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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: XJ-S V12 Archeology (Distributor Questions)
In a message dated 97-02-11 15:03:09 EST, John Napoli wrote: << As the result of other work I'm doing on my car (an 82 XJ-S HE) I pulled my distributor apart. I tested the centrifugal advance (free and moving properly -- hooray!) and the vacuum advance. The vacuum advance is dead. >> My vehicle is a 1973 E-type and the vacuum advance (actually it retards the ignition timing) has gone south on me several times. Each time I replace the vacuum unit with a genuine Jaguar replacement, and each time the price of that replacement has gone up. It has been over two years since I have purchased one, but I hear the price is now over $130 US. To make matters worse, the company who manufactured the part is closing down an old factory and the part many not be available at all. I drive my E, but that will not be possible without the vacuum retard unit (not for very long at least) so I too am motivated in finding an aftermarket replacement. Phillip Toogood Nashville 1973 E-Type OTS
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