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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Heritage - chap. 1, History of Jaguar and the XK engine, important Jaguar dates at a glance; chap. 2, XK milestones: saloon cars Mk VII and MK VIIM, Mk VIII, Mk 1 (2.4-litre and 3.4-litre), Mk IX, Mk 2 (2.4, 3.4, 3.8-litre)/240 and 340, Mk X/420G, S-type/420, XJ6 series 1, XJ6 series 2, XJ6 series; chap. 3, 3 XK milestones: sports cars, XK 120, XK 140, XK 150, XK SS, E-type series 1, E-type series 2; chap. 4, The XK's track record, C-type, D-type, something special, E-type, saloons; chap. 5, The impressionists: XK kit cars, Suffolk SS 100, Royale Drophead, Broomstick BS 120, Aristocat, Le Mans Company; Part 2 - Practicaties: chap. 6, Workshop procedures and safety first, preparations, under the bonnet, general safety notes, fluoroelastomers, get out and get under, raising your Jaguar safely; chap. 7, Tools and techniques, special tools, power tools, air compressors; chap. 8: Engine notes, engine specifications, buying engine spares, buying second-hand, the kit form engine; Part 3: Stripdown and reassembly - chap. 9: Removing the engine and gearbox, lifting and safety, air conditioning and fuel cooler safety, fuel injection, auto transmission reminders, removing the gearbox from the engine; chap. 10, Engine stripdown, bits and pieces, high tension talk, timely reminders, cleaning; chap. 11, Cylinder heads, straight torqueing, cylinder head details, fitting the cam assembly, unleaded fuel; chap. 12, The cylinder block and crankcase, crank strip, examination, balance and rebuild, the piston and connecting rod assemblies; chap. 13, Timing gear, dismantling, preparation and reassembly; chap. 14, The cooling system, draining the cooling system, fan and water pump, hoses and replacement, radiator rudiments, removing the radiator, radiator renovation, cooling trouble-shooting guide; chap. 15, Carburation, SU carburettors, Solex carburettors, fault diagnosis, Stromberg carburettors, emissions, carburation details; chap. 16, Auxiliary starting devices, AED problem solver; chap. 17, Fuel injection, depressurising the injection system; chap. 18, Engine reassembly, timing chain assembly, oil pumps, valve timing, running in your new engine; chap. 19, Tuning; Appendix: specialists and suppliers, clubs and organisations, specialist magazines. |
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ON CONTENTS: Partly historical.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chap. 1, Introduction; chap. 2, Japanese industrial policy and
foreign direct investment in Europe; chap. 3, EU-Japanese economic relations and
car manufacturing in Europe; chap. 4, A comparative analysis of industrial
policy and inward investment in four European countries; chap. 5, Car
manufacturing in the UK, 1945-77; chap. 6,
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car industry; chap. 7, Nissan in the UK: a case study in the politics of
FDI decision-making and regional economic development; chap. 8, What is to
be done ?; Epilogue.
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