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Very nice - and looks to be a good price too. Epiphone is part of Gibson so you're buying a cheaper version of Gibson's SG guitar but still very well made and I'm sure plays great (some pro guitarists use Epiphone too so don't worry about the budget brand image!). Blackstar is a British amp manufacturer, again with a good reputation. Hope it goes to a good home. Unfortunately my wife says I already have too many guitars... :-)

Thanks all - I run ali hubs with Ford studs (supplied by James Whiting) and have now upped the torque from 45 to 55 lbs ft. Will think about upping that to 60 or 63 (sorry Newton metres always confuses me!).

Good news! Switched the wires at the sender and everything now works OK. Thanks both for the suggestions - I really don't understand electrics! Thanks again.

Helpfully (!) both wires appear to be black... Is the earth the one to the centre of the sender, or the one attached to one of the bolts holding the sender in? What would happen if I swapped them over? Puzzled...

After some repairs on the car that necessitated removing the tank, the fuel gauge is not working. The needle comes up off its stop but reads empty even though the tank is/was full. I've since driven 90 miles and no real change. The needle also from time to time now twitches but never goes up to its correct reading. Is this likely to be a faulty sender or faulty (VDO - it's a 1998 car) gauge? If the sender had been rewired incorrectly (the wires switched) what would be the effect then? Thanks all!

What's the breather fitting on the (ali) fuel tank breather? Thanks.

Thanks Tazio - much appreciated.

1988 car with Ford studs and Caterham 8 spoke wheels. Have always run 45 ft lbs torque but it's been suggested that's too low. Any thoughts? Thanks.

I had endless problems with exhausts leaking at the manifold/head interface and even good gaskets didn't help. So I used a Perma-Grit block: Perma-Grit SB280 SANDING BLOCK 280mm Coarse/Fine Double Sided Tungsten Carbide | eBay ...to flatten the steel manifolds. It worked!. Andy

I had endless problems with exhausts leaking at the manifold/head interface and even good gaskets didn't help. So I used a Perma-Grit block: Perma-Grit SB280 SANDING BLOCK 280mm Coarse/Fine Double Sided Tungsten Carbide | eBay ...to flatten the steel manifolds. It worked!. Andy

I run a Radtec in the crossflow and when I asked them what antifreeze to use they recommended Bluecol. They said they had a qualified chemist working with them (I think as a consukltant) and that was his recommendation. But as you say Jonathan, the engine may dictate what to use. Maybe ask Radtec about both the repair and what antifreeze to use - certainly they were very helpful when I spoke to them. If they do repair it, they may also be able to tell you why it might have failed. Good luck sorting it!

Lower if you run an Ital axle (Triumph PCD) car with the thinner (11/16 rather than 3/4 from memory) studs?

Having competition numbers on your car suggests your car is in a race or competition and racing on the highway is illegal so you are providing evidence your car is competing illegally on the highway. So you could be guilty of an RTA offence and it may also invaildate your insurance (another offence...). You may also be bringing the sport into disrepute and therefore could suffer sanctions from what we used to call the MSA. At least that was always my understanding! Plus, it's just naff! :-)

With different width wheels and asymetric tyres, the ideal is probably to carry at least four spares... Or RAC... Or have a neighbour with a key who can grab a spare and bring or post it to you. Ideally, there'd be a nationwide system where you'd message them and a wheel and tyre would get to you within an hour or two. Dragon's Den idea? Andy