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DU6’s were also used on some Jaguars and (I think) a Coventry Climax variant.... they were either on or off and didn’t prove very popular. They do look nice though ........ Andy

His recent Facebook update states ‘voluntary liquidation’ with the business closing at the end of October. Wish him all the very best with his health. ...... Andy

I agree the taps can seize, although just like any other valve, it tends to only be the case if they have not been used - I just flip mine open and closed a couple of times each year and it seems to do the job. ..... Andy

All the work for recent engine rebuild on my 4 was undertaken by C+M..... just about everything positive from my seat, the only downside being a longer wait than I would have liked - but that isn’t unusual for places whose services are in high demand. ...... Andy

As you say, best option is rolling road with updates between runs to find the best advance curve for your engine. You could use a programmable 123tune, 16-pre-programmed curves or the more expensive fully-programmable ones (USB or Bluetooth) if you are paying by the hour for rolling road time, the second option could end up being more cost-effective. ...... Andy

I have Magnecor on my 4, brought on a special offer for a couple of quid more than std. at the time, work fine but as mentioned, probably not worth paying a hefty premium for. ..... Andy

I’v seen a lot worse than that..... in fact i’v owned daily-drivers worse than that as well agree with Pete... low £2’s.... anything in this condition and you can expect to shake out plenty of gremlins, but that is all part of the fun. ....... Andy

Welcome Craig, enjoy your car

Yep, just needs doing once, then job-done ....... Andy

Sorry Shaun, I didn’t mean to confuse matters - my interpretation of ‘total lose’ in this case is a write-off, you have totally lost your car. The amount an insurance company will pay in on your behalf to repair is going to be limited by the agreed value and the terms of the policy. there are some policies which include a 25, or 50 or 75% ‘uplift’ whereby the insurance will payout the percentage over/above the insured value - of course, you usually pay a little more for the privilege but some folk may be happy to do so. Of course, if you have an agreed value of £15k, but you believe it would only fetch £10k if you were to sell, you kind of already have a 50% uplift! ....... Andy

Richard is spot-on in my view, there is often a blurring of sale-value and agreed value.... insurance-wise, agreed value needs to cover the cost to repair to pre-accident condition (or payout in the event of a total-loss) it wouldn’t usually be Equal to prospective sale price. ...... Andy

Thanks Pete....yes it is a Club one, I’ll get it confirmed on the phone tomorrow cheers......Andy

Evening All, i couldn’t find this mentioned elsewhere..... I know Club agreed valuations used to be valid for two years, is that still the case? In the past i’v had a reminder from PJ that it needed renewing, but not this time - I seem to have a distant memory that they were lengthened, can anyone confirm, or perhaps I am dreaming? I’ll ring tomorrow to double-check. cheers..... Andy

The simple option is to have a rechargeable Bluetooth speaker in the car, then just stream music/online-radio from your phone. Mine has an 18hr battery-life, so easily lasts a week of daily commute without needing a charge. if you park up anywhere dodgy, just stick the speaker in the boot. ...... Andy p.s. I do have a radio fitted, but it is just a period-ornament to fill the mounting hole!

I kept my old Stag under a Hamilton Classics outdoor cover for 8 years without suffering paintwork damage. But I did replace it every 3 years as I found there was degradation at seams and the ‘fluffyness’ of the inner lining. (The car was white, finished In 2-pack, so quite hardy) My current TR has the luxury of a garage, but I use a cockpit/hood cover when parked in the office car park in poor weather because it’s never going to be watertight when sat still in pouring rain for 10hrs! The cockpit cover is also a Hamilton Classics because I’d had such good experience with the previous outdoor one. i checked the clubshop prices (both TSSC and TR register) but at the time, got a slightly cheaper deal by ringing the company direct. ‘Best Available’ is probably a Carcoon, but that was beyond the depth of my pockets. ....... Andy forgot to add..... I’m assuming you have hard-standing without large-scale water-pooling.... parking up for an extended period on a grass surface is going to deteriorate the car quickly due to the amount of moisture coming out of the ground

Sorry to hear this sad news, RIP Mike ....... Andy

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this one works as well .... Andy

works for me on iPad using safari, chrome or firefox on Mac using the same browsers on iPhone using safari ...... Andy

they certainly do

Nice one Colin, looks like a cracking days drive ! ........ Andy

Hi Brian, yep, that all seems pretty good, I think you’ll be fine, just get some miles in the bank and see how it runs in anger. ...... Andy

Std TR4 thermostat is 82 centigrade - if a wax-type. If you have the older bellows type it is quite a lot lower, I think around 74. My 4 usually runs around 1/4 of the way up the gauge in moving traffic, in very warm weather that changes to around 1/3. In stop-start traffic it will get the 1/2 or a little more. An IR thermometer is handy to check temperature of radiator input and outputs to confirm it’s doing a decent job of cooling - I’m running an alloy rad with the long expansion neck, cools fine and looks nice . You can use the same too to check there aren’t any hot-spots elsewhere. Always worth remembering that these cars weren’t built to sit idling in traffic for ages, your car will soon tell you if it’s running too warm ...... Andy

That is certainly (IMV) an optimistic price, but with all things it is worth whatever someone is prepared to pay. ...... andy

Currently, I wouldn’t look any further than Classic Oils Heritage 20/50 .... mineral with great ZDDP defined in the right way and at a good price. I can’t see a downside ...... Andy PS. Just checked, and the pice has risen a little to £19.95 now