Check/replace your rubber fuel lines.
Discussion
Evening all. Went to take the car out yesterday, backed it off the driveway and got out to put something in the passenger side door. Glanced down to see a large puddle on the floor and fluid pi$$ing from the car. Switched it off and opened the bonnet to find the inner wing, washer bottle and chassis member covered in fuel.
Couldn't see any obvious leak so squeezed the hose from the rigid fuel line to the first carb and fuel squirted up in the air.Split along it.
So went and got a new piece of hose to replace that one and also the short piece between the two carbs along with come new clips.
I was told that theres something in the unleaded fuel that's not good to the old rubber, the new hose states on it "suitable for unleaded fuel".
If you're not sure of how old yours are, for a few quid I'd replace them. I could be B-less if something had ignited it!
Couldn't see any obvious leak so squeezed the hose from the rigid fuel line to the first carb and fuel squirted up in the air.Split along it.
So went and got a new piece of hose to replace that one and also the short piece between the two carbs along with come new clips.
I was told that theres something in the unleaded fuel that's not good to the old rubber, the new hose states on it "suitable for unleaded fuel".
If you're not sure of how old yours are, for a few quid I'd replace them. I could be B-less if something had ignited it!
that's what can happen if you actually use the car Tony, keep it in the garage 
no, good advice
rubber products of any sort recently have been rubbish, I had the air valves on my tryes with a deep split they were only 2 years old, rubber coolant hoses craze in 6 months
about 5 years ago I had the rubber fuel line to my carbs leak 3 times and I got the fuel line from 3 different motor factors all around as it happened whilst on runs to pubs in various counties so not just one supplier or batch and the rubber wasn't on long enough to be effected by fuel of any sort
no, good advice
rubber products of any sort recently have been rubbish, I had the air valves on my tryes with a deep split they were only 2 years old, rubber coolant hoses craze in 6 months
about 5 years ago I had the rubber fuel line to my carbs leak 3 times and I got the fuel line from 3 different motor factors all around as it happened whilst on runs to pubs in various counties so not just one supplier or batch and the rubber wasn't on long enough to be effected by fuel of any sort
I picked up a brand new small volume car from the factory took it down to Cornwall to run it in and to cut a long story short the fuel line from the tank wasn't petrol resistant and the crimp in the metal fuel filter leaked too so I had to drive it back to the factory
then there was the running in of the reconditioned engine in the top of Scotland after collecting it from the garage in the Midlands . . .
I'veloads of car stories, most of them with elements failures and poor work or parts . . . ho hum
then there was the running in of the reconditioned engine in the top of Scotland after collecting it from the garage in the Midlands . . .
I'veloads of car stories, most of them with elements failures and poor work or parts . . . ho hum
Hi Richie, how's things? The cars looking good, perhaps catch up for a drive when the weather starts to improve.
Re your wheels, you could go for knock-off minilites or these if you're feeling flush! As used on the new LE50, would save changing the hubs.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MGA-MGB-MGC-Dunlop-Style...
Nigel,with all that luck, don't ever think of becoming a test pilot!!
Edited by mgtony on Sunday 22 January 21:23
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