How Many Miles?
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>>Carl wrote:
>>>
>>
>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>
>
> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> you get it in trucks?
The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>
> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>
> I also
>
>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>
>
> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
for very many years on this side of the pond.
>>For service under extreme duress, I gotta vote for the old International
>>straight 6. I helped rebuild one of those, all during the while
>>wondering how that poor baby managed to even spin with all that was
>>wrong with it.
>
>
> Yup. The really big truck six was even more impressive. There was a
> guy who put three 58 DCOE Webers on one and put it in a torsion bar
> suspension Packard instead of the straight eight. It would outrun
> anything on the road except a gas station. He claimed it would put 350
> hp to the rear wheels.
>
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Re: How Many Miles?
Lon wrote:
> Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>
> > Lon wrote:
> >
> >>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>Carl wrote:
> >>>
> >>
> >>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
> >>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
> >> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
> >
> >
> > The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> > auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> > maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> > big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> > you get it in trucks?
>
> The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
> soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
> >
> > The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> > can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> > driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> > just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
> >
> > I also
> >
> >>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
> >>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
> >
> >
> > Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>
> That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
> by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
> for very many years on this side of the pond.
The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
bad til then.
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Re: How Many Miles?
Lon wrote:
> Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>
> > Lon wrote:
> >
> >>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>Carl wrote:
> >>>
> >>
> >>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
> >>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
> >> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
> >
> >
> > The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> > auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> > maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> > big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> > you get it in trucks?
>
> The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
> soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
> >
> > The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> > can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> > driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> > just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
> >
> > I also
> >
> >>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
> >>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
> >
> >
> > Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>
> That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
> by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
> for very many years on this side of the pond.
The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
bad til then.
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Re: How Many Miles?
Lon wrote:
> Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>
> > Lon wrote:
> >
> >>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>Carl wrote:
> >>>
> >>
> >>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
> >>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
> >> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
> >
> >
> > The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> > auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> > maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> > big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> > you get it in trucks?
>
> The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
> soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
> >
> > The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
> > can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
> > driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
> > just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
> >
> > I also
> >
> >>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
> >>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
> >
> >
> > Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>
> That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
> by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
> for very many years on this side of the pond.
The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
bad til then.
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig wrote:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig wrote:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
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Re: How Many Miles?
Bret Ludwig wrote:
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
> Lon wrote:
>
>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>
>>
>>>Lon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Bret Ludwig proclaimed:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Carl wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A very good interpretation of the old Jag 6 was done by Toyota. Had
>>>>Jaguar been smart enough to buy the Toyota versions and trash their own,
>>>> they might be something more than a gussied up Ford today.
>>>
>>>
>>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
>>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
>>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
>>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
>>>you get it in trucks?
>>
>>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
>>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
>>
>>> The later XJ40 Jag aluminum "slant six" was also a decent plant. You
>>>can get them for nothing, but they don't bolt up to any common
>>>driveline and they are all electronic. There is a distributor but it's
>>>just a rotor, like the Dodge Magnums.
>>>
>>> I also
>>>
>>>
>>>>like the older Nissan straight 6, to me smoother than the oft-touted Bmw
>>>>straights. The Volvo straight 6 wasn't bad either, if too short lived.
>>>
>>>
>>> Which Volvo six? The one I remember would go 500K routinely.
>>
>>That would be it, the one last used in the 164E series, to be replaced
>>by that V6 shared with Reynoh and Poogwat. Short lived as in not used
>>for very many years on this side of the pond.
>
>
>
> The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> bad til then.
>
Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Jeff DeWitt
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Re: How Many Miles?
Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
> Bret Ludwig wrote:
> >>> The XJ engine was mechanically very stout, also overweight. Bad
> >>>auxilliaries were the cause of trouble, and deferred maintenance. If
> >>>maintained they are a extremely durable, reliable core powerplant. The
> >>>big DOHC six in Land Cruisers was also a decent powerplant, why can't
> >>>you get it in trucks?
> >>
> >>The E-type engine could be made to be stout, if you replaced all of the
> >>soft parts and the heads. The Toyo DOHC 6 was much tougher.
Up through the 3.8 there was nothing wrong with the Jag six. Brit
metallurgy went to hell in the Scargill era but most of the 4.2s were
giving good service if maintained, at stock power levels. Lucas
ancillaries and the US built Borg Warner slushbox were troublesome.
> >
> > The PRV , that was a piece of ---- to be sure. I didn't know
> > Europeans, except the italians, could make a piece of ---- engine that
> > bad til then.
> >
>
> Isn't that the same engine that was used in the Eagle Premiere and at
> least the early LH cars? (and the Delorean come to think of it).
Yes.
>
> My Mom had one of those Premieres and it was a really nice car, kind of
> weird but a nice car. Oddly enough pretty much everything broke (except
> the engine) until the extended warranty ran out, she hardly had any
> trouble with it again the rest of the time she had it.
Her experience is unusual in that usually everything including the
engine went bad on those things.
