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Old 08-05-2020, 03:41 AM
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Had one of those days today…it took a long time before things started to go my way….

I’m working on the fuel lines and before connecting to the fuel tank, I needed to flush the tank because I knew there was aluminium swarf in the tank from cutting a large hole and six tapped holes for mounting the fuel gauge sender. So, opened the Aston LM type gas cap, and of course the inner (modern) cap is locked. I grab the plastic bag with my collection of keys (trunk, hood catches etc.) but no key for the gas cap.

Long story short, took about three hours for a search for the errant key and a well-overdue tidy-up before I found the d@mn key. Well, at least my bench is significantly less cluttered now.

Then I started the flush process; needed two catch buckets because of the twin outlet/return hoses, and one of the buckets started leaking on the third flush. I was being very careful not to spill any fuel at the top end, and didn’t see what was happening at the lower end.

Called it a day then.


Cheers, and stay safe, my friends!
Glen
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