My Daimler Double-Six, along with all Series 1 XJ’s and derivatives has four gauges in the centre of the dashboard above the rocker switches. These are: Voltage Oil Pressure Water Temperature Fuel They had all stopped working and I wanted to get them to work again, especially the water temperature one. I quickly ruled out a blown fuse, as many other things in the...
Back at the Easter weekend, I did my first long drive in the Daimler. Up until recently I had been mostly using the car for shorter drives, until I got it sorted out. After the recent service, a lot of the issues I was concerned about were now sorted out. I wanted to see how the car performed on a much longer day trip....
My Daimler was off the road for some years before I acquired it. While cars that haven’t seen a lot of use can have advantages in terms of wear and tear on the interior and body, lack of use is often worse than regular light use for mechanical components. One of the things that became apparent in starting to use the car regularly, was...
Back in December, I had been driving the Daimler for a couple of weeks and noticed a few things I wanted to be looked at before I used it more: Soft brake pedal Dirty passengers side fuel tank and pitted chrome on fuel cap Dented rear bumper Tachometer not working after my attempted repair Fuel gauges not working properly The soft brake pedal seemed...
In my first drives of the Daimler, one of the things on my list to fix was the tachometer. When I first got the car, I had it converted to modern electronic ignition. The Jaguar V12 always had electronic ignition, however it originally used a system called OPUS. On my car, the ignition system had been messed with and the OPUS box wasn’t working....
When I first got my Daimler Double-Six, I had been using the drivers side petrol tank only. The one on the passengers side looked a bit gungy when I opened up the filler cap and looked inside. The drivers side tank looked nice and clean. Each tank is 45 liters and is mostly independent. Jaguar went to the dual fuel tank system with the...
With the arrival of the new Daimler, I have focused on smaller jobs to generally improve the car before I tackle anything big. Ultimately my goal is to get it to a point where I would feel confident getting in and driving to Melbourne and back. That is generally how I like to keep all my cars. 1 – Drive the Car First step...
I like cars that were special or ahead of their time in their day. That could be in technology, styling, performance or they way they were built. One of the cars that fits this category for me is the Series 1 XJ with the V12 engine. Both the car and the engine are masterpieces. The V12 Series 1 XJ was the culmination of Jaguar...
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