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1. Re: Jaguar XJS reliable? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 1995 09:57:06 -0500
The depreciation is real bad, and the same as here in the US, from what I've read. The XJS and XJ6 are completely different cars with completely different personalities. From what I've heard from XJ
/html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00127.html (7,805 bytes)

2. Re: Land Rover Discovery (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 09:09:06 -0500
I just took delivery on my Discovery. I love it. This replaced an '89 Range Rover, and it is noticably peppier (it weighs ~300 lbs less and has a bigger engine). I took it on a long trip and got abo
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00062.html (7,882 bytes)

3. Re: British Cars Digest #1331 Thu Aug 18 01:15:01 MDT 1994 (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 09:42:40 -0500
Mine was like this when I restored it. I talked with some professional restorers, and they recommended against these gaskets, which are not original factory equipment. What I decided to do was to co
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00229.html (7,922 bytes)

4. TR6 Electronic Ignitions? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 09:06:07 -0500
My TR6 has been running oddly lately - every so often, under load, at about 2K RPM, one (two at most) cylinder will miss (completely). If I change the load conditions for a second, the problem disapp
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00470.html (7,106 bytes)

5. Re: paint progress on the GT6 (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 08:38:13 -0500
It will be worth it!! I painted my AH 3000 four years ago, and it still looks perfect. I love it when people say "You did _that_ in your _garage_?". If the mist coat shows *any* ridges, (500 grit is
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00870.html (7,171 bytes)

6. Darn door panels! (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 16:48:56 -0500
Anyone have any nifty solutions to keeping the vinyl-covered panels attached to the doors? My TR6 has developed "flapping panel syndrome", where one or more of the little clips holding the panel pops
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01453.html (6,748 bytes)

7. '75 TR6 Wiper switch and other musings (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 22:52:52 -0500
Yesterday was not a good car day for my little blue TR6. On the way to work, in a driving rainstorm, I smelled plastic melting followed shortly by stopped windshield wipers. No problem - rain-x! On t
/html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01520.html (7,250 bytes)

8. Implications of wrong TR6 distributor? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 1994 10:49:15 -0500
Well, the more closely I look at my car, the worse I feel... My car is titled as a '75. It has a late (recessed) block, and carbs and head from a '74. This weekend's discovery is that the distributor
/html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00133.html (7,049 bytes)

9. Re: Land Rover Discovery (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 09:09:06 -0500
I just took delivery on my Discovery. I love it. This replaced an '89 Range Rover, and it is noticably peppier (it weighs ~300 lbs less and has a bigger engine). I took it on a long trip and got abo
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00327.html (7,882 bytes)

10. Re: British Cars Digest #1331 Thu Aug 18 01:15:01 MDT 1994 (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 09:42:40 -0500
Mine was like this when I restored it. I talked with some professional restorers, and they recommended against these gaskets, which are not original factory equipment. What I decided to do was to co
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00494.html (7,922 bytes)

11. TR6 Electronic Ignitions? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 09:06:07 -0500
My TR6 has been running oddly lately - every so often, under load, at about 2K RPM, one (two at most) cylinder will miss (completely). If I change the load conditions for a second, the problem disapp
/html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00735.html (7,106 bytes)

12. TR6 Bypass valves (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 1994 21:17:23 -0500
I read the thread on TR6 bypass valves this past week, and a little light went on when I got to the discussion of what would happen if they were blocked off (thanks to Randy Wilson for the excellent
/html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00038.html (7,446 bytes)

13. Re: Deceleration By-Pass valve (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 1994 10:07:38 -0500
Mine had actually been broken off; I could still see the jagged edge and the very bottom of the screw head slot. The adjustor had frozen (lots of varnish or some brown goop that looks like varnish) a
/html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00077.html (6,946 bytes)

14. TR6 Mixture setting. (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 1994 13:05:22 -0500
Hi. I'm having some trouble with the carbs on my '74 TR6, and thought I'd see if anyone can help. I just rebuilt my carburators; everything except the carb needles was replaced (the old ones were wor
/html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00213.html (7,113 bytes)

15. ZS Carb damper leaks (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1994 11:27:19 -0500
There was a fairly recent discussion of how to remove and replace the adjusting screw assembly in the ZS dashpots. When I saw that posting, I thought "now _there_ is something that _isn't_ wrong with
/html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00568.html (7,026 bytes)

16. Sources for rebuilt TR6 engines? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 1994 21:19:47 -0500
I am doing a low-end bearing job (and rings, maybe) on my 75 TR6 engine, and should be trying to start it up this weekend. I've gotten _a_lot_ of help from people on this list; thank you all! While m
/html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00282.html (7,372 bytes)

17. TR6 Rear suspension clunks? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 1994 14:20:35 -0500
I hear soft clunking sounds from my TR6 rear suspension ares when I coast at very slow speeds over a bumpy road (my driveway). I haven't been able to track these sounds down to a particular componen
/html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00871.html (6,981 bytes)

18. Re: Berry has a Bad Car Day... (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 08:57:27 -0500
I just bought a TR6 two weeks ago. I had owned it about 20 minutes, was driving it home, and "COUGH! sputter sputter R R R R R R uck!"! I pulled over, my wife pulled over in her car, and when she st
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00153.html (8,383 bytes)

19. TR6 Woes (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Tue, 17 May 1994 08:15:59 -0500
Well, my new '75 TR6 (no printable name yet) and I are begining to get along a little better. Since it died on the highway 20 min after being purchased, the relationship had nowhere to go but up. I h
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00437.html (7,975 bytes)

20. TR6 Oil Pressures? (score: 1)
Author: mike@twinpeaks.prc.com (Mike Ladwig)
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 08:03:33 -0500
I didn't get any replies to this the first time around, but I thought I'd try again: could anyone with TR6 experience tell me what oil pressures should be? I have the Hayes and Bentley manuals, and u
/html/british-cars/1994-05/msg00740.html (6,735 bytes)


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