Landcrabs

My gawd, you're as completely mad as I sometimes think I must be. I am "unable to avoid" acquiring another Conn saxophone almost every single week, and whenever I read this newsgroup you seem to be looking at another car to buy. Blimey. At least I've only got two cars. And all my cars and saxophones are definitely labelled as "my sort" before I buy them!

Most other Kilpatricks seem to be a bit more sensible.

Michael

Well, the Morris isn't really a buy, more a 'deal'. I was considering it when I decided to buy the Supra instead. Did you see the other car I was considering? A 1980 Rover SD-1 V8-S with 29,000 miles on the clock...

FWIW, I only have two cars at the moment. The Morris is still at the dealer's yard. If I'd got more for the Sera I'd have that SD-1 like a shot though. Wonder if the bloke sold it...

Richard (I felt guilty about the idea of using it; and being proven right in theory, I did 1,000 miles in the Supra this week; or close to).

Hey, there are several Vitesse twin plenums for sale in the owners' club magazine this quarter. In fact, rather a lot of them. Very odd!

Michael

I used to play an old Conn alto...nice!

I've not had to dally with the water pump on my Wolseley Six (yet!), but I recall from the 1.5 litre E Series engine on my previous Allegro(s) that there were different versions of the water pump that could be distinguished by the depth of the flange on the pulley (i.e. one type was somewhat deeper than the other.)

When I last looked a few years ago, I found both new and reconditioned water pumps of either type for the 1.5 were available from most of my local factors (and maybe even the Rover dealer).

Of course, once you've joined the Landcrab Owners Club, you can make use of the spares service, which I've found very helpful for some of those more difficult to find parts.

If I was an ADO17 enthusiast, I'd join, but as someone with a mere passing interest I find their website less helpful than many, and I'm not really into ADO17s. I like them, I like the handling and clever suspension, but the Morris' looks just leave me cold.

At least the Wolesley has some visual interest. Shame they didn't make the MG version, and I do like the Australian versions.

Richard