Jameswallace wrote:
did you rim the car?
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| Author: | Smiffy [ March 10th, 2013, 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sudden fuel leak |
Went to fill up my white Special today. First time I've driven it for 7 days. Walking back to the car after paying for the fuel I noticed a fast-spreading puddle under the rear of the vehicle. Petrol was dribbling profusely from over the left-hand side of the tank, with most of it splashing down from the tank's side and some trickling off the left rear arm of the chassis. Drove home quick (only about a mile or so). The leak has now stopped - but when I press the underside of the tank, at the point where the petrol was dropping onto the floor, I hear a faint farty noise. The weather is so cold and wet and crap this afternoon that I won't be investigating fully today, but has anyone got any idea what is going on? Like I say, the leak has stopped, but it was pissing out at an alarming rate just after filling. |
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| Author: | J-dub [ March 10th, 2013, 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
sounds like a perished pipe to me... When was the pipe on top of the tank replaced last? did you rim the car? |
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| Author: | Neil [ March 10th, 2013, 8:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Jameswallace wrote: did you rim the car?
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| Author: | ChrisW [ March 10th, 2013, 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Could be the seal to the level sensor. If stopped as tank level went down below that. |
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| Author: | J-dub [ March 10th, 2013, 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Neil wrote: Jameswallace wrote: did you rim the car? Cheers for the edit Neil  Sadly I read through it as I'm on the PC currently and spelling will be OK!! |
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| Author: | J-dub [ March 10th, 2013, 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Neil wrote: Jameswallace wrote: did you rim the car? Cheers for the edit Neil Sadly I read through it as I'm on the PC currently and spelling will be OK!! |
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| Author: | Smiffy [ March 10th, 2013, 10:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Jameswallace wrote: sounds like a perished pipe to me... When was the pipe on top of the tank replaced last? did you rim the car? Never replaced the pipe myself, so the last time it could have been done was in 1999, by Jeff Colmer. I've never rimmed the car. In fact, I didn't know you could rim a vehicle. How do you do it? |
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| Author: | Matt_S [ March 10th, 2013, 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Ya best ask James, he's obviously done a bit of car rimming in his time 
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| Author: | J-dub [ March 10th, 2013, 11:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
 What i actually wrote was brim... Neils being playing tricks |
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| Author: | Smiffy [ March 11th, 2013, 12:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sudden fuel leak |
Jameswallace wrote: :roll: What i actually wrote was brim... Neils being playing tricks Ah, I see. Yes, I did fill it to the brim - but then again I always fill it to the brim, and it's never gone all incontinent on me before. Pesky bloody old heap of junk etc. |
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