Care
with deterioration in a rubber fuel system component
Photo alongside:
Ron and Valery Gammons flying their Tiger Moth over the famous Victoria falls
- a huge amount of water was going over the falls at the time following flooding
seen a few days earlier in the delta. The mist from the falls can be seen for
miles from the air.
Posted:
170221 |  | We
have heard that Brown & Gammons has just received a badly burnt MG TC where
it would appear the rubber fuel line has failed resulting in considerable damage
totalling thousands of pounds. Ron Gammons, an active private pilot of de Havilland
Moths and a trained aero engineer, has also received a Mandatory Permit Directive
from the Civil Aviation Authority with information, advice and requirements regarding
the inspection and replacement of rubber fuel system components fitted
to certain aircraft types. A copy of that MPD is available via our link. More
An additional caution for classic car owners arising with any insurance
claim from fire damage is that whilst | the
insured may have stated a value for the vehicle for the purposes of the renewal
of the motor insurance policy, if the insured had not got around to sending the
insurer or broker the required set of current photos to enable the basic
check of proposed value with the condition of the car evidenced by those photos,
what is the value for insurance purposes should there be a claim? If the policy
terms and/or broker states a current set of photos is required as part of the
policy renewal procedure, then there is likely to be some uncertainty over what
value applies to the car pending receipt of the required set of photos. The sensible
procedure is to take a new set of photos - one of each corner, each side, the
engine bay, the boot or luggage platform with the tailgate up and the inside seats
and trim - and send them off promptly to comply with the insurer or broker's requirement
for photo evidence to support a vehicle valuation on renewal.
Tony Lake
says "this is a serious issue. I’ve
replaced my fuel hoses twice since I bought the car in 2001. In 2003 I just didn’t
like the feel or look of them, quite hard and showing signs of cracks. By then
the car was 26 years old. I fitted high pressure lines supplied by Webcon (Weber
UK). Then in Nov 2011 I replaced
them again with Gates Barricade, very high quality hose suitable for all ethanol
blends. It’s such a simple job on the V8. I
would say anybody running an older car who doesn’t know the maintenance history
would be well advised to do it or have it done. The old adage applies, if you
can smell fuel then you’ve got a leak!" |
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