speedo fault

Hey guys,

Just bought a new Jag (86 model) and discovered the speedo only sometimes works, anyone had this fault before ?? If so would love some advice on how to fix it. Also some of the door locks don?t lock, so advice on that would be a great help too

Thanks

Jamo

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Jamo
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Hello there Jamo,

We seem to see more and more from Autofurumz.com. Welcome to USENET.

Well let's see. There once was a time where cars used cables that were attached to the transmission and were routed to the back of the speedometer itself. Today optical transducers and proximity sensors have replaced the cable and are either attched to the rear of the transmission or sensing the ring gear in the differential.

The transducers in your generation Jaguar are not known for reliablity, and a common failure symptom is exactly what you describe. You'll need to be able to get under the car to remove and inspect the connector for cleanliness and corrosion. If it looks ok then you are to procede with replacing the transducer.

As for your door locks. These old cars are known for grease thickening up with dirt over the years and it can get so bad that opening the doors can result in broken handles! Remove door panels and to clean and re-lubricate the mechanisms inside.

Regards, Blake If a picture of what you are looking for is desired, then click on this following link -

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"dieinterim1" wrote: > Hello there Jamo, > > We seem to see more and more from Autofurumz.com. Welcome to > USENET. > > Well let's see. There once was a time where cars used cables > that were > attached to the transmission and were routed to the back of > the > speedometer itself. Today optical transducers and proximity > sensors > have replaced the cable and are either attched to the rear of > the > transmission or sensing the ring gear in the differential. > > The transducers in your generation Jaguar are not known for > reliablity, > and a common failure symptom is exactly what you describe. > You'll need > to be able to get under the car to remove and inspect the > connector for > cleanliness and corrosion. If it looks ok then you are to > procede with > replacing the transducer. > > As for your door locks. These old cars are known for grease > thickening > up with dirt over the years and it can get so bad that opening > the > doors can result in broken handles! Remove door panels and to > clean and > re-lubricate the mechanisms inside. > > Regards, > Blake > If a picture of what you are looking for is desired, then > click on this > following link - >

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Hello Blake,

Thanks for the grerat advice on the speedo, it is working perfectly now !!

I have another question also, i was think of replacing my front fenders, my car is a 1986 and the fenders i can get, are off a 1982 model, would the be the same or did the change the design somewhere in those 4 years

Thank you again

Jamo

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Jamo

yes the fenders are interchangeable for 1982 and 1986. hope this helps you out. Lee

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