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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:

motorman wrote:One day i will make it to Sandown!! It's just so far away....sadly!!

...and I am now in no position to put you up for the night to help with your long journey...

Ghosty.

Ghosty, I appreciate you even thinking about me but i would not be expecting anyone to give up room in their shed for little old me.....Indeed when i do make it to Sandown i will do an overnighter in style in a Hotel with a full minibar.......which of course i will completely ignore because i will have brought at least a 2 litres of scotch with me to help me sleep!!

Nice one Alex. The location of Sandown Park race coarse is on a main road with all sorts of properties nearby and I believe there is at least one drinking establishment big enough to do bed 'n' breakfast. I'll have a look for you on the 15th of this Month.

I think they have sleepover facilities at the race coarse itself in a sort of 'Motel' type complex, I'll see if I can get some details or a flyer for you.

Ghosty.

Thanks Kevin thats appreciated.

OH BLAST IT! had an appointment for my Father this afternoon with the Parkinsons Disease specialist, went down to the car, got him in and strapped-up, went round to thee driver's side and put the ignition on, opened the bonnet to replace my radiator cap (starting to get a little frosty where I am), and blimey, the smell of petrol from the engine bay...phew!

Had a little look and play around and sure enough, a fuel leak but not just from a hose, had to get Father back upstairs to his flat on the Seventh floor, phone the surgery and explain why we were not able to make the appointment and change into my old clothes.

It was now 16.10pm and I decided I was going to repair this in one go. It was leaking a lot so had to do it there and then and sort of knew where it was coming from. A fuel line feeding the Carburetter was moving and it should not. I stripped it all down, took out the feed unit which is more or less a casting designed for Three fuel feeds attached to the bottom corner of the Carb. Got it of with no trouble apart from it now being dark, so had to use a hand torch and two little 'O' rings had expired and were not working. Got out my supply of new rubbers and smeared some engine oil on them and got them on, rebuilt the assembly and switched on the ignition, checked for a leak and it was dry, now to actually start the car and put the system under pressure...........Vrooom! Vrooom! one 6.75 LTR V8 Rolls-Royce engine is running and so far no fuel leak.

Packed everything away and went upstairs to Father and made some tea, it was now only 17.30pm, job done and hopefully a trip to Sandown Park is in order.

I will be wearing my "GHOSTHUNTER" badge if anyone here wants to come and say hello, or just to tell me to get out of the way I saw that model first...

Ghosty.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:A fuel line feeding the Carburetter was moving and it should not.

Some of the younger people here might not know what that part even looks like (or how in the world it works) LOL.

Tinman wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:A fuel line feeding the Carburetter was moving and it should not.

Some of the younger people here might not know what that part even looks like (or how in the world it works) LOL.

Ooooh the sound of a nice pair of side draughts much better than a dustbin sized exhaust and a hissing dump valve

GHOSTHUNTER wrote: Got out my supply of new rubbers and smeared some engine oil on them and got them on.

Are we still repairing the engine at this point Ghosty.......just to be clear!!!???

Kevin I will be at Sandown this saturdday, nov 15th.
Would be nice if we can make a people group photo for the members here who can not atend.
Bob t is taking your mobile phone nbr with him.
I will leave friday early in the evening.
marcel

motorman wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote: Got out my supply of new rubbers and smeared some engine oil on them and got them on.

Are we still repairing the engine at this point Ghosty.......just to be clear!!!???

YYS4BOB wrote:

motorman wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote: Got out my supply of new rubbers and smeared some engine oil on them and got them on.

Are we still repairing the engine at this point Ghosty.......just to be clear!!!???

Something is certainly being cranked up by the sound of it.