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I have this week paid £100 for one that is not as good as yours, mine has a good rear screen but the lining is shot and the paint requires some work George

We have had both Dovre and Jotul stoves in the past, and now have a Franco Belge multifuel all of them have been good, the ones to avoid are those made from boiler plate that are normally quite a bit cheaper but won't last very long. Personally I would go for a multifuel and burn smokeless coal and wood as others have suggested. George

Michael You have a PM George

I have just read this on an American forum https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer Probably not a good thing in my opinion George

I have a pair of Harley Davison mirrors that fit in to one of the windscreen screw positions. They look in period are well made and give a good clear view George

Ian A little sarcastic maybe but that's why I put it in my post

To be fair to our parts suppliers we are extremely lucky to be able to buy practically everything for a TR over the phone and delivered in a day or two. This will ofcourse diminish as all us old pharts shuffle off and the market contracts,. This can be seen with prewar cars where almost everything now has tlo be made from scratch or refurbished. This is where the Register could truly preserve the TRs that are left by being able to supply parts, but then the Register would need to start doing things now because in 10 years time it will be to late George

I very much doubt that selling parts would fit the TR Registers business model but as a benefit to members it would not be impossible with a bit of research to stock say a Volvo or BMW steering rack gaiter that fits a TR rack, I am not suggesting having a complete range of every part like the MG Owners club provides just the parts that are known to be suspect.. George

Agreed, most of the suppliers sell good parts but they all also sell not so good parts. We have all had experience of sub standard parts and when complaining to the supplier have been told "This is the first time we have had a complaint about this part" and we all know that all the time the thing is in stock it will pushed onto the market. As an example rubber gaiters that last a few months before falling to bits where a similar item for say a Ford or VW will last ten years. If the Register were to supply a quality item it would take the lottery element out of maintaining a TR Georg

Somthing that would be a real benefit would be for the Register to sell to members good quality basic parts such as brake pads, air filters, speedo angle drives and any other such things that are of dubious quality from the usual suspects. But then ofcourse that may have an impact on advertising revenue George

I would look for the cheap and easy things first and then move on to checking the front offside diff mounting pin and the bracket on the dif for cracks before thinking about cv drive shafts. Get a small jack under the diff and see if it is moving about. Imagine spending all that cash on cv's and find you still have a clunk. George

They also supply oil in 5 litre cans. I normally use Penrite from our local TR specialist but that has just gone past £40 for 5 litres, and having 2 cars due an oil change I would have to buy 3 cans for £120 so I'm very pleased with the Westway deal. And ofcourse as both cars are TRs so any extra oil will come in handy. George

I have just ordered a 20 litre drum direct from Westway, good value at £76 including delivery George

I think it will make a professional looking job of the electrics, the only reason I haven't already fitted one is I am considering simplifying thing by doing away with the headlight relays and fitting LED bulbs. George

I was looking at one of these https://www.racetorations.co.uk/product/hidden-fuse-relay-box-tr2-3a/ to tidy up some of the electrics under the bonnet George

I learnt something about modern car keys this week. My wife had the metal bit that goes into the ignition lock come adrift from the bit with the buttons on her VW Tiguan, it was not a drama as I took her the spare key and all was good. Looking at the two bits of the broken key I thought I can braze a handle on the metal bit and we have a spare key. So very pleased with myself an hour later I tried the key and it fits and turns but the dash lights up with the message " key not recognised " Evidently it's not just the tumblers that the key operates, there is a transponder in the f

That's what I found, air is drawn down the thread of the nipple. I believe that bleed-nipples are available with a seal on the thread but I gave up with the vacuum bleeder. George

I soldered pig tails to all of the rear bulb holders and then connected them to an earthing wire that runs to the body/battery earthing strap. This has cured all of the niggling electrical problems and dim rear lights that plagued my car. George

An extra pair of hands will be useful as the dif is awkward and heavy. When it's out check for cracks in the mounting points and if you have the original type rear rubber bushes check that they are not coming apart. George

Thanks for tip on the tachometer write up. Unfortunately the ones I picked up from the scrap yard are from a later model and have a different operating system which has bigger innards. Looks like a trip back to the scrap yard for a 69 Jag. George

I picked up a couple of XJ6 electronic tachometer from a scrap yard for £30. My initial thought was to fit the innards into my originally tachometer, but that will not work as the electrical bits are to big. The main differences are the oil and ignition light positions are missing from the Jag instrument, and the needle is a different style. My car is my daily car and far from concours so I am using one of the Jag rev counters as is with the lights on a separate panel, and then plan to swap out the face and needle on the second one at some point for future fitment. George