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The small rubber hose going to the rear of my fuel tank has split, and is leaking fuel. I chopped the end off and reconnected it and it's split again, so I need to replace the whole hose.
Don't really ahve the time at the moment, need to get somewhere. What is this hose for? I don't believe it's the main feed for the engine, I'm hoping it's just for any fuel which gets passed back to the tank from the FP regulator?
If that's the case then yes I'll leak a bit of fuel, but I can drive to where I need to be and park it facing downhill :)
DunK :)
Yeah, I thought you might say that - I could see you were online, but couldn't remember which one of you it is that knows these inside out :)
Right, buggered if I'm going to replace the whole hose, plan is to find something with an ID equal to this OD,and slide it over the top, then ziptie it in place :)
Right, buggered if I'm going to replace the whole hose, plan is to find something with an ID equal to this OD,and slide it over the top, then ziptie it in place :)
totally bodge tastic mate :thumbs: not arrff :wack:
Couldnt find anythign suitable so just wrapped it in loads of hose repair tape - so much so that I had to find a bigger jubilee clip to fit it on afterwards :wack:
Not leaked a drop since, sorted - it's been dripping for weeks you know :D
seb, u havent been to weymouth recently have you? lol
i passed a car just like yours in traffic :) a couple of weeks back
Nope. Thanks for editing the thread title whoever did that :)
Erm - yep it's either the low pressure return, or one of the breathers./..
Sorry for the delay... busy hogging the outside lane in my 3 series... :D
it seems like my filler neck is also leaking, I think that's just corroded away :eek: just have to never fill it up more than 2/3 or so :)
That won't help things mate - they're pressurised tanks.
Does the tank have two metal straps holding it up?
If it does...
Remove the straps and hoses and drop the tank down.
The straps will almost certainly be rusty - they'll cause the tank to rust too - so be careful that the tank and straps aren't 'as one'
If you hammerite the straps, refti them with bicycle inner tubes as sleeves to protect the tank.
The filler neck should be similar to all Manta/Monza/Senator 2/3 & Carltons....
Some sort of bodge should suffice here....
Well, let's put it this way - if I fill the tank to the brim, and then park on a slight slope with the filler cap pointing down hill I get a slow creep of petrol down the outside of the tank, resulting in it dripping on the ground.
If I never put in more than 40 litres, this doesn't happen.
I might look at it someday, but that would go against my "drive it till it dies" ideal :wack:
Thanks for the info though. Hey I don't suppose you know what cars the monza shares it's indicators with, is it just the senator or is there anything more common?
Can't remember where they are on a Monza...
If it's under the headlights integrated into the bumper, then it'll almost deffo be any GM of a similar age.
If its alongside the headlights, then it'll be Senator/Monza/Royale/Commodore only I think.
Do a websearch - there is a chap who deals in nothing but S/H Monza/Senator/Manta bits...
Oh, and running it till it dies won't work... The mechanicals on those things are unbreakable... the only hope you've got of killing it is if the timing chain lets go...
Oh, and running it till it dies won't work... The mechanicals on those things are unbreakable... the only hope you've got of killing it is if the timing chain lets go...
What about if I took it to those sand flats featured on top gear for some salty drifting? ;)
Well, it'll rot to hell, but you'll never kill that bedford truck engine..
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