Heading out for a drive last Sunday, before I had even got out of the driveway, the smell of raw fuel indicated something was amiss. Backing further out onto the road, the pool of fuel on the driveway and the trail leading to the car confirmed this. Jumping out and getting under I could see fuel coming out under slight pressure. Switch off, clean up and put away.
During the week I stripped out the boot to have a look at the cause, and once I started it could see the hose clamp on the return to the tank from the regulator had failed. 30 second fix to pop the clamp off and fit a new one and then test. Solved. I figured I would put the car back together and go out over the Easter weekend.
So waking up Friday to a wet Easter weekend, I headed out to the garage to put the car back together, but figured I should have a look at fitting the boot cover given I had so much of the car apart. It turned out to be fairly straight forward, only taking about 2 hours to fit, although I had a few issues with the press stud pins and had to source some longer ones. Glued the front flap to the cabin bulkhead while the seats and harnesses were out then refitted the interior. Looks OK although I am not keen to open it for fear of more press stud failures.
