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How did you get on changing the temperature sensors ?

thats the baby

So, tell us about your 2010 TF whilst you are here please. Whats it's like compared to the earlier British built Fs and TFs you have owned. Does an N series engine sound different

can you clarify Flanners, is that £ 76 premium with Lancaster or a different insurer ? Can NCB apply to a classic car policy, i thought the usual deal was that premiums were so low that NCBs dont apply unless it's being insured as a main, daily vehicle.

Dunno. Was that a colour that was available on the MGF / TF ?

When you say you are a new driver looking for tips are you planning on using your ZS as a taxi ?

I used a thin layer of a contact type spray on adhesive on both surfaces and gave it a few mins before starting to apply the vinyl a bit at a time. If I did it again I'd probably have gone for a different glue

I did mine recently and in fact was able to reuse the existing vinyl once i had stripped off it's thin layer of decaying foam which had separated from the biscuit to cause the sag . I did it a bit at a time, tough work but it went fairly well. It is possible to lift a bit back off again to repositio...

Lugging the desktop out to the car shouldnt be a problem. It seems odd but Ive done it once. Since then I resurrected a truly ancient Windows laptop to run PSCAN diagnostics. It struggles displaying complex webpages and is on a now unsupported version of Windows but is still more than adequate to ru...

Slip ring ? If you mean the clocksping then this contains multiple internal helical wires, some of which may break over time. Now on manual Fs and TFs it is practical to swap to an unused pair of wires as some of the clockspring wires are spare as they are only ever used for the gear shift buttons o...

Its probably worth ringing around the usual places most of us on here use for 2nd hand bits to find an affordable replacement starter. I tend to use Darren at Mgfntfbitz due to good experiences but others will be along with their own recommendations .

Are you certain it's the starter itself and not a dodgy starter contact in the ignition switch ?

You haven't put what car you have but if you do have to replace the starter I think the Mk1 F may have a different starter to the Mk2 F & TF from memory.

Good advice, so many people and garage arent aware those grease nipples exist on the TF front suspension - plus they are usually so caked in road dirt you'd never spot them unless looking for them. I would add one MUST; a coolant level sensor if you dont already have one. Low coolant level is now th...

Thats a great result. I bet you are enjoying driving it again now the weather has finally started to improve

This has come up a few times over the years. It's worth using the Search feature on this forum and also checking the How Tos on the other.

A very nice car the Singer Gazelle convertible. I had a 1962 Sunbeam Rapier which was basically a badge engineered variant of the Gazelle, sharing the basic structure and running gear with marginally different styling. Wished I had kept it. I guess theres nothing stopping you buying an MGF in the UK...

I found that. It was quite a physical struggle to get the brace lined up enough to bolt in place due to the bulkhead having stretched around the servo over time. Whilst fitting mine I took the step of using a bit of aluminium bar along the back of the snorkel intake to hold it down more evenly as i ...

If yours doesn't yet have one I would recommend fitting a brake servo brace. The brace prevents the bulkhead flexing when pushing on.the pedal increasing efficiency and reducing pedal effort. An inexpensive and popular upgrade

Brembo or Mintex pads are both good mid priced pads for the F & TF but others will be along with their recommendations. Does yours have the standard single pot floating front calipers or the 4 pot AP calipers by the way ?

If you think you may have an airlock in the coolant, which is quite possible given the distances involved on our cars, it could be useful to use a vacuum coolant filler; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394615474117?itmmeta=01HVV2AB1BNBTG4Z1DW5KE6K7F&hash=item5be0ea47c5:g:-moAAOSwF0NkWhhl&itmprp=enc%3AAQA...

If you do nee rear calipers 'Bitz have a sale on new ones for £ 85 a side but you could probably find tested 2nd hand ones for a fair bit less.