Folks, I had a look around my Samuri yesterday and particularly the carb area (Webers) because of work I've been doing on some other carbs I have.
I noticed cracking of the fuel hoses and on close inspection they were quite bad. Just one leak could be quite dangerous of course.
Needless to say I replaced the hoses and it was surprised how hard the rubber had gone.
I have also had a bad crack in a pipe on my blue car near the electric pump at the rear, so again a breakdown averted.
Finally check the standard fuel hoses to the tank AND the metal pipes in the rubber block over the diff. If a return hose leaks you may not notice at first but your fuel consumption will be high of course. I've caught those in time too.
If I've had issues on the cars I've owned you may get them too.
Many people use braided hoses - I suppose they last longer but if the rubber get brittle in those how will you know?
I noticed cracking of the fuel hoses and on close inspection they were quite bad. Just one leak could be quite dangerous of course.
Needless to say I replaced the hoses and it was surprised how hard the rubber had gone.
I have also had a bad crack in a pipe on my blue car near the electric pump at the rear, so again a breakdown averted.
Finally check the standard fuel hoses to the tank AND the metal pipes in the rubber block over the diff. If a return hose leaks you may not notice at first but your fuel consumption will be high of course. I've caught those in time too.
If I've had issues on the cars I've owned you may get them too.
Many people use braided hoses - I suppose they last longer but if the rubber get brittle in those how will you know?