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Having run front tank RNs for 60 years I've had the occasional spillage onto a hot exhaust manifold which just evaporated with no conflagration. Whilst I did manage to momentarily set fire to my daughters Beetle when a small leak from the fuel pump conveniently mounted next to the distributor which provided the necessary spark. My first RN was fitted with a front and rear tank to give a huge range back in the 1960s, the rear tank was disposed of when a following car bent it, since when I've always looked on the rear tank as a liability and prefer the front tank.
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Location: Cheshire
Car type: Austin 7 RN - 1932
19-03-2023, 01:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 19-03-2023, 01:49 PM by Old Dave.)
I hope your optimism is well placed Chris.
I have had a £200 piece of plastic for a pondless waterfall on back order since last July. Made in Germany. Predicted delivery shoved back a month at a time. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't already have several hundred pounds worth of kit from the same company ready to go.
Must be Brexit - everything else is they tell me - /sarc off
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Car type: Austin 7 RN - 1932
If purchasing a new tank, it is essential to measure accurately the available space so the tank and bracket are the correct width.
When getting my replacement I gave them the old tank to make a copy.
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Location: Near Cambridge, UK
Car type: 1928 tourer (mag type), short chassis Gould Ulster
Petrol was different in the old days; when I was driving a 1930 fabric saloon with an SU carb in the mid 1960s the float chamber became slightly loose. I stopped to find out why the engine was not pulling properly. On opening the bonnet I saw the fault and the potential fire: the drips of petrol from the loose float chamber union were landing directly on the hot exhaust pipe, giving a flash of flame with each drip. All things considered I was very lucky; it's the last thing you need with a fabric body!
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O/T but the £200 chunk of German plastic I mentioned above arrives next week - only 9 months since I ordered. Luxury.
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Never mind the waiting... I've just had to pay HMRC the best part of £50.00 duty on an import purchased S/H from the Republic of Ireland. If it was a new item I would not feel so aggrieved...another thing we weren't told about the
B word!
(Oct 1932).