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Yesterday for the first time my car failed to proceed (as Rolls Royce used to say instead of 'broken down'). It was a simple matter involving the throttle cable and believe it or not it was fixed with the aid of a young women who, shall we say was barely clothed,  down on her luck and somewhat the worse for drink or drugs or both, but who insisted she knew about these things! I'm not very good at solving logical problems but once Identified took no time at all to fix. Having done so my onward journey was the subject of numerous videos and cars pulling alongside to see what the heck I was driving. Mind you my headgear may have had something to do with that.What's the saying attributed to Groucho Marks @I'd never join any club that would have me as a member. Too late - see below…

For those of us up North-ish The car meets have started again. Only managed yesterdays by the skin of my teeth. Everyone welcome, Ack Spit even Morgans 😀 I got stuck behind one on the way and followed him thinking he knew a short cut through traffic. Only to find he was a new Morgan owner and knew nothing about the Reindeer Inn. Well he does now...

I’ve tried a few. Solvol Autosol, Peek, Belgom alu, Autoglym. They all work, some better than others, and some need a lot more elbow grease than others. I’m not a big fan of electric polishers, a bit too much on the mop and it splatters everywhere. Finally settled on White Diamond which will be familiar to readers of Old Bike Mart. It’s a two pack product so you have to go over the car twice but easy to apply, easy to buff and a mirror finish. That’ll do.

Replying to Joules and Jay. Starter was sounding slow and battery voltage was reading 12.4. On line chat about early AGM batteries lasting 7 to 8 years but life expectancy now 3 to 5. Might have lasted a while longer but didn’t want the hassle of a battery swap mid-season. Always hooked up to a CTEK charger.

Internet search shows 200cca unit as original fitment for V7iii. Car was fitted with a 230cca Magneti Marelli unit. Could have been an expensive mistake. Struggled to fit retaining bolt for positive cable to new Yuasa. Ended up making new cable clamp to provide a bit more slack. Belt and braces cable ties to supplement Velcro retaining strap.

Just had an hour out in the car after winter layup. Checked over and car ok, bit of bloom on aluminium from the constant damp weather even in garage. My decision of filling with Esso E5 for layup proved a good choice. Started first time with no spluttering experienced with leaving E10 in the tank for a few months. Need better weather to fettle car, and do some more local trips out.

V-Sport no 26 uses LHM brake fluid which is a whole different ball game. Dot 4 would wreck the seals. The owners manual doesn’t list a fluid change in the Maintenance Table. Interested to see how this thread develops.

Coming up on 2yrs with our T24 and the brake fluid is getting darker. Brake fluid change is something I haven't ever done. Is it best to get it done at somewhere that does brake fluid chganges e.g Kwik Fit (also dispose of old fluid), or learn to DIY as hopefully I will be doing this at least 5 more times. Recommended tooling for DIY ? Remember we all started from a point of not knowing.