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Hi Guys, Just an update. New electric gauge fitted and pressures now as per Toby S above. Here's a pic of the culprit. Surprised it worked at all!

Hi Guys, Thanks for all your comments. I thought I better have a closer look at the issue so got down on my hands and knees - at nearly 79 I no longer enjoy laying on my back on a hard, cold concrete floor - and found that it looks as if the switch has been "grounded" at some time. Bit surprised that it still works at all! Probably not surprising with some of the narrow, windy lanes in the Midlands (and the Peak District National Park in particular) so I have ordered a new switch but if that doesn't work I'll go for the mechanical route. Many thanks for all your help. Yellow Peril

I have a 21 year old 1.6 rover K series Caterham. The oil pressure varies! On start up it is 2 bar but this rapidly drops to 1 bar (or just under) and when stationary it drops into the red! There are no obvious oil leaks. Is this normal behavior for a K series or should I be looking for a new oil pump/gauge? Any thoughts gratefully received. Yellow Peril

I have a 21 year old 1.6 rover K series Caterham. The oil pressure varies! On start up it is 2 bar but this rapidly drops to 1 bar (or just under) and when stationary it drops into the red! There are no obvious oil leaks. Is this normal behavior for a K series or should I be looking for a new oil pump/gauge? Any thoughts gratefully received. Yellow Peril

Thanks so much to everyone who posted. Apologies for the delay but we have had a major power cut and it has only just come back on! Most of the ideas I have tried but it does seem that brute force plays a large part!! In reply to Probe, I live in a little place called Wolseley Bridge, some 8 miles east of Stafford and 2 miles north of Rugeley. I'll keep trying.

Hi Folks, Help please ! I have a 1999 1.6l Rover K series Supersport. I have owned it since 2003 and, as far as I know, everything is original spec. However, the cooling hoses, not surprisingly, were showing their age so I decided to replace them before they dumped water all over the road - probably 100 miles from home! The top hose wasn't a problem but the U shaped part of the bottom hose is proving a real problem! The long part of the U fits into the hose coming from the rad bottom without a problem but the short U that fits onto the thermostat hosing just won't! I have tried the usual - boiling water, grease and brute force but it simply will not push on. I contacted "ask an expert" at Caterham Cars but all I got back was "Yes, you have bought the correct hose and yes they are a tight fit. Have you tried tyre lube?" At 76 I don't enjoy lying on cold concrete garage floors so I took it down to my local garage who do the MoT for me. Even they couldn't fit it! They reckoned that the new hose internal diameter was about 3mm less than the thermostat housing connection. Anybody had a similar problem or, better still, any suggestions for getting it on? Thanks. Peter (aka Yellow Peril)

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the info. It looks like Yoko AO21Rs then. I look forward to no more 180s!!!!

Hi Guys, Thanks for all the info. Looks like it's Yoko A021Rs then. I look forward to no more 180s!!!!

I have a 10 year old 1.6 Super Sport shod with Avon ZV1 185/60R14. Not only are these very skittish in any sort of damp conditions but they are coming to the end of their useful life, although still road legal. I was thinking of Dunlop CR500 but am told you can't get them in R14 size. Is this right? If so, can anyone suggest a good alternative? It's only for road use as my wife thinks tracks are dangerous - even though I point out that, unlike on normal roads, cars are all (most of the time!) going in the same direction! Anyway, at nearly 70 it's probably not the time to start as my old reactions ain't wot they used to be!! Please can you help on some new boots? Thanks. PS Someone suggested Dunlop Fast Response at £56 each. Any thoughts?