A Picture Just for Truls Teigen in Norway

Truls Teigen from Norway sent me an email after he saw my “Camshafts of Doom!” asking if I had a photo of my replacement camshafts with the “proper” brass plugs in the end, rather than the bodged up JB Weld plugs courtesy of Classic Jaguar’s ham fisted mechanics.

I dug through my photos from that miserable summer when my engine was being rebuilt, and found the shot above. It was actually a photo of something else taken during reassembly, but I caught sight of the camshaft and sure enough there is the plug! I hope this helps Truls!

On a related note, I heard through the local Jaguar-owner grapevine that Geoff Pickard, the wonderful and capable mechanic that did such a great job rebuilding my engine (and fixing so much other stuff that “TeamCJ” screwed up) has chosen to retire. I need to call him and extend my congrats, and hopefully squeeze in a “goodbye checkup.” 😉