Back on the road again...
There were just a couple of small jobs to do before I was ready to hit the road.
The first was a major tidy up of all the tools used recently and a hoover of the boot floor.
Then I could put my car tool bag back into place.
Last thing to do was to fit the new rubber seal for the petrol cap, that arrived yesterday.
Unfortunately, as I was in the process of fitting it, the petrol cap internals fell apart.
The good news is that nothing was dropped into the open petrol tank.
So I made sure that the tank was covered before attempting to re-screw the parts back in.
But no matter what I tried, the small little screw would not hold.
This leads me to believe it has actually snapped off, leaving a bit of thread in the hole.
There is no way for me to fix this, so I will look out for a replacement.
In the meantime, I just used the spring to hold the seal in place.
I was then very careful when I stopped to fill up with petrol.
But this arrangement works OK for now.
On the Road Niggles:
- The top seat belt bracket now seems to hit the alloy making more noise than before.
- The new fuel gauge float was a little longer than the original and this is fouling 'somewhere'.
( As the fuel gauge didn't move very far despite putting a lot of petrol in. )
Just to be clear, none of these things could distract from the joy of driving around in shorts and a T-shirt.
I had to make a quick stop at B&Q, where it seemed like a good idea to park in the shade.
There was just enough time for a couple of photos on the way home.
But that's all for now, so until next time, take care, Paul.
