1952 Jowett Javelin

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Grumpy Northener
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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#11 Post by Grumpy Northener » Tue Sep 24, 2013 8:14 pm

Revival is a time warp event - nothing post 1966 gets into the circuit - so they encourage everyone to turn up in period dress - so here for your laughter is me & the other half in our garb for the event :lol:
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1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#12 Post by TerryG » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:01 pm

You don't look very grumpy in that pic ;)
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#13 Post by JPB » Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:06 pm

At least you look suitably Northern though. :-D
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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#14 Post by Grumpy Northener » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:05 am

You don't look very grumpy in that pic
Happiness is an enforced regime by the other half - what she does not know is that I am just pretending to be happy :D
At least you look suitably Northern though. :-D
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1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#15 Post by vulgalour » Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:30 pm

Can't beat a Jowett, good bad or otherwise. The recent one looks lovely.

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#16 Post by Grumpy Northener » Mon May 05, 2014 10:48 am

The day job has been absorbing far too much of my time - working away from home does not help at all - so what was really needed was a bit of classic therapy - up went the garage door and the cover came off the Javelin which had been in hibernation for several months -quick check round all looked good - turned the battery isolator on and then the ignition key - then tried the starter - battery had held charge and the engine turned over well enough but a complete refusal to start :( - looked a little deeper and checked for contact on the points - rotor arm got a little clean up - then noticed that the choke on the left hand carb was only coming half on - so corrected this by adjustment on the cable - tried to start it again and still found it wasn't even attempting to start
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Wound out the first plug to hand and found this
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With the plugs sat on the top of the heads the plug cavity had filled with water - so each plug was wound out and cleaned up - then when I got to the rear left plug I found the lead detached from the plug :shock: - With all plugs cleaned and the leads checked soon converted the engine into starting & sweet running. A slight fuel leak on the left hand carb from the supply was soon corrected so now I can work my way through the list complied from the first time out in my ownership at Goodwood Revival last year.
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#17 Post by Grumpy Northener » Mon May 05, 2014 10:59 am

The old windscreen wipers were next to useless and were attached to the spindles by oversize Heath Robinson type adaptors
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These were replaced with new old stock arms & blades that I had managed to pick up at the NEC last November - next on the list was the broken indicator switch again I had sourced a new one at the NEC show - I had to sort the wiring where the previous owner had stuffed 3 wires into one terminal - soon sorted by soldering the three on to one lead and making good with some heat shrink
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The old switch was cream but the new identical Lucas switch is bright white - something that I will have to live with for now while source something more suitable in colour
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1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#18 Post by JPB » Mon May 05, 2014 11:04 am

Put a tanning lamp on the seat and aim it at the switch, that'll soon get it de-whitened a bit. ;)
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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#19 Post by Grumpy Northener » Mon May 05, 2014 11:11 am

Javelins were only fitted with semaphore trafficators in the B post at the factory and HUJ still retains them however, most owners have added indicators to the cars over the years - the fronts are straight forward by using the separate side lamps as indictors (white lens but with an amber bulb) then fit the sidelamps into the headlamp bowls - this was sorted when I first acquired the car last year - the rears were some make do & mend attempt that the previous owner had bolted on - Something that I never liked - I wanted something that was less obtrusive and that did not stand out on the car too much - again these were sourced from the NEC show and duly fitted
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Result was a lot better in appearance
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1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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Re: Classic Fleet Addition (Addiction) ??

#20 Post by Grumpy Northener » Mon May 05, 2014 11:18 am

Next on the list was the flickering charge light on the dash - no surprise then when I found this lot on the rear of the dynamo
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Bits of bodge / tape and a loose connection - quickly put right by cutting it out and extending the cable
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The car is still on its original wiring loom so there is a plan to renew this at some stage - maybe over next winter ?
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles

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