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Howard M. Fitzcharles III

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Expertise

Jaguar from the XK 120 to XJ-6 ser. 3 1987

Experience in the area

Dealership line mechanic on MG, Triumph, Jaguar for 15 years, Instructor in commercial mechanics school 2 yr. Product information manager for piston and valve manufacture, Instructor & hotline answer man for import car parts importer 15 yrs.

Organizations

Associate member SAE EAA member

Publications

Import Car magazine

Education/Credentials

ASE Master Auto with L-1 certification up to 2000

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Recent Answers from Howard M. Fitzcharles III

2012-05-24 1984 XJ6 driveshaft dissasembly:

Steve, the nuts must have lock tight on them as they are not that tight. Remember the nut is just compressing a crush sleeve to get a preload on the bearings so it can not be that tight. An air impact

2012-05-23 85 xj6 headlights:

Hi James,    What really needs to be done is a voltage drop test of the wiring.     But it is not uncommon for the Series III to have dim head lights due to poor grounds. So first check the grounds (on

2012-05-07 2003 jaguar:

Sorry Vanessa, I only have experience and information on Jaguars up to the 1987 models. You need to read the profile of each tech to try to locate a tech for late model Jaguars. Although it is most likely

2012-05-06 1984 XJ6 setting rear output shaft bearing preload:

Hi Steve,    Jaguar has some special tools to do the job but probably too expensive to buy just for one car job. There are a couple of ways to do the job at home.     First, the end objective is to have

2012-05-01 1983 jaguar xj6 transmission problem:

Hi Tyler,    It sounds like you need a complete overhaul of the transmission for several reasons. It is very difficult to get all that metal particles out of the torque converter and all the passageways

 

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