vince wrote:
Jim a quick update.....i have emailed Tokyo Express for price and availability on the Polarg Pure Yellow H1's. When i get an answer i will post it up

Great stuff Vince

many thanks...
Yesterday Siany (my youngest daughter) and I took a trip to Somerset and back in the V6 to visit Dad (Grandad) and happily, the V6 ran like a clock there and back, no worries at all
Kev (Red_Dwarfers) arrived late on Saturday night to stay over before he visited Santa Pod today. Sadly due to other commitments I was unable to go. I had a lot of work to do at home to get ready for next week and to go and see Gareth tomorrow.
I took Kev for a spin in the Activa and took him around a few of the finest roundabouts in Milton Keynes!
I think he enjoyed it
Work done, I had a look at the dead EPIC Diesel Pump Mark21td gave me. I found the EPIC is dead easy to strip apart and a lot easier than either a Lucas DPC mechanical or a Bosch VP20. The pump in question was almost seized but not quite. When opened it was found to be full of horrible old fuel that had literally, totally and entirely gummed up the works including the timing ring and lift pump. It smells like finest Dulux! After a good clean the pump will be as good as new again as there is no wear or damage apparent.
So badly gummed up is the pump that the two high pressure pumping elements were totally seized in their bores
I also discovered the bit that fails on the ESOS electrovalves and causes running-on. Follow the green arrow in the picture below..
An this is the pump in bits...
The EPIC is really not a scary pump, easy to overhaul and a victim of a lot of urban myths. There are NO sensors inside the pump and apart from the four ESOS electrovalves, it is entirely mechanical. So, never worry if an EPIC becomes sick. They are just pussycats and more amenable to repair than some Internet sources will have you believe!
Xantia_v6 came to visit me this afternoon. I expected him to roll up in one of his Xantia V6s but no, he came along in his V12 E-Type Jaguar

What a gorgeous car

I thoroughly enjoyed a good look around it and the music produced by that beautiful engine.
In the back of the E-Type were a couple of duff Blaupunkt CD Changers for me to look at as a winter project when the workshop is untenable. Plenty to keep me occupied!