Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 19:44:09 -0700 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Horsepower or Torque? Which is more significant?
Geoff wrote: > > Not just the motors, Justin -- don't forget the lovely Lucas electrics that > were constantly failing, and the multiple side-draft SE carbs that needed > constant tuning and calibrating (parents had a 6 and a 12 in the 70's -- I > spent a least a weekend a month tuning or fixing one of them). But for all > that - I think Jags got a bad rap on reliability (except for the electrics > which were crap). The problem was the pre-80 Jags were basically race > engines dropped in a street car, and most people treated them like there > were , well - Fords. If you treated them like race engines and kept them in > constant tune, they ran great. But all that went away with the '82 > Vandenplas - they've quite been reliable since that major overhaul (Just to > prove their point, Jag put a 100k mi warranty on the Van's). And you're > right about the current motor - a work of art. That's true... I recall one incident at my old mechanic's place - he was working on an '82 or so XJS and was just getting it all together, went to start it, and nothing happened. Somehow, the fuel pump just suddenly stopped working. No reason, no explanation. Just died. Made me laugh. Nonetheless, I *will* at some point own an XKS. You can say all ya want about Jag reliability, but the fact of the matter is they're beautiful cars, and that's enough for me... -Justin
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