5 Years Sitting, Will It Start ? Pt.2 (1977 Jaguar XJ6)

The second video with the Jaguar XJ6, it has been sat in the garage for nearly 5 years, so with all the good weather, we decided to see if we could get it running. Part 2 of 2.

[@0795omega]

engine sounds lovely and smooth!

[@xoxothereaper9674]

This is very encouraging my series 3 has been sitting for over a year... so thank you for sharing lol🙏

[@harveysmith100]

Drain the fuel out and add fresh fuel to aid starting. Petrol goes off after about a year. Or you can get some additives to preserve it.

[@georgemorfesi8022]

I've owned three Series 3's over the past 25 years. They are not cars. They are spoiled mistresses! If you leave them alone for a long time, don't pamper and spoil them, they will get even! They will make you pay for your ignoring these princesses! But alas, they are beautiful, and I fall for their allure every time ( Hope my Wife never reads this!).

[@driftwood1906]

It deserves a full restoration and values are going up so it should be worth doing before it deteriorates any further. Great first car to have owned.

[@jonwattracing2455]

I agree I really want to restore it. It's the usual story of finding the time and money.

[@hawksworth100]

Good luck fella.

[@skdinterceptor2828]

Great to see another series 2 xj. Make sure you re connect correct fuel lines with fuel pumps. You dont want a fuel fire with 40 year old washer pipes👨‍🚒

[@jamesstuart3346]

That's called thinking outside of the tank.

[@earltpt]

Marvellous, thoroughly enjoyed watching the video....keep it up👍

[@jonwattracing2455]

Thank you, thats very kind of you.

[@martinbarratt1512]

@@jonwattracing2455 Ditto that. Love S2's - reminds me of my late father's OPB373R...BRG with tan interior, sadly, like him no longer with us but your video brings back some great memories...ahhh that interior. I have an XK Convertible (V8 4.2) the old man would have loved !

[@verbails]

The fuel pumps are located in the boot to the rear of the spare wheel! You were looking at the fuel sender behind the panel in the guard!

[@jonwattracing2455]

On earlier XJ6's you are indeed correct, the pumps are located behind the spare wheel. Midway through the production of the series 2 car's around 1976 I believe, they changed to a combined in-tank fuel pump/sender unit, one in each tank. I have changed the fuel pumps years ago, when I had the car on the road, and this is where they are on this car.

[@verbails]

@@jonwattracing2455 You are off course right I stand corrected. I was under the impression the the move to in the tank didn’t come about until the series 3 and injection.

[@sjefvanzwieteren9437]

very instructive so interesting, thinking about buying one for months now.....And you're good!

[@jonwattracing2455]

Thank you. They are a great and relatively affordable classic car.

[@jamiesut5866]

Give got a great style, great channel, keep up the Jag videos 🙂

[@jonwattracing2455]

Thanks, will do!

[@markvaller5281]

the fuel pumps need both a positive and a negative feed thats why a direct feed did not work the plastic shrouded tab is the positive try that

[@markcooper605]

Came here to say this, sender units are elsewhere. Thats positive and negative for the pump.

[@alantraish3368]

Nice car I want one. These are still getting raced😡

[@Dg-zj6jo]

ha well done remember to put water back in or you will be a flaming torch ha

[@markpritchard]

Dude, if it dosn't catch fire at least a little bit your not living life to the full.

[@nickstafford610]

Absolute painful watch.