Richard, I agree with you about the sharp edges and their proximity to pipes and hoses, I've done a fair bit of "preventative upgrading" on that score myself.
Based on my current situation I strongly recommend you take a look behind the plate under your spare wheel to see if the petrol filler hose and any other fuel hoses under there are perishing; at 15 years mine are starting to crack and need replacing. In your case you could have fuel drip onto a hot exhaust when filling up. Cheers, Lawrence -----Original Message----- From: Richard Jones [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 2:22 PM To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] One for the +8 doctors So my recent problem has made me lift the bonnet and hatches for more than just checking oil and water levels and fitting upgrade bits. It's a sobering thought when you start to trace plastic fuel lines around the sharp edges of a Morgan chassis and then as a knock on plastic brake lines - OK so they have survived for 17 years bouncing around unsupported and chaffing against sharp edges without problems , but I think I will look to installing a few more P clips to move pipes away from sharp edges and heat sources. Noticed some evidence of dampness (not a leak) on the front rear splitter by the master cylinder so a bit of judicious spanner work and a wipe over and mental note to monitor - hope the fuel pipes aren't using the prop shaft for support! they enter the tunnel one end and then emerge the other - must do some more proactive preventative maintenance going forward. will consider being a bit more hands on regarding mechanical checks in future which I assumed would be covered off by the annual service, that I am beginning to think concentrates on the Morgan special elements and then low mileage servicing items like oil changes rather than a good root around to see if there are any potential problems other than those discovered in the MOT. As an example, although I have had no problems, my car has done 40K and is 17 years old so do I need to consider replacing seals in the brake and clutch master cylinder - both pretty inconvenient if they fail but for different reasons and easy jobs to do - I had the rear brake cylinders replaced last service as they were locking the brakes on during the aggressive MOT brake tests, so is that an indicator that other seals are reaching end of life? Bit worrying really, but at least the Morgan is so hands on you can sense if there is a problem brewing when you drive it. Richard M800RGN+8 ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
