the engine's out Jay?? bo'selecta! many thanks dude! still cant find the catch can, if its not in my garage then the squirrel in my garden has tea-leafed it! on the plus side, i can stand up without having to hold my head in my hands! I've felt like runny feaces all damn day! @Rick, yes mate, the time has finally come, there were a few underlying issues to wait for, mainly somewhere warm and dry to do the work, and then the time to do it. all these things are now available! i would love to have the knowledge to do it in my own garage and clean every nut as i went, but i dont have that ability - Jay on the other hand, does,and with weejohn helping too i'm confident this build will go as smoothly as possible and be as reliable as i need it to be, and if she puts out a decent initial power figure phil will be a happy happy man! i wanted to do it right, hence the long wait - i can get it insured, there's no massive rush, altho i'd like her back in a few weeks because im an impatient prick, which means there's no need to plough through it and potentially miss something important, and all being well the only time we'll have to pop the hood to get a spanner or screw driver in there will be when we're upgrading parts rather than fixing problems! i shall ring you this week, i need to hear your dulcid southerly tones you cricket playin, tea supping, scone munching sex slave you! enjoy those beers Jay dude! Phil.