Didn't make the show but...

#1 (**Post Link**) 26-05-12

at least I wont catch fire! Got as far as Navan and stopped for a coffee, the tank was leaking badly from the top. I had brimmed it for the drive to the show, and it was ****ing out. so I didnt fancy a long run with a hot day, petrol vapour, and my son strapped into the passenger seat. Homeward bound and out with the tools.

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All sorted now though, it would appear the rubber gasket for the fuel sender had given up causing the full tank to leak and pool on the top. Missed the show but I had a canny day spannering so it wasnt a dead loss

#2 (**Post Link**) 26-05-12

last couple... health and safety look away, an old fuel pump, bit of garden hose and a sparky connection was just the ticket for refilling the tank

I've had enough mouthfulls of petrol thanks very much

Fluffyduff · #3 (**Post Link**) 26-05-12

Love the alloys jim.

GTV Gav · #4 (**Post Link**) 27-05-12

Alls well that ends well

pendragonfalls · #5 (**Post Link**) 28-05-12

At least it didn't blow up....

Dermo · #6 (**Post Link**) 29-05-12

Originally Posted by pendragonfalls

At least it didn't blow up....:mygrin1:

Well George you better not smoke near Jim for a while

pendragonfalls · #7 (**Post Link**) 29-05-12

Originally Posted by Dermo

Well George you better not smoke near Jim for a while

Bloody ex-smokers... They're the worst kind....

Dermo · #8 (**Post Link**) 30-05-12

Oh I agree there the worst kind !

Oh I forgot I'm one of them , but I was really looking after your health , just in case you set Jim alight !

Alfa155 TS · #9 (**Post Link**) 03-06-12

that is indeed a very odd reaction as you were saying on the phone Jim. Pity you missed the day but sure safety first. I never brimmed the tank so I suppose I would have never known about the gasket

BTW I found the bloody original logbook and nct sheet during the week, typical.

#10 (**Post Link**) 03-06-12

Originally Posted by pendragonfalls

Bloody ex-smokers... They're the worst kind....

Champix man, give them a go. Pfijzer make 'em and we all know what made them famous

Originally Posted by Dermo

Oh I agree there the worst kind !

Oh I forgot I'm one of them , but I was really looking after your health , just in case you set Jim alight !

Dont worry about me Dermo, I've been burnt plenty of times when it comes to alfas! This 33 is a peach though, and its now my Daily driver as the 156 has developed a clutch/DMF/gearbox problem its of to the garage on tuesday mornin

Originally Posted by Alfa155 TS

that is indeed a very odd reaction as you were saying on the phone Jim. Pity you missed the day but sure safety first. I never brimmed the tank so I suppose I would have never known about the gasket
BTW I found the bloody original logbook and nct sheet during the week, typical.

Tank is going to have to come off again Mark, It now reads half full ALL the time. I think I may have bent the sender float arm and now its catching on the baffles inside the tank. I have it booked for the 16th for NCT in Kells. I might still get that NCT sheet off you at some point just to have it in the folder

Oh, I fixed the rear wiper aswell... I took it off and fitted a rubber grommet in the hole

Alfa155 TS · #11 (**Post Link**) 03-06-12

ah was thinking it might have been the motor but was never sure. If you want I can fax that sheet to you if thats easier? Im away on hols until Friday so will be sometime after that. The baffle inside the tank is quite small and tight Jim, there really isnt a lot of room to manoevre with so be careful removing and replacing. Oh and when refitting the tank watch out on the passenger side because there is an exhaust bracket that kept catching the side lip of the tank when I was fiting it and it took me ages to get around it, eventually I copped you can just pull the whole exhaust to one side then just about squeeze the tank up but when you release the exhaust the bracket will hold the tank in place

#12 (**Post Link**) 03-06-12

Yeah, I got the tank off handy enough but as you said had those problems getting it back home. I think I did the damage pulling the sender out in my usual delicate manner, at least it'll come apart easier the second time!

pendragonfalls · #13 (**Post Link**) 04-06-12

Originally Posted by Alfa155 TS

ah was thinking it might have been the motor but was never sure. If you want I can fax that sheet to you if thats easier? Im away on hols until Friday so will be sometime after that. The baffle inside the tank is quite small and tight Jim, there really isnt a lot of room to manoevre with so be careful removing and replacing. Oh and when refitting the tank watch out on the passenger side because there is an exhaust bracket that kept catching the side lip of the tank when I was fiting it and it took me ages to get around it, eventually I copped you can just pull the whole exhaust to one side then just about squeeze the tank up but when you release the exhaust the bracket will hold the tank in place

You STILL have a FAX machine....

Fluffyduff · #14 (**Post Link**) 04-06-12

Originally Posted by pendragonfalls

You STILL have a FAX machine....

It's for the zombie apocalypse.

GTV Gav · #15 (**Post Link**) 04-06-12

Originally Posted by Fluffyduff

It's for the zombie apocalypse.

Be prepared!!
Amazon.com: The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks (9780307405777): Max Brooks, Ibraim Roberson: Books

klapanciusz · #16 (**Post Link**) 04-06-12

I'm planning to infect the zombies with my brain so they all turn into a replica of me, and _that_ will be the end of the known universe...

#17 (**Post Link**) 24-06-12

Originally Posted by klapanciusz

I'm planning to infect the zombies with my brain so they all turn into a replica of me, and _that_ will be the end of the known universe...

Sweet, this might come in handy

Archaeology of the Undead

GTV Gav · #18 (**Post Link**) 25-06-12

Originally Posted by propellorhead

Sweet, this might come in handy

Archaeology of the Undead

Have you read any of Max Brooks' books?

#19 (**Post Link**) 26-06-12

I haven't Gav, just a random google, are they any good?

I do like the zombie movies, reminds me of my home town

GTV Gav · #20 (**Post Link**) 26-06-12

Originally Posted by propellorhead

I haven't Gav, just a random google, are they any good?

I do like the zombie movies, reminds me of my home town

World War Z is amazing and is being made into a film with Brad Pitt as we speak
World War Z: Amazon.co.uk: Max Brooks: Books
And the Zombie survival guide is supposed to be brlliant according to my better half, at least one of us is prepared!!
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead: Amazon.co.uk: Max Brooks: Books

#21 (**Post Link**) 27-06-12

Cool, I heard a whisper they are doing a remake of killer clowns from outer space too, should be good for a giggle!

pendragonfalls · #22 (**Post Link**) 28-06-12

Originally Posted by propellorhead

I haven't Gav, just a random google, are they any good?

I do like the zombie movies, reminds me of my home town

Since when were you from North Shields, like..??

#23 (**Post Link**) 28-06-12

Originally Posted by pendragonfalls

Since when were you from North Shields, like..?? :mygrin1:

Here man, shields is posh where I come from

pendragonfalls · #24 (**Post Link**) 29-06-12

POSH..!! You been there lately..?
Even the rats travel round in pairs, and never after dark..

#25 (**Post Link**) 29-06-12

Originally Posted by pendragonfalls

POSH..!! You been there lately..?
Even the rats travel round in pairs, and never after dark..:mygrin1:

not in about ten years, bloody hell it was dodgy then. I had a young lad pull a bowie knife out on me at a rave one night, great days

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