Wednesday 4 September 2013

If a jobs worth doing.. it's worth doing twice!

Fuel line leak getting worse, can't leave it until weekend. Thought it was going to be messy with fuel splashing everywhere. Had a think and came up with a plan. Prior to doing anything, blocked the new piece of hose with an appropriate sized piece of dowling. Quickly whipped off the old bit of hose and replaced it with the new, blocked, piece on the fuel tank side. Then I was able to take my time retrieving the jubilee clips, removing the old offending piece of hose and slide the jubilee clips back into place on the new piece without worrying about petol everywhere.

Final step, quick whip out of the dowling and reconnect final connection, tighten jubilee clip. Job done. All fine again!! Have to re-treat the chassis where the petrol leak has removed all the underseal. But planning that all over anyway. Treat rust with Aquasteel / Corroseal equivalent and then probably Tetrosyl on top... Haven't decided yet...

Onwards and upwards. Have "Classic Car" oil ready to change. Just waiting for new filter. Weekend job.

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