Ken Lyons wrote:
> If it was a Sunbeam Tiger, it would have been up in flames.
Kinda neat looking car. Were they known for burning up?
On the subject though, this rubber fuel line is in an area that does not
seem to be badly subjected to the extreme heat of the turbo.
Still, this line lasted only 4 years and about 38,000 miles. I am pretty
good at inspecting things under the hood, I have always been decent at
it and a power-modified car requires it even more, but I probably would
not have noticed this fuel line problem until it was too late under
routine inspection.
Is there a possibility that the high-pressure fuel pump is causing the
problem?
If so, is there a fuel line designed to handle this higher than normal
pressure? It has that fancy $260.00 Vishnu fuel rail, but the rubber
hose is a very weak link, it would appear.
I have an extinguisher in the trunk, but if it had caught on fire, that
would have probably caused enough damage to total out and salvage the
car. Coil packs, wires, injectors, it adds up fast.
Here I go again, at least it is a nice day to wrench away....
Pat
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