[xj-s] Loss of 86 XJ-S

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.

  1. Ariel went up/down erratically even when radio/cd turned off.
  2. Blinkers, (indicators), cut out sometimes.
  3. Brake light kept blowing fuses.
  4. Most dash lights/warning lights etc kept cutting in/out.
  5. Motor ran well but would miss at cruising speed,( 110kph) for a split
    second and resume as if nothing happened.
  6. Battery ran flat if car was parked overnight…maybe arial related?
  7. 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.

  1. Ariel went up/down erratically even when radio/cd turned off.
  2. Blinkers, (indicators), cut out sometimes.
  3. Brake light kept blowing fuses.
  4. Most dash lights/warning lights etc kept cutting in/out.
  5. Motor ran well but would miss at cruising speed,( 110kph) for a split
    second and resume as if nothing happened.
  6. Battery ran flat if car was parked overnight…maybe arial related?
  7. 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