the engine anticlockwise, why are the number plates different front and back?
I'm sure there's an honest answer to that but would be a bit awkward trying to explain to Police if they got pulled. I don't know how sympathetic they are to test-drives in old cars
Are you going to stoop down to our level, and explain WHY you think an engine shouldn't be turned anti clockwise ...your almightyness...!?!?
...or, are you just another armchair engineer who, actually, hasn't a clue .....!?!!??
not sure exactly who you are directing your comment at@@andymccabe6712 but you should remember it's always best to be polite on someone else's 'page'. Overuse of exclamation marks and question marks always makes me think of an angry confused person who is in line to make a fool of themselves. However, to hopefully answer your rant I found this on a Jaguar forum 'As already said, CLOCKWISE only, as you are looking at the front of the engine. Turning one of these backwards can damage the very expensive plastic chain tensioner, been there.' This was for the V12 admittedly but it makes sense to turn the engine in the way it would normally rotate
@@andymccabe6712 Jaguar XK engines have freewheeling pistons, turning them the wrong way might break the ratchet pawls.
And yes, I'm being sarcastic :D
The clips showing different plates on the front and back were taken at different times. Given that DSG 2S is obviously a private reg (it now belongs to a red Vauxhall), YEL 877S is either the original reg or an age-related one. Either they sold the reg or it wasn't included in the sale, but it seems most likely that both plates were changed with the replacement reg before taking it out on the road.
Yer like a pair of auld wumen when your nattering back and forwards between you, I like it it's so natural that I almost feel I'm part of the conversation in the back seat. 😅😁 41:12
Simply splendid. That has to feel good to have a good first test drive. The overheating issue might be that the radiator needs to be cleaned out better than what you've done. That and do a good coolant flush.