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

[wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com]

Rod,
Are you kidding? This car was in the Netherlands! The pipe is black metal. The hose runs from the petrol outlet on the fuel pump to the fender, up, then bends forward and enters this pipe. The pipe bends a bit and the hose exits on the RH side goes through a little plastic filter (to be replaced by a Filter King, and on to the float chamber.  Its not a bad arrangement, just looked odd.
WES

 
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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