What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[Dave Mann]

When we had 5 cats I initially put a cover over the cars but I found that if the cover moved under the cats feed it's reflex action was to extend it's claws so I gave up with the covers and had less scratches.

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I finally managed to visit my Seven (RP saloon) owning friend of 60 years, he has MS and been unable to drive for a few years and walk for the last year when I've phoned him He's put me off visiting for a number of reasons. I went past his house today and saw two cars there, one was his carers and the other belonged to another friend who was mowing the lawn so I called in. His friend said he started and run the MGB owned from new in 1966 but the Sevens's battery was shot. So I returned with a good battery and some fresh petrol filled the empty 26Va carburetor float chamber and it fired up immediately on it's own battery and died when the float chamber emptied. I refilled the chamber twice but the pump, which I fixed last year, is obviously not playing. The pump doesn't have a priming lever so I've got a return visit tomorrow with my lawn mower petrol tank and two gallons of new petrol as I suspect the fuel gauge is telling porkies.