What is it ?

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #1

Fuel line decides to leak as I pull into the ASDA car park (as they do)

So when I get under I discover the leak is where it attaches to this Gizmo,
http://www.larry-arnold.info/landrover/whatisit.jpg which was originally
wrapped in pipe lagging and layers of tape then attached to the side of the
oil filler tube.

Now whatever it is, I am sure it should not be there,

Any ideas and do I need it ?

series 3
2.25 petrol

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #2

Larry wrote:

> Fuel line decides to leak as I pull into the ASDA car park (as they do)
>
> So when I get under I discover the leak is where it attaches to this Gizmo,
> http://www.larry-arnold.info/landrover/whatisit.jpg which was originally
> wrapped in pipe lagging and layers of tape then attached to the side of the
> oil filler tube.
>
> Now whatever it is, I am sure it should not be there,
>
> Any ideas and do I need it ?
>
> series 3
> 2.25 petrol

It's not one of these snake oil devices that claims to decrease your
fuel consumption is it? Can you poke a wire through it or is there
something inside?

The lagging suggests that there may have been a fuel vaporisation problem.

I'd be inclined to ditch it.

 

C

Colonel Tupperware

Guest

• Jul 8, 2005

• #3

On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:14:42 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Fuel line decides to leak as I pull into the ASDA car park (as they do)
>
>So when I get under I discover the leak is where it attaches to this Gizmo,
>http://www.larry-arnold.info/landrover/whatisit.jpg which was originally
>wrapped in pipe lagging and layers of tape then attached to the side of the
>oil filler tube.
>
>Now whatever it is, I am sure it should not be there,
>
>Any ideas and do I need it ?
>
It looks decidedly home made.
Probably just a bodge to join a broken pipe with whatever plumbing was
availabke at the time.
Dump it, (in the tool box) just in case like.

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #4

On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:14:42 +0100, Larry wrote:

> Any ideas and do I need it ?

The large diameter corrogated tube and nuts looks *very* much like a
15mm flexable copper pipe used in water plumbing to connect taps to
fixed pipework...

Could the orginal pipe chaffed through on something at this point and
this is a (longwinded, enginering) solution? Do the adapters down to
narrow bore pipe have a "home made look 'n feel"?

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Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #5

Yes it definatly looks home made, and like a piece of plumbing, seems an
altogether bizarre solution when all that is needed is a piece of braided
petrol hose, notwithstanding I have just had to pay £6.99 at the local car
accessory store for such.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:14:42 +0100, Larry wrote:
>

>
> The large diameter corrogated tube and nuts looks *very* much like a
> 15mm flexable copper pipe used in water plumbing to connect taps to
> fixed pipework...
>
> Could the orginal pipe chaffed through on something at this point and
> this is a (longwinded, enginering) solution? Do the adapters down to
> narrow bore pipe have a "home made look 'n feel"?
>
> --
> Cheers [email protected]
> Dave. pam is missing e-mail
>
>
>

 

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #6

Wanna buy it?

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Dougal" <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Larry wrote:
>
> It's not one of these snake oil devices that claims to decrease your
> fuel consumption is it? Can you poke a wire through it or is there
> something inside?
>
> The lagging suggests that there may have been a fuel vaporisation problem.
>
> I'd be inclined to ditch it.

 

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David_LLAMA4x4

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #7

"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yes it definatly looks home made, and like a piece of plumbing, seems an
> altogether bizarre solution when all that is needed is a piece of braided
> petrol hose, notwithstanding I have just had to pay £6.99 at the local car
> accessory store for such.


What length of braided hose did you get for your money - the braided fuel
hose I sell is £24 a metre and the right stuff. If you have bought from a
car shop what is billed as 'braided injection hose' sort of stuff then get
ready to replace it again in the next 12 months!!

It took me 3 years to convince one chap to do his fuel system with the
proper stuff but once he finally got the message ( 6 changes of crappy stuff
! ) he thought the £200 it cost him to do it once and for all was a bargain!

Sorry to moan on about crappy hose but it just touches a raw nerve of mine
that a lot of the stuff out there actually makes my stuff look expensive
when if you actually looked at the pertormance oif the stuff rather than the
'brilliant price' you would run a mile from the cheapo

Not really 100% on topic just an opportunity to help people avoid buting
cack stainless braid hose!!

David
LLAMA 4x4
www.llama4x4.co.uk
www.motorsport-plumbing.co.uk





>
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>
>
> "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:14:42 +0100, Larry wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > The large diameter corrogated tube and nuts looks *very* much like a
> > 15mm flexable copper pipe used in water plumbing to connect taps to
> > fixed pipework...
> >
> > Could the orginal pipe chaffed through on something at this point and
> > this is a (longwinded, enginering) solution? Do the adapters down to
> > narrow bore pipe have a "home made look 'n feel"?
> >
> > --
> > Cheers [email protected]
> > Dave. pam is missing e-mail
> >
> >
> >
>
>

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #8

David_LLAMA4x4 wrote:
> "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Yes it definatly looks home made, and like a piece of plumbing, seems an
>>altogether bizarre solution when all that is needed is a piece of braided
>>petrol hose, notwithstanding I have just had to pay £6.99 at the local car
>>accessory store for such.
>
>
>
> What length of braided hose did you get for your money - the braided fuel
> hose I sell is £24 a metre and the right stuff. If you have bought from a
> car shop what is billed as 'braided injection hose' sort of stuff then get
> ready to replace it again in the next 12 months!!
>
> It took me 3 years to convince one chap to do his fuel system with the
> proper stuff but once he finally got the message ( 6 changes of crappy stuff
> ! ) he thought the £200 it cost him to do it once and for all was a bargain!
>
> Sorry to moan on about crappy hose but it just touches a raw nerve of mine
> that a lot of the stuff out there actually makes my stuff look expensive
> when if you actually looked at the pertormance oif the stuff rather than the
> 'brilliant price' you would run a mile from the cheapo
>
> Not really 100% on topic just an opportunity to help people avoid buting
> cack stainless braid hose!!
>
> David
> LLAMA 4x4
> www.llama4x4.co.uk
> www.motorsport-plumbing.co.uk

Almost another shameless plug !!

 

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Larry

Guest

• Jul 9, 2005

• #9

Well I shall just have to use plastic siphon tubing like Lambretta scooters
used, to cheap and can be replaced every month if need be


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"David_LLAMA4x4" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> What length of braided hose did you get for your money - the braided
fuel
> hose I sell is £24 a metre and the right stuff. If you have bought from a
> car shop what is billed as 'braided injection hose' sort of stuff then get
> ready to replace it again in the next 12 months!!
>
> It took me 3 years to convince one chap to do his fuel system with the
> proper stuff but once he finally got the message ( 6 changes of crappy
stuff
> ! ) he thought the £200 it cost him to do it once and for all was a
bargain!
>
> Sorry to moan on about crappy hose but it just touches a raw nerve of
mine
> that a lot of the stuff out there actually makes my stuff look expensive
> when if you actually looked at the pertormance oif the stuff rather than
the
> 'brilliant price' you would run a mile from the cheapo
>
> Not really 100% on topic just an opportunity to help people avoid buting
> cack stainless braid hose!!
>
> David
> LLAMA 4x4
> www.llama4x4.co.uk
> www.motorsport-plumbing.co.uk
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Larry
> > Series 3 rust and holes
> >
> >
> >
> > "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > On Fri, 8 Jul 2005 22:14:42 +0100, Larry wrote:
> > >
> >
> > >
> > > The large diameter corrogated tube and nuts looks *very* much like a
> > > 15mm flexable copper pipe used in water plumbing to connect taps to
> > > fixed pipework...
> > >
> > > Could the orginal pipe chaffed through on something at this point and
> > > this is a (longwinded, enginering) solution? Do the adapters down to
> > > narrow bore pipe have a "home made look 'n feel"?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cheers
[email protected]
> > > Dave. pam is missing
e-mail
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>