Fluid Retention Issues...No Surprise at my Age...
I've recently had to face two examples of absolute stupidity on my part. Both involve critical engine fluids. I'll start with fuel. I recently filled up my trunk mounted fuel cell and drove straight home. You can see what I missed in this picture: The filter left of the gas cap, is supposed to vent any fuel cell pressure and features a check ball, so that if one gets upside down, fuel won't run out. I thought that meant that fuel won't run out when upright. I was sadly mistaken. So, when I arrived home, gasoline started weeping out of the filter. I mopped it up and thought that was the end of it. I was further mistaken. A few hours later, I peered under BB. Note: if one owns a British roadster, one will find it peeing on the garage floor every so often. Regardless of powertrain installed. There was an alarming gas puddle forming. I was baffled until it came to me: The fitting under that filter has a neck that ...
