Well it happened again, my 1986 v12 XJ-S is no more. This is the 2nd
fire in 3 months and it appears to be a write off. I bought this car to
use as a daily runner to work 3 days a week (approx 200kms per day). It
would seem to have started under the dash but I have no idea how. After
it was repaired the first time, ( supposedly), many strange things
happened.
- Ariel went up/down erratically even when radio/cd turned off.
- Blinkers, (indicators), cut out sometimes.
- Brake light kept blowing fuses.
- Most dash lights/warning lights etc kept cutting in/out.
- Motor ran well but would miss at cruising speed,( 110kph) for a split
second and resume as if nothing happened.
- Battery ran flat if car was parked overnight…maybe arial related?
- Air con fans were only one speed…
Has this ever happened to others? Maybe it wasn’t fixed right to start
with after the last fire but I would like to replace this with another
XJ-S but …
Steve
95 XJ-S Conv 6.0 … a gem
95 XJ Sovereign 4.0… smooth
86 XJ-S 5.3 Coupe… Toast
Sounds like someone butchered your electrics…
Ray
Steve Abigail wrote:> Well it happened again, my 1986 v12 XJ-S is no more. This is the 2nd
fire in 3 months and it appears to be a write off. I bought this car to
use as a daily runner to work 3 days a week (approx 200kms per day). It
would seem to have started under the dash but I have no idea how. After
it was repaired the first time, ( supposedly), many strange things
happened.
- Ariel went up/down erratically even when radio/cd turned off.
- Blinkers, (indicators), cut out sometimes.
- Brake light kept blowing fuses.
- Most dash lights/warning lights etc kept cutting in/out.
- Motor ran well but would miss at cruising speed,( 110kph) for a split
second and resume as if nothing happened.
- Battery ran flat if car was parked overnight…maybe arial related?
- Air con fans were only one speed…
Has this ever happened to others? Maybe it wasn’t fixed right to start
with after the last fire but I would like to replace this with another
XJ-S but …
Steve
95 XJ-S Conv 6.0 … a gem
95 XJ Sovereign 4.0… smooth
86 XJ-S 5.3 Coupe… Toast