[JONAT-chat] Fw: Mail from JONAT about your participation in the Seattle sector

[Jamie - JONAT]

Attached is a message I just received from Gary.  I wrote him a short note
inquiring as to what/how he was going to catch up and rejoin the Tour after
he had to drop out early due to "Jaguar Syndrome" <smile>

Check out the note, especially the 2nd to last paragraph.  It's folks like
Gary, Mark and all the rest who partake in this Tour and Jaguar ownership
that makes this "hobby" (& love) of ours so worth it.

Personally? And I'm sure I speak for Bob & Fazal.

Thanks go to Mark, Robert, Trey, Hudson, all the rest of the SCs & ASCs in
the upcoming route.  As well as everyone of your friends & family, for
helping us all enjoy these good times and memories by giving so much
support.

Jamie

 & Dru - Tulalip, WA
88 Series III V12 VdP - Roxanne
89 XJS V12 Convertible - Butch
Jaguar Owner's North American Tour - http://jonat.org
April 14, 2004 - July 10, 2004
Executive Committee Member
Seattle ASC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JagMaven@aol.com>
To: <jamie@jonat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Mail from JONAT about your participation in the Seattle sector


> Hi Jamie,
>       Got home late last night and was just looking for the "JONAT way" to
> let every one 'past' the Arizona section know of my change of plans. Got
home
> OK, considering the potentially "engine out" repair for the grinding
throwout
> bearing in first and reverse (thus having to drop off the tour anyway at
an
> inopportune moment/location) and a falling oil pressure (seems to be the
sensor)
> that would gradually go from 45# at 2500-4300 RPM, down to 22# and stay
there
> for a hundred or so miles and then go back up.
>       The emergency installation of a new water pump the day before I left
> shows evidence of a slow leak (1/2 gallon or so in about 800 miles - the
> progression of which is just what I would need to happen while crossing
from Arizona
> through the desert to San Diego.
>         Just got back from visiting the shop that was working on my '50 XK
> 120 that I had planned to use since January, and for which I had
accumulated
> enough spare parts to almost rebuild the car at an overnight stop ;-) .
The '66  E
>  - Type  OTS that I did take had no spare parts  -  only extra fluids. The
> two man team that was supposedly working on the car while I tried to do
the
> Arizona section, in short didn't. One mechanic experienced a death in the
family,
> and the other guy's wife gave birth and the baby is having some
unspecified
> post delivery health issues, so they take turns covering the work load,
but with
> priority to customers that have their family's transportation vehicle in
for
> repair and not a hobby car.
>
>     I am not skilled/fast enough in the remaining work that needs doing to
> finish the car and still hook up at XKs Unlimited in San Luis Obispo,
which was
> my back up plan when I headed back to Albuquerque from the California-
Arizona
> border. Well, you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and
> men.
>
>     The above not withstanding, from my perspective, the Arizona run was
even
> better and more fun than Mark's wonderfully written narrative, but, hey, I
> brought "a roof" ( along with roll up windows, working wipers, and a
heater -
> makes those Listers touting the virtues of the drop heads seem like the
smartest
> guys in the group at moments such as Mark describes. But then, again, I
won't
> have as interesting a  story to tell  years from now ;-) Mark almost
didn't
> either ;-) - Andrea was very,very cold/wet!
>
>      My hat is off to Mark and Dick for the wonderful trip they planned
for
> JONAT'S Arizona section (Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah), and to
> Mark's wife, Andrea, for putting up with all the discomfort, and Dick's
wife, Kathy
> for her help in the planning. IT WAS A GREAT TRIP! I am proud to have been
a
> participant.
>
>      Jamie, best of luck with your sector. If you would be so kind, please
> post this too long message to the JONAT site/bulletin board.
>                Kind regards,
>                          Gary (Jagmaven)