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bmurphy7369
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My name is Brian and I am new to the forum. I have just recently purchased a 1975 Jaguar XJ6C with hopes of driving it for a few years before doing a complete restoration. Much to my chagrin, just before the car was delivered to me from northern Indiana, there was a small carburettor fire that damaged the fuel hoses, the battery cables, the battery and severely burned the air cleaner housing. I was refunded the estimated cost of repair to the bonnet paint and to the engine compartment and assumed that my best option was to find a rebuildable set of 175cd Zenith Strombergs and to replace the other damaged components. I purchased such a set and a rebuild kit for each carburettor, only to then realise that my carburettors were marked 175cd2, and that the manual choke apparently was not the original setup, but that it was rather a replacement for the water/coolant original choke method. I have a few questions for anyone with some knowledge of the various Series II carburettor configurations. My car again is a 4.2 6L, 1975 XJ6 Coupe, currently equipped with manually-choked Stromberg 175cd-2 dual carburettors..... VIN# UF2J51101BW
1. Were these the original carbs for the year 1975 XJ6 4.2 6-cylinder engine?
2. Were these carbs originally water-choked or were some made from originally with the manual choke and choke knob on the lower dash by the driver's left knee?
3. Will the 175cd carb set I purchased serve as a suitable replacement for the 175cd-2 carb set, with minor, if any, changes or modifications?
4. Is a carburettor fire common to this era XJ6 or is this possibly related to an add-on ignition booster which I have noticed mounted just below the front carb, apparently on the engine block wall?
5. What is the best course of action to determine the cause of the fires without causing a third and possibly catastrophic fire from occuring?
I know these are difficult questions to answer without seeing the car and the damage, but I thought someone may have experienced similar problems in the past and may have a solution. I would like to keep the car as original as possible, but am not opposed to keeping the manual choke, if indeed it was not the original choke mechanism. If you have an answer to even one of these questions, please post a reply or write to me directly... thank you, and any input will be greatly appreciated.
briandmurphy@earthlink.net
1975 XJ6C, U.S. Specification, Manual Choke Strombergs, 4.2L 6-cylinder.
My name is Brian and I am new to the forum. I have just recently purchased a 1975 Jaguar XJ6C with hopes of driving it for a few years before doing a complete restoration. Much to my chagrin, just before the car was delivered to me from northern Indiana, there was a small carburettor fire that damaged the fuel hoses, the battery cables, the battery and severely burned the air cleaner housing. I was refunded the estimated cost of repair to the bonnet paint and to the engine compartment and assumed that my best option was to find a rebuildable set of 175cd Zenith Strombergs and to replace the other damaged components. I purchased such a set and a rebuild kit for each carburettor, only to then realise that my carburettors were marked 175cd2, and that the manual choke apparently was not the original setup, but that it was rather a replacement for the water/coolant original choke method. I have a few questions for anyone with some knowledge of the various Series II carburettor configurations. My car again is a 4.2 6L, 1975 XJ6 Coupe, currently equipped with manually-choked Stromberg 175cd-2 dual carburettors..... VIN# UF2J51101BW
1. Were these the original carbs for the year 1975 XJ6 4.2 6-cylinder engine?
2. Were these carbs originally water-choked or were some made from originally with the manual choke and choke knob on the lower dash by the driver's left knee?
3. Will the 175cd carb set I purchased serve as a suitable replacement for the 175cd-2 carb set, with minor, if any, changes or modifications?
4. Is a carburettor fire common to this era XJ6 or is this possibly related to an add-on ignition booster which I have noticed mounted just below the front carb, apparently on the engine block wall?
5. What is the best course of action to determine the cause of the fires without causing a third and possibly catastrophic fire from occuring?
I know these are difficult questions to answer without seeing the car and the damage, but I thought someone may have experienced similar problems in the past and may have a solution. I would like to keep the car as original as possible, but am not opposed to keeping the manual choke, if indeed it was not the original choke mechanism. If you have an answer to even one of these questions, please post a reply or write to me directly... thank you, and any input will be greatly appreciated.
briandmurphy@earthlink.net
1975 XJ6C, U.S. Specification, Manual Choke Strombergs, 4.2L 6-cylinder.
