Monthly Archives: June 2013

Repairs Large & Small

I asked Chris to bring in the series one XJ6 and run a compression test on it.  He never got that far. After working diligently to ease #2 sparkplug out of the engine (Jaguar 6 cylinder engines are numbered from … Continue reading

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A Day in The Shop

Tuesday was not an un-typical day in most respects; the phone rang, people came & went, the UPS driver came & went, some strong language was directed at recalcitrent automotive components.  If there was in fact anything at all out … Continue reading

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Small Car Week

Your scribe is just back from a quick trip to Montpelier to deliver a cherished MGB to the lady owner who bought it new on June 13, 1973.  We we did an extensive maintenance which even included a new convertible … Continue reading

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Starts & Finishes

Last Saturday I hustled out to Buffalo and retrieved the Austin Healey 3000 Mk III in which John, operating the throttle, and Butch, manually engaging the overdrive, can be seen  performing a basic diagnostic test. When John first examined the … Continue reading

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