Monday, 16 January 2012

We have petrol

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After a bit of reading and consideration I decided to clean the fuel tank myself. I soaked  it for 12 hours with 12:1 hydrochloric acid and then rinsed it with bicarb, then lots of water.  It looked pretty much spotless inside so I reinstalled it complete with new hoses.  

 

 

To prevent further mischief I have also installed the biggest fuel filter I could find between the tank and the fuel pump.  I have also temporarily left one of the smaller inline filters in place.  It will come out in a little while.  I have opted to use a new aftermarket pump rather than the original SU pump, cheaper, more robust and more reliable.

 

 

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Clock repair

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About 3 weeks ago I sent the clock from my 1967 series 1.5 to Mike Eck of www.jaguarclock.com to have it overhauled. The clock was in very poor condition, didn't work and the plastic lens at the front was pretty much opaque.

Here it is:

 

 

I got it back today and it is simply...beautiful. It looks brand new, and now runs on a AA battery.
I cannot recommend Mike highly enough. His communication has been excellent, the turn around time across the world (I'm in Australia and he's in the US) was quick and at US$110 including postage, given the quality of the job, it was cheap.

 

 

 

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