Skoda Rally Blog

Sunday was left with the car back on its wheels, but not running because of a major fuel leak.  The hose between the tank outlet and the fuel pipe that goes through the car had a leak, so it needed replacing.  This wasn’t something I was looking forward to as it’s really awkward physically both in terms of access and also getting the job done as the pipes are really jammed in there, and I remember how much I disliked doing it before, so I decided to make it a bit easier by dropping the tank down a few inches – this needed to be done anyway as the new tankguard mountings need sorting out, and it will attach where the front mountings for the tank are.  Getting them off wasn’t too hard, but a bit awkward as the exhaust mounting is in the way and the studs were considerably extended to let the old tank guard mount there, so lots of messing about was needed to get it off, but once it did, it moved down about 4″, and then from inside the car it was actually possible to replace the hoses, which took a lot less than before – even taking into account taking the tank mountings off it would still be quicker this way than the “struggle” method.  Once they were done, I thought I’d have a laugh and see if the car would start, and amazingly enough it did – fired up pretty easily and sounded reasonably healthy.  Things seem to be looking up!  I left it there as it was teatime and pitch black by then, but that’s good progress for a bit of time after work.

In other news, my entry for the Sunseeker has been accepted, which is good, although the entry levels look pretty low at the moment – there are only 43 entries as I write this, which is really disappointing.  I’m also not sure if Paul will be doing it, so that’s another hurdle to cross….  Anyway, it’ll all come together in the end, I’m sure!