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Hi Vic

Cheers! I'll take a look

John

Hi Vic

It could well be the Internals of the Water Pump as you say, although it might be best to take the Thermostat Housing off First as after 20 years of Standing the Thermostat could be seized up

This is theoretically the easiest job of the Two

So I'll try that first

Hi Vic The Top Hose was fitted properly but when the water started to get hot, the pressure in the system built up to such an extent that it tried to blow the Top Hose off the Thermostat Housing Water Pump is working OK as is the Alternator which unless you can think of anything else leave only Two ...

Hi Vic Good News! I've got her running!!!! 80psi Oil Pressure and ticks over like a bird, except for one big problem, water is jetting out of the Top Hose where the hose clip is and where I think it is joined onto the Thermostat Housing although I cannot be sure Any ideas See Photo [attachment=0]IMG...

Hi Vic

Yeah! that must have been what happened, I'll have a go with that Screwdriver trick tomorrow and also clean the Rotor Arm

Strange how She was trying to Start and nearly did when assisted by the Self Started but then She went phut and after that She just did not want to know anymore

Hi Vic Great idea! I never gave the Rotor Arm or the Points a thought because with the Jag I'm much more used to working with Fuel Injection and cannot remember the last time that I had a Car with a Rotor Arm and Points What did you meant by shorting out the points with a Screwdriver as I have never...

Hi Charles

Thanks, those are the plugs I've got in at the moment so I will get some more

Hi Vic I've fixed the Fuel Pump now and since it was the Old Type with the Fully Threaded Inlets and Outlets, there is a Fibre washer between the Fuel Pump and the Banjo and the recess on the Bango needs to face away from the pump, for the Bolt to go into which also needs a Fibre Washer on it So tha...

Hi Vic I did some extensive research on this and it seems you are quite right, the bolt head on the Banjo should go into the side with the indentation and I had got them going in the wrong way! But what I'm not quite sure about is whether or not the Banjo Bolt head needs a Washer or an 'O' Ring or m...

Hi Vic

The Banjo fittings that go into the fuel pipe tubes have a slight indentation on one side of the ring

This is the fitting the Banjo Bolt goes through. so I am wondering if this slight indentation, should be facing the fuel pump fitting or facing the bolt?

Does it say anything in your manual?