Fuck you Lucas

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 01/02/2018 at 11:34 • Filed to: None

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To the surprise of nobody the Jag has... wait for it... electrical issues. Parking brake indicator is on, brake light fail indicator is on, marker light indicator is on. All of these lights work. What doesn’t work is the headlights. Bah. The solution to Jaguar electrical issues is “strip out the wiring harness and make a new one” which I would LOVE to do if I had a garage. Take out the interior, fix the HVAC up with some GMT400 parts (controller and servos), fix the power locks and gauge cluster, re do all the crusty ass poorly-crimped wiring, reupholster some stuff here and there, replace the floor pans... you know, the basics.

Or buy a cheap beater and park the Jag at my soon-to-be-in-law’s land in the country until I have the resources to sort it out properly. I struggle to remember why I bought this.

E90M3 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 11:50

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I struggle to remember why I bought this.

To provide us with Jag content?

S65 > E90M3 01/02/2018 at 11:54

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To appease the automotive Gods

sony1492 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 12:11

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Because the Jags sexy

Aremmes > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 12:12

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I struggle to remember why I bought this.

You did it so that we don’t have to. It’s right there on your Kinja username.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > E90M3 01/02/2018 at 12:16

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I need to monetize somehow.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Aremmes 01/02/2018 at 12:16

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Regrets.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 12:16

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It’s a pretty lawn ornament.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 12:36

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I don’t

Aremmes > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 12:56

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Jayhawk Jake > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 13:07

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Yes, I’m sure it’s Lucas’s fault the electrical system on a 40 year old Jaguar with a 60 year old Chevy motor that was recently pulled and reinstalled isn’t super reliable

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 13:10

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You bought it because when it works it’s one of the best cars you’ve ever driven.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 13:13

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Start with a (borrowed if necessary) new battery and clearing up the earth straps before going too far. Low battery voltage can cause all sorts of weird shit to happen on jags of this vintage.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Jayhawk Jake 01/02/2018 at 13:41

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They kind of have a reputation for it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 01/02/2018 at 13:42

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I’ve gone through that stuff when I installed my electric fan and was seeing weird voltages. Everything appears normal now.

diplodicus > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 13:48

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My solution would be only drive it when the sun is up.

sony1492 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 15:46

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You could always just remove the bulbs for the warning lights in the gauge cluster since all the systems still work

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sony1492 01/02/2018 at 15:55

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Yeah. Though I have no idea how to get the gauge cluster out and, if I had access to that knowledge I’d probably know where the sensor are for the light fault modules and I could repair/bypass them as needed. Finding info on pre-HE XJSes is alarmingly difficult.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 16:05

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Because V8 Jaaaaag!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 01/02/2018 at 16:26

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It’s so slow though

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/02/2018 at 22:37

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Shhhhhhhhhh...don’t talk, just listen.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/03/2018 at 06:46

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Lucas = Left Us Cold And Stranded