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Experience in a Book:Help for the Jaguar XJ-S Ownerby Kirby PalmOwning both a Jaguar XJ-S and a computer, it seemed only
natural
that I
could record the things I learned about my car and make the information
available
to others. What started as a set of notes on "Everything you wanted to
know
but didn't know who to ask" has evolved into a book of 700+ pages of
small
print, including many illustrations and schematics. It was originally
intended
to be printed and s-mailed to whoever sent a few bucks to cover
expenses,
but with the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web it
became
possible to allow people anywhere in the world to download the file and
print
it for themselves. Yes, it is free
to download.
Experience in a Book: Help for
the Jaguar
XJ-S Owner (XJS_help.pdf) is a PDF document
containing
useful information for the maintenance, upkeep, and modification of the
Jaguar XJ-S. The current edition is 4.7 MB.
Since it is a PDF file your browser may just try to open it online; if
you're on a dial-up, it'll take about 45 minutes for that page to
load! It is recommended that you
right-click on this link and select "Save Link Target As..", especially
if you're working with a slow internet connection. You may print it out if you wish, but it is over 700
pages and will use up a lot of ink and paper. What many owners do
is peruse it on their computer where they can perform keyword searches
and click on cross-references and links to web sites. When it's
time to get greasy they'll print out the few pages they need and carry
them out to
the garage. If they get smudged, just throw them away and reprint. To view a PDF file, you'll need Adobe Acrobat. The current edition of the book is dated May 21,
2009. The
date
is on the
cover page. There is a listing of the revisions incorporated into this document beginning in February of 2009. There is also a listing of the revisions from January 1, 2000 through May 19, 2006. And there is a text file listing the revisions incorporated in the 1900's. Since the jag-lovers www site provides me plenty of hard drive space, I've established a collection of pictures that illustrate some of the parts and modifications mentioned in the book. These photos are not included in the book itself; the book contains illustrations and diagrams but no photographs because they use too much ink when printing.Sean Straw has set up a site with some sounds that
Jaguars
make . This isn't just to sound pretty; these are sounds the
engines make when there's something wrong. Very useful for
diagnosis. You might enjoy visiting Kirby Palm's home page in Florida. Among other things, there's an entertaining treatise on how to introduce a lady to your Jaguar. If you have questions about your car, I recommend you join
the xj-s
and v12-engine discussion lists and post your questions there. You can
join
from the jag-lovers page
.
From that site you can also browse or search the archives of those
lists
to see if your problem has already been discussed, and you can do that
without
joining the lists. |
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