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[George Simpson]

Wes - was this the car that Jan Steutel  (   http://www.steutel.com/   ) 
was selling? I went to see it as it was close to where I bought my 
trailer and it seemed in very good bodily condition but with the 
mechanical side to be done.

George
Cognac



wes.stewart at sunbeamsaloon.com wrote:
>
> 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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