Re: XJ6 with mad Jag disease - Cured!

["Mnr Jacques Watson" <GNFMJFW@frm.uovs.ac.za>]

Good morning group

This is another of those Jag-Lovers list success stories.  Having 
been rather upset by the sudden demise of some of the electrical 
systems (wipers, AC and indicators not working) in my 75XJ6, I
appealed to the list for help last week.

True to the nature of this splendid list, I received help within the 
day.  Even more heart-warming was the moral support that I received.

Well, over the weekend, armed with my workshop repair manual, 
prinouts of e-mail and Kirby and Jim's books, I decided to venture 
forth and put to battle with Lucas, prince of darkness.  

First thing that I realised immedeately is that the electronics 
course that was part of the second year Physics curriculum at 
university, does not at all equip one with the neccesary skills to 
decipher an electrical wiring diagram.  So,  to actually trace
the electrical "bug" in my car, would be next to impossible.

Next best thing was to follow the advice of Tom Wagner and Larry Lee 
ie. clean the fuse box connectors and inspect the back of the fuse 
box itself.  What I saw horrified me.  The previous owner must have 
done some adventurous rewiring, because the wires from behind one of 
the fuses were CUT off.  This was presumedly put somewhere else.

Unfortunately this did not help a whole lot.  Al the problems were 
still there and the heat outside is getting close to 35 C ....

It was approximately at this stage that I noticed this brown wire with 
one of those famous Lucas connectors dangling in front of me.  You 
know, as if to say, "look at me, do think I hang around here for my 
good health".  This prompted me to look around to find a spot were I 
could stick this in.  This was fortunately not difficult, under the 
dashboard, to the right (RHD) of the fuse box was an elctrical 
component, the name of which I could not found in the manual, with 
one missing connector. Bingo!  Started the car, Aircon blows fine and 
cold, wipers are wiping and indicators are indicating (well except 
for the fact that the fog lights stil comes on when indicating).

So, my Jag is once again willing and able to roam the streets of 
Bloemfontein.  Thanks to Tom Wagner, Larry Lee and Roger Langley for 
the hints and technical help, and thanks to Dave Arnold and Ian 
Johnson for the moral support.

Now if only, I could figure out what the PO had done...

Jacques Watson
75XJ6L (now cured of mad Jag disease, but with inflammation in the    
exhaust)

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