Mk10 / 420G books

Whether there on the history of the car, restoration, maintenance list them here with a small
reveiw if you have read them

Car-Nut

Well, I'll go first

I've got

The Big Jaguars -3 1\2 ltre to 420G

History of all cars in the range above.

Detail of the Daimler Limousine, the 420G sister.

Covering racing and rallying fortunes.

Full specifications on each model.

Illustrated with specially comissioned photographs

By Graham Robson

Recommended - Often available on Ebay

I will take a of it and get it posted soon

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Jaguar Mk VII, VIII, IX, X & 420G Road Test Portfolio

By RM Clarke

Bit dear for a paperback but no doubt it will have to be bought

Anyone got it

If so, reveiw please

I have the following

MarkVII to 420G by Thorley..excellent, mandatory, if you can obtain a copy, rare, hard back, many color pics..rating 9

MKVII-VIII-IX-X-420G Gold Portfolio..(recently obtained from ebay for <$30)
Much period pic, text, reviews from motor mags, not many color pics, softcover...a must have if you are serious..rating 8

Jaguar Saloon Cars, Paul Skilleter..large hardback, not as specific as the other 2, not many color pics, good info. rating 7

Would also strongly recomend the following 2 titles

Power tune xk engines
Power tune SU carbs

both by Des Hammill

We have...

S Type
420
Owners Workshop Manual "Autobook 703"
(for 3.4S, 3.8S & 420 for 1963-1968)

By Kenneth Ball



We got it at the local library. It's very detailed and has been very helpful. I was the first one to borrow it from our library since 1984!!! I hope they will sell it to me!


Anne

As a note, i have the CD that covers Parts and Service manuals for MKX, 420, S-Type, 420G

HOWEVER, I only just noticed the 420G section is seriously deficient, in that the Parts manual is just a Part Number update, with no pics.

The service manual is the Mark X 4.2, which is fair enough as they are almost the same.

The way i found out, is that the bypass housing that bolts to the thermostat housing on the inlet manifold on my 420G has badly corroded stub pipes.

I went to check on 2 free engines I recently accquired both from S1 xj6

A 4.2 and a 2.8...lucky..the 2.8 bit is the same

Different to the 4.2 xj part.

I think the water pump on the 2.8 is the same as the 420G as well, will update when confirmed

Out of interest what Jag is the 2.8 from

TC,
It would be an XJ6 series 1, AWG may be able to confirm this, but from memory it was a base option at the time.

Charles

On researching the DL DS420 I came across this link for books, some already mentioned,
others not



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I believe some of them are getting rare now

awg wrote:

I have the following

Would also strongly recomend the following 2 titles

Power tune xk engines
Power tune SU carbs

both by Des Hammill

One of these is FREE on the net

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