Don,
Contact David Boger of Everyday XJ. David’s part time job is breaking
Jaguars and selling off the bits and pieces. He is active on a few
Jag-Lovers lists, and that is how I met him. That “square plastic end
which plugs into the Ignition Amplifier” is also used on the ignition
amplifier in the Series III XJ6s and I’ll bet David has a bunch to sell.
The two wires for the plug on the XJ6 come from the distributor and David is
likely to have a bunch of them. In addition to breaking XJ6s and XJ12s,
he also breaks XJ-Ss and other Jaguars. In addition, he has made some bulk
purchases of New Old Stock Jaguar parts from dealerships or parts supply
houses that closed. So you might find the bits and pieces you need at one
place.
David has a full time job, so if he is out of town or working on a big job
(he is a roofer) he might not get back to you right away, but he will get
back to you. I have purchased dozens of parts from David and I have always
been pleased with the parts and the prices. He is located in North
Carolina.
Here is a link to his website: http://www.everydayxj.com/
Since you are looking for little bits and pieces, you probably won’t see
them listed on his website. However, if you send him and email with
information about what you need, I am certain he will get back to you as
soon as he can. David is a great guy and I can’t speak more highly of him.
I have no affiliation with David Boger or EverydayXJ other than as a
satisfied customer for a bunch of parts that I couldn’t find anywhere else.
Regards,
Paul M. Novak
1990 Series III V12 Vanden Plas
1990 XJ-S Classic Collection convertible
1987 XJ6 Vanden Plas
1984 XJ6 Vanden Plas
1969 E-Type FHC
1957 MK VIII Saloon
Ramona, CA
P.M.Novak7@gmail.com-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xj-s@jag-lovers.org [mailto:owner-xj-s@jag-lovers.org] On Behalf
Of Don Franke
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 7:23 PM
To: xj-s@jag-lovers.org
Subject: RE: [xj-s] No Start
In reply to a message from Don Franke sent Thu 31 Mar 2016:
Have been occupied with other maters until this morning when took steps to
find cause of no start. Again engine turn over but no ignition spark. To
insure all possible fault conditions where inspected the rotor was removed
to check the gap at the 12 point star wheel. Don’t know it’s proper name. To
get the rotor off had to loop twine around both ends and pry off with broom
handle. Dumb me forgot to press down on assembly while doing this. with
rotor off removed what was oiling felt but is now near rock hard mass. There
is some sort of plastic that was around the inner section that is now in
pieces. In look at the pats CD can not see any such part listed. Need a blow
up drawing of the top of the distributor shaft to see what is broken.
The Gap was OK at 0.020 inches. The lead from the distributor to the
Ignition Amplifier is bad. The weather tight sealing section on the AMP side
is cracked. Had repaired it long ago but it needs replacement. Part number
is DAC 3247 and the Parts book calls it Screen link Lead.
This lead has two conductors which are wrapped in a copper braid and the
copper is grounded at the Amplifier under one of the two mounting bolts.
Found one parts supplier that list it but will have to call Monday to see if
it is still available. Costly little wiring part section of 22 1/2 inches of
shielded cable at over $160.00.
If not available will have to concoct a new lead. One had part will be
finding the square plastic end which plugs into the Ignition Amplifier.
Will test both coils and see that they are OK but other than that am at a
stand still until the ne Screen Link Lead can be installed. Miss driving
this old car.
Thanks for all your inputs and assistance.
The original message included these comments:
In reply to a message from Paul M. Novak sent Tue 29 Mar 2016:
Here are some other things that I can think of that could cause no
spark at the plugs:
- a bad ignition switch
- a bad coil (I think your car many have two coils, is that
right?)
- bad/disconnected wiring (White wires) between the ignition
switch and the coil
- bad wiring between the coil and the distributor Paul M. Novak
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1987 XJS Coupe
Weston Lakes/Texas, United States
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