tuning jag's

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Just went out to tune up our XJ6 in the front shed, following the instructions in the workshop manual.

1st problem, wrong dizzy. That or wrong firewall tags, interior, and carbies. I know whats more likely though. Series 3 XJ6's never came out with points, and nothing that comes out with points has 'danger - electronic ignition' plastered to the coil.

2nd problem. Timing out so far I can't see the marks (the indicator for which is obscured by the factory air conditioner, go figure...). Guess-o-matic'ing the dizzy position gets it to 12* running.

3rd problem, Idle too high. To be expected after you get the ignition timing nearly right when it was last adjusted with timing completely wrong.

4th problem, Out of balance. Seriously, how hard is it to feel when the throttle shaft opens both carbies near enough to simultaneously. Guess-o-maticing got me closer again. Close to 6 turns of the throttle stop screws out (as in, adjusted one 6 turns, didnt touch the other) and it is still ages out.

5th problem, impatient people. Just guess-o-matic'ed to get everything near enough to follow instructions in the book (ignition timing was so far out the idle couldnt be set as per the book (and have the car running), and can't be set accurately until the carbies are near enough), and then the car is taken for a blockie by someone who can't be bothered waiting. Despite the fact that I told them that it will be wrong, they take it anyway. Backfiring up the street. After coming back they park the car in a different spot. apparently all they wanted was to move the car, so they could move the one behind it. As a consequence of taking it for a lap, as opposed to just moving it, they have pushed me over the limit of my patience, and taken my last 10 minutes of sunshine (it goes dark really quick here) required to tune the car outside. So now I have to start again tomorow.

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cya
Ben

*P.S: you people are lucky we aren't allowed to swear on here. anyone who has had that string of events happen will know what I am on about.