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Mr Cerbera said:
Did you do a post on this ST ?
Ta !
PJ
Not that I recall. Ta !
PJ
It was a last minute job for piece of mind. The main engine compartment feed hose was showing fatigue on the outer layer, (in the 'v'). I did make it complicated by running a new hose in heat resistant sleave to prolong hose life and get rid of fuel vapourisation (which worked). Was a pain feeding it under the injectors and past the alternator. I will hopefull do the other fuel hoses in time.
Are you absolutely certain? As standard the T handle has no connection to the electrical system at all. It goes directly to the door lock, so has no means of dropping the glass. If yours does drop the glass the someone must have modified it somehow. I would be very curious as to how.
I'm not sure of the controller logic but won't the window drop as soon as the reed switch detects the door is popped ?
I have to say this is all a bit alarmist, cars only explode in movies and yes I know that fires can get big fairly quick but are you really going to sit there long enough to have the loom burn through ? I don't see any evidence that Cerbs have fires any more than other cars, listen the the traffic reports in the morning. And given that most people carry kids around in cars with child locks meaning they can't get out at all the Cerb is probably fairly safe. The emergency releases are more of an insurance against the doors not working in normal circumstances than a true emergency exit. I only know that my emergency releases work because passengers occasionally shut the door on the seat belt and that stops the normal release from working.
I have to say this is all a bit alarmist, cars only explode in movies and yes I know that fires can get big fairly quick but are you really going to sit there long enough to have the loom burn through ? I don't see any evidence that Cerbs have fires any more than other cars, listen the the traffic reports in the morning. And given that most people carry kids around in cars with child locks meaning they can't get out at all the Cerb is probably fairly safe. The emergency releases are more of an insurance against the doors not working in normal circumstances than a true emergency exit. I only know that my emergency releases work because passengers occasionally shut the door on the seat belt and that stops the normal release from working.
Good luck with taking that risk... There is a history of TVRs spontaneously catching fire. If you are unlucky enough to short the door circuit or any of the mains feeds, good luck getting out of the window aperture! 
I'm not that slim.
There is a good history of fuel lines perishing.
Fibreglass cars burn VERY quickly.
Tuscans melt their battery cables together due to corrosion in the Anderson connector.
Have a look at breakers websites and see how many TVRs have caught fire (without crash damage) and compare that to the number sold and the amount of miles driven in them. I would expect you would find it quite a regular occurrence tbh. Also another reason why a lot of people carry fire extinguishers.
A quick lube of the cables and function check takes minutes and could well save a new owners life if they aren't aware of this potential problem.
I'm not that slim.There is a good history of fuel lines perishing.
Fibreglass cars burn VERY quickly.
Tuscans melt their battery cables together due to corrosion in the Anderson connector.
Have a look at breakers websites and see how many TVRs have caught fire (without crash damage) and compare that to the number sold and the amount of miles driven in them. I would expect you would find it quite a regular occurrence tbh. Also another reason why a lot of people carry fire extinguishers.
A quick lube of the cables and function check takes minutes and could well save a new owners life if they aren't aware of this potential problem.
As I said before I nearly had a fire.
Used a rag to support one of the induction tubes and left it on the engine and forgot about it. Went for a drive to find smoke coming out of the engine bay. Lucky it was the rag smouldering away and was dealt with....but could have been a horror own goal.
Used a rag to support one of the induction tubes and left it on the engine and forgot about it. Went for a drive to find smoke coming out of the engine bay. Lucky it was the rag smouldering away and was dealt with....but could have been a horror own goal.
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