April 29, 2003
sunshine !
sunshine, dropped the engine in double quick time, looking at the clock o made a mental note to have the oil cooler seals changed and the engine back in by 11am. HA! stripped back the tinware & fan housing and checked over the oil cooler, it looks ok, after a quick conversation with Andy at typethreedetectives i decide to check all the other gaskets and replace the generator pedestal and attack the fuel pump. oh dear, on close inspection the base of the fuel pump appears to be slightly bowed, allowing it to rock on the mounting bolts. ah well, not to worry gives me an excuse to fit an electric fuel pump and the breather blockoff i got from wolfsberg performance last year. a quick trip to G&S yields the relevant gaskets and a shiny Bugpak pump.
HOWEVER,
on closer inspection the pump has no adapters to attach the fuel pipe to, just threaded holes. the instructions helpfully suggest purchasing 5/16 inch threaded adapters. 'oh great' thinks i. for the sake of 5 cents worth of parts i have to run around sourcing bits for another hour.
however,
after visiting four separate places it turns out that the fitment is a peculiarly US only style thread size and pitch and even if i could find something close it won't fit. the best suggestion i get is to try calor gas. i've also got to get the artwork to the printers to get stickers and flyers printed for this weekend. in a rush i get the artwork in at the printers, after much ringing around and encountering answerphones I get through to Ian at wolfburg performance parts who comiserates with my predicament. I bash the credit card again and i have a new COMPLETE facet pump & fitting kit on the way to me. my new nomex gloves arrive by courier. very swank. best of all the new manfrotto camera mounts i ordered last week have arrived now i can set up stills & video cameras inside the cab and stuck to the outside of the windscreen !
Posted by akciddento at April 29, 2003 05:36 PM