Leak Updates on Plus 2
Discussion
Morning all,
Updates on current leaks, and new one to ask about...
The Twink is still using oil, but by the look of the garage floor I think I know where most of it is going.
Water still being used, but temperature still perfect even in traffic, and I did one of those head gasket sniff tester things and there was no evidence of exhaust gases in the radiator = still a mystery.
Brakes now bled and working fine, the fluid in the reservoir looks very oily though (similar to how oil looks when sat on water, globules of oily stuff in the fluid- weird, any ideas?). All topped up and after the first drive I checked again and the level had dropped to almost half way, not sure if this is 'bedding in' (surely not relevant in a hydraulic system?), or there is a leak somewhere - must be inside the servo as nothing visible anywhere else. Keeping a close eye on it...
So, onto the next leak....The previous owner told me that the arrangement of petrol filler cap/pipe/tank meant that it is possible to overfill the tank and the petrol will slosh around and back out of the filler, this has definitely happened to me on a few occasions and the boot and cabin stink of petrol if I put in more than about £25 of petrol (luckily that will get me a long way). Does anyone have a good 'upgrade' to deal with this? Is anyone using foam filled / baffled tanks? Any other ideas?
Cheers
Joe
Updates on current leaks, and new one to ask about...
The Twink is still using oil, but by the look of the garage floor I think I know where most of it is going.
Water still being used, but temperature still perfect even in traffic, and I did one of those head gasket sniff tester things and there was no evidence of exhaust gases in the radiator = still a mystery.
Brakes now bled and working fine, the fluid in the reservoir looks very oily though (similar to how oil looks when sat on water, globules of oily stuff in the fluid- weird, any ideas?). All topped up and after the first drive I checked again and the level had dropped to almost half way, not sure if this is 'bedding in' (surely not relevant in a hydraulic system?), or there is a leak somewhere - must be inside the servo as nothing visible anywhere else. Keeping a close eye on it...
So, onto the next leak....The previous owner told me that the arrangement of petrol filler cap/pipe/tank meant that it is possible to overfill the tank and the petrol will slosh around and back out of the filler, this has definitely happened to me on a few occasions and the boot and cabin stink of petrol if I put in more than about £25 of petrol (luckily that will get me a long way). Does anyone have a good 'upgrade' to deal with this? Is anyone using foam filled / baffled tanks? Any other ideas?
Cheers
Joe
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