[JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20

Fri Jul 18 22:16:47 MDT 2008

I was looking at the shop manual and noticed that the V12 HE was fitted with 
190 F thermostats.  That is the temp at which they begin to open, being 
fully open at 205 F.  I hope this helps.

My recollection of discussions about the Jaguar temp gauges is that they are 
quite accurate, meaning that if they show a reading above mid range you are 
likely to be experiencing overheating.  You are quite right to be cautious 
until you know for sure one way or another.

Good luck.  Let us know next week what you find out.  I'm pretty sure at 
least some of us will make it back from S'toon.

Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Smith" <kevsmi at ca.ibm.com>
To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20

> Thanks Tony,  I will do some more investigations with the IR thermometer
> this weekend (I now have one of my own).  I will use your measurements as
> reference points.  I had a quick look between the rad and the AC condenser
> as I had read about it getting gunked up and it looked OK but I really
> need to get a good light in there to be sure.
>
> Cheers
>
> Kevin Smith, PMP
> Project Manager
> 306-337-5697
> KEVSMI at CA.IBM.COM
>
>
>
>
> Tony Koschinsky <tkoschinsky at sasktel.net>
> Sent by: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
> 07/18/2008 01:17 PM
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> JAGNUTS Regina <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
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> Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20
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> Kevin, here's some more food for thought.  I was moving the VDP to my back
>
> garage and, as often happens, I missed the turn and ended up on the
> highway
> for a bit of a run.  Back in the garage, with the temp gauge sitting on 90
>
> C. where it should be, and AC on, the temp at the A bank thermostat
> housing
> was 224 F. and the B bank was 228.  This makes sense, since this is the
> outlet for the heated coolant after making its way through the heads
> picking
> up heat, and there would be conduction of some heat from the metal of the
> head into the water jacket.  The coolent in the rad at the inlet,
> according
> to the tank temp, was 205.
>
> By comparison, 200 seems on the cool side.
>
> Tony
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Koschinsky" <tkoschinsky at sasktel.net>
> To: "JAGNUTS Regina" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20
>
>
>> Sorry to hear about the heating problem.  When I first got my VDP she
> ran
>> a
>> bit hot.  The problem was that the space between the AC condenser and
> the
>> rad was full of debris - old leaves, fuzz, bugs and what not, which cuts
>
>> the
>> effective size of the rad in half.  Maybe give this a quick look,
> although
>> cleaning it out is a bit of a task.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "kevin" <kevsm1 at accesscomm.ca>
>> To: "'JAGNUTS Regina'" <jagnuts at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20
>>
>>
>>> Bad news everybody!
>>>
>>> The XJS continues to run hot.  An IR thermometer shows the temp on the
>>> pipe
>>> the sending unit is mounted in at 200 degrees.  Unfortunately it wasn't
>>> until I started to drive it farther than just delivering it to the shop
>>> that
>>> this showed up,
>>>
>>> I can't take it out on the highway with this problem so we will be
>>> staying
>>> home this weekend.  Just as well really, since I forgot that I would
> have
>>> to
>>> pay PST when I licensed it ($650!!!). I now don't have any cash for the
>>> trip
>>> anyway.
>>>
>>> Please think of us and take lots of pictures.  We'll see you all next
>>> Sunday.
>>>
>>> I have cancelled out hotel reservations.  If someone could let the
>>> Saskatoon
>>> folks know that we will not be there I would appreciate it.
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
>>> [mailto:jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net]
>>> On Behalf Of Bob
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:23 PM
>>> To: 'JAGNUTS Regina'
>>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20
>>>
>>> Congrats Kevin on getting the XJS licensed!  We've got our fingers
>>> crossed
>>> that it is nothing more than a wonky sending unit that's keeping 'er
>>> warm.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jagnuts-bounces at autox.team.net
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>>> On Behalf Of kevin
>>> Sent: July 16, 2008 6:47 PM
>>> To: 'JAGNUTS Regina'
>>> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Brits by the Bus - July 19/20
>>>
>>> We are planning on being there Saturday morning.  The car has passed
> it's
>>> safety inspection and I have plates on it (I forgot about the PST
> though,
>>> Ouch!).
>>>
>>> I have managed to get the fan to stop hitting the shroud with some
> shims
>>> that should get me through the weekend but it is running a little hot.
> I
>>> am
>>> going over to Cal's tomorrow and he is going to get an accurate reading
>
>>> of
>>> exactly how hot it is running.  Hopefully it will be OK to drive
>>>
>>> My cell # is 529-4075
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Kevin
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