Way to go Dennis.
Reminds me of the dark and stormy night in the New Jersey Pine Barrens when
I ran out of fuel near a run down shack. The resident said I could siphon
some fuel out of the wrecked truck out back. I wound up pulling the window
washer hose out from under the Spit dash and using that to siphon the fuel.
Any port in a storm.
Frank D.
----- Original Message -----
From: djc.tr6 <djc.tr6@gateway.net>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: fuel leak surprises-emergency repair
> My missus and I had the TR6 out for a ride to look at homes I cannot
afford
> on Monday, and stopped at Border's Books to look for the book on modifying
> BMC "A" engines (interested in the opinions on various engine
> modifications). Came out after
> 10:30 and put the top up and headed for home. Got partway through the lot
> and smelled gas and had steam coming out from under the hood! Now to the
> tools in the trunk story-none. Didn't even have my trusty pocket knife.
Some
> searching with a cheap imitation maglight turns up a split in the nearly
new
> (well, I can remember replacing it!) fuel line elbow going to the front
> carb. Now, 20+ miles from home, now 10:45, and who 'ya gonna call? Truck
at
> home with the tow strap under the back seat, and kids live 500 and 1100
> miles away! Sheesh, could be a wait. Ha, this aint no stinkin' average
> motorist here, this is a TR dude, and I can think of something! Borrow a
> dull utility knife from the still open video store, and cut a section of
the
> radiator overflow hose off and use it to make a slip on fuel line!
Perfect!
> Drove home with the top up and never leaked a drop! That must be why the
> factory didn't use that hose in the first place!
> Dennis
> 73 TR6
> CF8659U
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