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And can you get R9 filler neck rubber Jeremy?

Richard, yep I checked both of those. Only my diaphragm vents to the boot. So I took it out to check and the smell remains.

It has to be the neck rubber, but nothing is visible.

And here's a thing.

If the rubber is permeable to the ethanol, I wouldn't be smelling petrol. Ethanol smells like wine or beer or hand sanit...

Lol Jan,

TPTV? Netflix? How about watching the grass grow? That's about as intereresting as stuff on u tube. 😉.

But ok, you got me there, some of that does sound interesting. --- As long as it doesn't have the obligatory bloody music that every documentary on there seems to have these days, for drama and emotion I suppose.

But I don't want bloody drama and emotion!

Hi Bernie,

thank you, that is helpful too.

There is one specific point in my case which I should perhaps mention. The camshaft and tappets are not completely new. They had already run together for about 500 km before the engine had to be taken apart again because of another issue.

So my understanding is that the very critical first cam/tappet break-in phase had already t...

I should have mentioned that I loaned out Lazarus, my TD, because no TC's were available for the movie. Schockley drove a TC, not a TD.

Bud

I have taken a hammer to the lever retainer plate, and squashed it up a bit in the vice. I also put a washer under the spring behind the plunger in the side of the turret, to tighten the pressure on the lever ball. Went for a drive and the noise is much better. So far I have only replaced the so-called anti-rattle kit, which basically doesn't do anything.

OK, it looks like we have the correct dipstick so I guess I need to change my cartoon to read "Do you sell shorter dipstick guide tubes?"

Jud

a '62 MKII project car now up on Bring a Trailer

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Yes that's the partnumber on my dipstick - exactly "24407 ENGINE". I guess it is not mentioned because it refers only to the engine dipstick guide tubes.

Just a thought if you have an original SU pump they were fitted with 2 vent pipes. One from points, one from the diaphragm chamber - both discharge into the boot.
As I have noted before the original diaphragm does not like ethanol and hardens - could be fumes from the porous/ hardened diaphragm letting vapour through ?

I have had issues with my SU pumps and hard diaphragms so currentl...

Here's what a bot has to say about older rubber hoses and permeability when using ethanol infused fuel.

Permeation of Ethanol Through Older Rubber Hoses
Understanding Permeation
Older rubber hoses are indeed more permeable to ethanol in petrol. This permeability allows fuel vapours to escape, which can lead to unpleasant odours and potential leaks.

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