LairdScooby

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Glory

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Insomnia (long story, i grew up in the country and lived next door to open fields that attracted grasshoppers - somehow they would get in the house, walk across the bedroom ceiling and fall off)

Welcome aboard! Biggest thing to check is the sills, especially at the rear. They're hidden behind plastic skirts and can rot spectacularly. Other than that, all the usual checks apply when buying a used car. There are some age-specific things, the early cars use different ATF for a start and using the later ATF will result in poor shifting and fault messages on the dashboard. Other things changed on VIN changes too and some parts for early cars are now NLA so work out if your prospective purchase needs anything and if it's NLA you may have to get replacements made as a one-off Other than that, they're great cars, mine always puts a smile on my face!

Handy to know about the parts-bin raiding that went on - the screenwash pump on many early S Types was also shared with many Ford vehicles and a Volvo too!

Locust

Mice

Eating

Restaurant

Pizza

Ketchup

Condiments (Rude > crude >crudites > condiments)

Abusive

Custard

Cobbler

Terminal

Welcome aboard! One of my favourite colours you have there, i know it as White Gold but not sure of the Jaguar name for it. Ditto on the Stone Beige interior (Light Stone i think in Jag-Speak), one of my favourites. Nice looking car!

Welcome aboard!

Have you checked the output from the CPS (Crankshaft Position Sensor) as these can fail suddenly and give simlar symptoms to those you desccribe. Although i'm not a fan of using Easy Start for generally bad starting engines, it's a useful diagnostic tool here - spray some into the air intake while someone else turns the engine over, if the engine fires it's a fuel related problem. If it doesn't, look at the ignition, particularly the CPS to start with. They can be changed (certainly on the V6 which is a similar engine except for an extra pair of cylinders at the back of the V8) in situ without a ramp, it's a fiddle and you need patience and cut-proof knuckles but it can be done. Diagnosis is the thing here, a bit concerned about the key being left in the ignition when the battery was disconnected but that's probably due to the previous car i had. Also have you got a spare key? try that, see if it starts. 😉 😄

Infection

Inflammation