Thursday, 7 February 2013

Swirl pot out

The swirl pot is on its way back to GBS for a replacement due to the leak:


Good job I had my jubilee clips all accessible; the challenge was getting the 2 litres of fuel out of the thing in an orderly way. The top 3 pipes all let out a cup full or so, then I took the HP fuel pump out with the pot so I could save the bulk of the fuel & drain it out in a controlled way.

The steering column had to be detached to give enough room to lift it out:


Unleaded fuel stinks :)