Over the last couple of weeks id been noticing a stronger and stronger petrol small from the garage. Always a worrying occurrence but since i'm in preparation mode for winter and the opportunity to drive the car is going down i wasn't to worried. I was thinking id fix it in Spring time
However yesterday there was nice weather so i drove to work. Arriving the smell of petrol was really bad. Peering under the car i was met with a worrying site petrol dripping rapidly from near to the back axle, a big puddle was rapidly appearing. Now i am somewhat paranoid when it comes to fire in the last year i've managed to set the car on fire when i changed the battery and the heater switch just recently melted while on a weekend trip so you can imagine my worry. The nearest really good morgan garadge in 500km away so i was somewhat in a tizzy.
However after a little search on the internet i found a local garage that said yes they could actually work on morgans. Apparently they have a guy with 25 years of experience on old vehicles, not the best i could have hoped for but at least someone that new there way around a spanner and didn't need to plug in a computer to find out what is wrong with your car. The garage was only 5 minutes away and after a short examination it was found the petrol pump was squirting petrol from the outer casing and the small rubber tube connecting the petrol pump to the metal fuel line was also split. I was allowed to stand and observe the investigation and get under the car and 3 other mechanics also just happened to come and have a look. Its amazing how the car just draws attention.
The garage will keep the car indoors over the weekend and fix on monday. The petrol pump costs 300 euro and they will take just 100 euro for the job so i'm pretty satisfied with the support and help i got there. It will also mean my wooden car will be somewhat less of a fire risk!!
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