I contacted old friend of the XJ6, David Marks at David Marks Garages who emailed me from his Cuban holiday to tell me it was more likely to be a failed water pump than just a gasket.
I called three Jaguar parts specialists and only SNG Barratt had pumps in stock. The ever helpful Kully had one sent to the office by overnight courier.
THIS IS the story of life with a classic car. I drive a 1972 Jaguar XJ6 and write about it here. I'm Martyn Moore, former editor of Classic Cars magazine. This is a two-year story about the roller coaster ride of classic car ownership. The most recent entries come from a classic car rally in 2005, the last journey I made in the car before putting it into storage. Use links on the right for earlier entries.
