brian -r

Look forward to meeting up on Friday at noon. No cheap rail fares East - West from Lincoln so will travel by car ( Cheapest deal works out at £59.00) . Although you can pre book parking at £12.00 instead of £16.00 on the day Brian

Full MOT for me also , can't see any reason not to Brian

Internet search today shows a Facebook page for Mike Pumford , fuel injection services, 13 ,St Johns road, Wallasey. Tel 07775910462. And Pumfords Classics :- ME & JW Pumford, 1, Carham Road Hoylake Tel 01516 320002. May be worth giving them a ring Brian

Try an internet search for Bosch fuel injection service/repair centre's, as the part is Bosch . Some of these people have been around a long time and while many advertise as diesel specialists ( this is the bread and butter work ) they are just as happy to work on petrol. If they can't help they may Know a man who can. Good luck Brian

Hi Dave Sorry to disappoint., its a 3.6 cabrio with manual gearbox which I've been told is quite rare. Goes really well and is quite economical, better overall mpg than my TR6 Bri

Congratulations on finding a nice looking TR 7 and rescuing it from slumber. Any TR is fun to drive so drive and enjoy. Best of luck with the house move Brian

You and I must be the only one's to remember them (at least I think I can) Bri

Trust you Crawfie ,took a while to get it. Films from the very dim and distant past Yes? John L- thanks for the link. Brian

Looking for a service/repair manual for a jag xjs. This company keeps popping up on web searches, has any one used them and are they useful. Thanks in anticipation Brian

Hi Rod Very sad news indeed but at least you are both safe so try not to get overstressed. Most loss adjusters are unfairly painted and act fairly. As others have said ,give as much detail of value and quality as you can and take photo's. If it is logistically possible you may well find your insurers are willing to provide a caravan if it works out more cost effective than a hotel, which by your description of the damage it may well do. Most importantly look after yourselves and try not to stress, after all buildings and belongings are repairable/mostly replaceable but you both are not. Brian

Riche The symptoms you describe are identical to the one I had with my PI car earlier this year, it turned out to be a slowly failing battery not supplying enough power for cranking , fuel pump and ignition ,when cold. Brian

I checked the three bottles of valvemasterplus I have left , no indicated shelf life or date stamp. Most other products lurking in the garage with a shelf life have a date stamp on them either manufacture date or use by date I feel pretty sure it should still be good to use. I only add it to every fourth fill and in the eight years I've had the car had no problems so far ( shouldn't have said that should I ) Bri

Jim and everyone, PLEASE remember our rule against posting derogatory remarks against suppliers,especially where there is no record of the supplier being asked to respond/rectify the issue . Many of these people are small outfit 's and mistakes do happen but give them the chance to rectify/respond. Brian.

Great post enjoyed that immensely Thanks for posting, and congrats on you time. brian

An absolute beauty Panch What a fabulous colour combination ,look forward to seeing it up close and personal. Very well done. Brian