[Sunbeam Talbot Email List] Staowners Digest, Vol 42, Issue 23 Springs AND Petrol Feed Pipe

[Rod Allen]

Hi Bill/Wes
 
Yes I saw the e-bay spring too!. The 80 and the MkI 90 had leaf spring's
on the front. The 90 was of a heftier design than that fitted to the 80.
The ST90 MkII was the first Sunbeam fitted with independent front
suspension. In the UK I would not bother with old stock springs (unless
maybe a pair) as they are easily bought from a specialist spring
manufacturer here who has the patterns for the MkI and MkII/III leaf
springs and is able to manufacture others with a pattern. They can also
manufacture the coil springs for the front. Here is their website
http://www.jones-springs.co.uk for anybody interested. I have them
fitted to my saloon and I know of other STAR club members who also have
them fitted.
 
As far as the routing of the petrol feed pipe is concerned it normally
goes up clipped to the front of the block. However you can get petrol
vapourisation on these cars and it sounds to me as if someone has tried
to re-route it into the path of the electric fan air flow. How and where
does it go to get to the float chamber input? Is the pipe over it a
modern aluminium type or just a bit of rubber?  I assume the car before
you had it was in a pretty warm climate and of course you are in
California which is hot, me, I would leave it where it is! This sounds
like quite a good idea especially as the modern unleaded fuel vapourises
so fast.
 
 
Regards 
 
Rod
Butleigh Somerset England.

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