well a massive thanks to andytats for his swift delivery of a fuel sender ,,i have now fitted this and wired it up ,,turned the key ,,air lock so off with the air filter hose and a few sprays of the good ladys hairspray and the beast coughed and spluttered then in a ball of smoke she was up and running ,,,,just a small matter of taping over the hole in the boot floor but thats nowt to worry about ,,,thanks for all the advice guys ,,,on track again for the annual