Well, it's been a long time coming perhaps, but the Jag finally experienced a part failure which rendered her undriveable. Upon arrival to my workshop on Saturday, June 26, 2010, at 128,060 miles, I noticed a pinhole stream of pressurized coolant spraying out from behind the recently installed A/C condenser (which, after a new drier, expansion valve and 2.5 lbs of R-12 freon, is working a treat). I guess I must have either nicked something a few weeks back when I was R&R'ing the condenser or else the rad must be past her structural prime (although functionally, it still worked perfectly). Either way, my plans for driving the Jag to the Vintage Grand Prix at Mid-Ohio Raceway the following day were thwarted and instead I found myself comfortably ensconced in my grandmother's lovely borrowed Lexus LS400 for the five hour round trip. So a call to Welsh Enterprises is in order for tomorrow morning, and I expect to see a new radiator by mid-week so we can get on with racking up more comfy miles. But let's keep one thing in mind, it took 11,837 miles for the Jag to physically let me down. And I'll add to that, it couldn't have happened at a more convenient place. Still love this car.
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