This Could Have Been REALLY Bad - V12 Jaguar Maiden Voyage

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  • @markniblett4857
    @markniblett4857 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hope that doesn't occur again but if you find yourself in a similar spot. Go in the gas station and buy a bar of soap. Rub it / push it in to leaking area should stop fuel from leaking until you can get home and repair. Old off road repair for small puncture in fuel tanks.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wait is that a real thing? What an amazing last ditch tip

    • @markniblett4857
      @markniblett4857 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes learned about this from an old Subaru off road book. And yes Subaru's were a off road poor mans dam tough vehicle. Not the ride you see today. Any car company that can put two seats in the back of a pick up with friggen handles is awesome. Now have I tried the soap thing? No but in your past situation I bet anything was worth a try. God what an ass puckering experience. @@just_don_things

  • @carlorizzo5308
    @carlorizzo5308 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Before anyone starts running these old cars that have been sitting a long time, your best bet is to drop the tanks and have them cleaned out professionally if they're not a big rust bucket, find replacements if it is possible. That's what I did with a 1970 Jaguar xj6. Dropped both fuel tanks and started from scratch. When I was finished that car was running like it just came out of the showroom

  • @brighteyesvideos
    @brighteyesvideos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    No idea how dangerous this was with the battery so close to the gushing gasoline. Take this from a fellow XJS owner who recently had my car catch on fire from using the wrong transmission cleaner that misted out the dipstick then onto my exhaust manifold. More common than people think, so have a fire extinguisher handy. Most parts are GM, so easy to buy parts and so much fun to drive.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very dangerous, thinking about it afterwards gives me the heebeegeebees. It was all fumes up in that trunk and if I had sparked anything up with the battery I could have been a potentially tragic news story.

  • @nikkysun8829
    @nikkysun8829 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very very very nice, i like this car !

  • @classic_britain
    @classic_britain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The hype is real

  • @markniblett4857
    @markniblett4857 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh buy the way. Been working on xjs's for 20 years. My current 15 year project is a 1986 v12. Must say kid you got balls.

  • @jay22nup
    @jay22nup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    First off, love the channel. Secondly, you need to replace that fuel tank with some sort of racing fuel cell. You can keep the sump tank but clean the rust out of it. You can add a chemical called Red-Kote to prevent rust from appearing again. If I were you, I would not put the filter back in the sump tank. Keep the videos coming

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks! Yeah I'm leaving the mesh filter out of the surge tank from now on, and the goal is to do a fuel cell later down the road (this car is now starting to get more expensive really quickly).

  • @woodyTM
    @woodyTM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    amazing. much braver than myself!

  • @jonhill9564
    @jonhill9564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Support

  • @RupertFear
    @RupertFear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The gas station will be its favorite trip.

  • @Omegaman1969
    @Omegaman1969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man that was so dangerous, one spark from that cabling and you would have been toast.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're completely right, and in hindsight I seriously should have known better. Got caught up in a bit of a panic.

    • @Omegaman1969
      @Omegaman1969 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@just_don_things Glad you got out alive 😊
      Love the XJS BTW 👌🏻

  • @tumppu123-h4s
    @tumppu123-h4s ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this shit needs more views these are well made videos

  • @JustTex
    @JustTex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Shame about the seal but totally success

  • @paulpollitt5411
    @paulpollitt5411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude the end of the vid that thing revs so nice. Mine seems to run ok but if I rev it like that at idle it wants to bog a bit and backfire back out the intake. I wonder if have an issue with the vac advance on the distributor.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh yeah, I would definitely check your distributor stuff if you haven't.

  • @PedrosGarage
    @PedrosGarage 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What’s the exhaust setup? Sounds RAW.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is just the two banks merged into one, no cats (they got clogged and blown out anyways...), mufflers, or resonators.

    • @PedrosGarage
      @PedrosGarage 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@just_don_things ah I see. I think an x pipe on mine will deliver similar results.

  • @Therighteousone522
    @Therighteousone522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Check that there is no room either side of the rack bushings. If there is you need to pack it out with washers to eliminate all play. Simple job.

    • @just_don_things
      @just_don_things  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely will check it; I'm almost positive all the bushings on this car are shot and need to be totally replaced.