Thanks Ian. Your kind comments regarding the banter are well received and much appreciated. Please keep the Vinnie saga going, although your progress puts me to shame as you’ve done more in one year than I have in the eighteen I’ve had my car. I was going to reply to your question about sealing up the scuttle vent but thought better of it. But just between us I have found that four strips of insulating tape take about five minutes to apply, do the job quite well and last about six years. Chris