Rooflining sagging in Adelaide?????
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From: Ron on 15 Oct 2007 01:33 Neil Fisher <neil(a)magnecor.com.au.invalid> wrote in news:urk5h3hpdn13mdlt0bhd5jldunvsjtrr15(a)4ax.com: > On 14 Oct 2007 20:20:32 GMT, Ron <dodo(a)hotmail>, after considering > some belly-button fluf, wrote: > > [...] > >> >>Exactly, they are POS > > Well, since you own a '70's English car, you clearly know your POS's > better than most and I bow to your superior knowledge of such things > ;-) > > Neil > --- > Neil Fisher / Bob Young > Thundercords > personal opinion unless otherwise noted. > Looking for spark plug leads? > Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au > A Jaguar is no match for a magna in that area. There are a lot of old Jaguars driving happily on the road, whilst magna's half their age are abandoned POS on the side of the road..
From: Patrick on 15 Oct 2007 03:26 Ron wrote: > Neil Fisher <neil(a)magnecor.com.au.invalid> wrote in > news:urk5h3hpdn13mdlt0bhd5jldunvsjtrr15(a)4ax.com: > >> On 14 Oct 2007 20:20:32 GMT, Ron <dodo(a)hotmail>, after considering >> some belly-button fluf, wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>> Exactly, they are POS >> Well, since you own a '70's English car, you clearly know your POS's >> better than most and I bow to your superior knowledge of such things >> ;-) >> >> Neil >> --- >> Neil Fisher / Bob Young >> Thundercords >> personal opinion unless otherwise noted. >> Looking for spark plug leads? >> Check out http://www.magnecor.com.au >> > > A Jaguar is no match for a magna in that area. > There are a lot of old Jaguars driving happily on the road, whilst magna's > half their age are abandoned POS on the side of the road.. I saw a Jaguar having trouble yesterday. It pulled over to the side of the road, smoke started to appear, the next thing I know flames were leaping up to half a metre high from under the bonnet. The fire engine turned up 5 minutes later, but I reckon that would have been about 4 minutes 45 seconds too late.
From: Ron on 15 Oct 2007 20:42 Patrick <doctorpat(a)bigfoot.com> wrote in news:1192491960.403703(a)login-host.silverbrookresearch.com: > Noddy wrote: >> "Ron" <dodo(a)hotmail> wrote in message >> news:Xns99CAC63E44D42GPS(a)64.209.0.92... >> >>> That sounds like a V12. >>> No matter how much you warn people, there are always idiots who >>> don't listen. >> > > It was an early model, like a Mark II. When did the V12 come out? > 1972 or so? About 10 years later. It was in the XJ13 prototype in 1966, then fitted to the XJ series in 69/70. >>> The V12 uses fuel like my Disco V8 :-) >> >> They're not that bad. > > Only because the Disco covers a LOT more km before it breaks down (and > that is usually a clutch) My Disco is an auto :-)
From: Patrick on 15 Oct 2007 21:15 Ron wrote: > Patrick <doctorpat(a)bigfoot.com> wrote in > news:1192491960.403703(a)login-host.silverbrookresearch.com: > >> Noddy wrote: >>> "Ron" <dodo(a)hotmail> wrote in message >>> news:Xns99CAC63E44D42GPS(a)64.209.0.92... >>> >>>> That sounds like a V12. >>>> No matter how much you warn people, there are always idiots who >>>> don't listen. >> It was an early model, like a Mark II. When did the V12 come out? >> 1972 or so? About 10 years later. > > It was in the XJ13 prototype in 1966, then fitted to the XJ series in > 69/70. But definitely not in the Mark II. So this was one of the OTHER jag engines that catch fire. > >>>> The V12 uses fuel like my Disco V8 :-) >>> They're not that bad. >> Only because the Disco covers a LOT more km before it breaks down (and >> that is usually a clutch) > > My Disco is an auto :-) > So less clutch breakage, even more fuel usage?
From: Ron on 15 Oct 2007 22:08
Patrick <doctorpat(a)bigfoot.com> wrote in news:1192497319.849867(a)login- host.silverbrookresearch.com: > Ron wrote: >> Patrick <doctorpat(a)bigfoot.com> wrote in >> news:1192491960.403703(a)login-host.silverbrookresearch.com: >> >>> Noddy wrote: >>>> "Ron" <dodo(a)hotmail> wrote in message >>>> news:Xns99CAC63E44D42GPS(a)64.209.0.92... >>>> >>>>> That sounds like a V12. >>>>> No matter how much you warn people, there are always idiots who >>>>> don't listen. >>> It was an early model, like a Mark II. When did the V12 come out? >>> 1972 or so? About 10 years later. >> >> It was in the XJ13 prototype in 1966, then fitted to the XJ series in >> 69/70. > > But definitely not in the Mark II. > > So this was one of the OTHER jag engines that catch fire. Notorious for it :-) >>>>> The V12 uses fuel like my Disco V8 :-) >>>> They're not that bad. >>> Only because the Disco covers a LOT more km before it breaks down (and >>> that is usually a clutch) >> >> My Disco is an auto :-) >> > > So less clutch breakage, even more fuel usage? > Basically |