First breakdown

[badenstag]

Hi,

on last weekend we did a great trip - mostly top down - to the valley of the Altmühl. It was a great trip but ended with the first breakdown of our Stag on the route back home.

The breakdown was caused by a leak of the fuel pipe in the engine bay. The short hose, which connects the fuel pipes, slipped of one side of the pipe, leaving a long and wide track and a large puddle of fuel. Fortunately it didn't drip onto the exhaust.

So I called the ADAC (that’s the German version of AA) which was not able to fix the problem and had to tow the car.

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Two weeks ago I had a problem with the RH carb leaking fuel into the V. I was able to fix it by flushing with fresh fuel. It seems to me that the leak was caused by a blocked valve.
Now I wonder if both problems are interrelated and only the result of an hidden underlying problem?

I will pick up the car on Saturday and hopefully I will get home the last 140 KM without problems.

What do you think?

Regards
Gerd

[flying farmer]

Possibly the rubber pipe perishing due to ethanol in the petrol?

Neil

[jleyton]

Sorry to hear that Gerd, but at least you got sorted out ok.

However, I was surprised that ADAC were not able to fix a petrol pipe that had come off ? - unless, as Neil has suggested, the pipe had perished ?

Cheers

Julian

[mole42]

If they are like the British breakdown guys, many have no experience of cars older than they are! The default seems to be 'put it on a loader and deliver to a garage'.

My only call out to GEM was for a dead battery (alternator drive belt slipping) and the man brought a loader.....but I persuaded him to lend me his jump leads and started the car myself. To be fair, he did stick around until I drove away!

[LAMBRETTLAD]

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[badenstag]

Hi,

thanks for your suggestions. All petrol hoses in the engine bay were renewed two years ago. Maybe the garage missed this one. Would it be possible, that a fuel pump delivering with too high pressure leads to the described carb overflow and/or the pipe coming off?

If they are like the British breakdown guys, many have no experience of cars older than they are! The default seems to be 'put it on a loader and deliver to a garage'.

My only call out to GEM was for a dead battery (alternator drive belt slipping) and the man brought a loader.....but I persuaded him to lend me his jump leads and started the car myself. To be fair, he did stick around until I drove away!

After calling the hotline the service guy gave me a call and asked if the defect is repairable, because he has to choose the right car (service car vs. towing truck). He arrived in the service car and was a bit angry because he has to get back and use his truck.

Regards
Gerd