Dick Longbridge Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Bear in mind this old girl sold for £55k in 2016... the owner has got to be pissed right off. What do we reckon- poor quality fuel pipes? More likely than an electrical fault on a fully restored car I'd have thought. I would imagine such a significant car will be rebuilt (again) though... BlankFrank, danthecapriman, junkyarddog and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Arfur always knocked out a dodgy motor! Poor Tel, he'll never get his wedge back now!! Shite Ron, pilninggas, woodbine and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Heavy fire damage might see it declared Cat A or B and therefore off the road for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 How sad, to survive all those years & then it goes up in smoke. Hopefully it will be rebuilt. Minder car or not though, 55k bloody hell ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out Run Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Right people, right time and the right location. inconsistant, 95 quid Peugeot, Jim Bell and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Saw this earlier on a Capri lickers Group. Very sad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, MJK 24 said: Heavy fire damage might see it declared Cat A or B and therefore off the road for good? There's no way the owner of such a key car will let it be broken up for spares. As has been proved on here, crowdfunding works if you're lacking monies and people want to see the car live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Looks fixable. Seen worse rebuilt I recon. Yes yes yes I know it’s “past t-cut”. But with the right amount of work it’ll see asphalt again. Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Those old capris were simple beasts, it’ll see another day no questions. It’s not like a fire damaged modern car, when one of those catches fire you are fucked. danthecapriman, spike60 and sutty2006 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 How are batteries secured on the Capri? Doesn't look like it's held in that practical classic picture, unless at the bottom - but that's usually a modern thing afaik. If not secured then heavy braking could have dislodged it and shorted against the bonnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Can be saved. Electrical or fuel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, SiC said: How are batteries secured on the Capri? Doesn't look like it's held in that practical classic picture, unless at the bottom - but that's usually a modern thing afaik. If not secured then heavy braking could have dislodged it and shorted against the bonnet. Clamp at the bottom, just one bolt and heavy duty bit of pressed steel. Wrong height battery can cause issues with the bonnet apparently but I have never measured the clearance and there seems a reasonable amount to me. Single fuel line from tank to engine bay (two inch bit of rubber connects tank to fuel line) the short section of fuel line. Modern fuel pipe is very variable. Completely renewed the fuel lines on my old camper and it was pissing fuel less than two years later. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Sad to see, but it’s market value guarantees it’s future. Unlike @Six-cylinder ‘S oltcit which suffered less but is saved purely by love for the vehicle. A definition of autoshite really. 2MB and stripped fred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Arthur would have been pleased with the money Terry's Motor made, 55k, Kinell. shame to see it like this. that should restore alright, but the owner might have to work hard to make sure it isn't written off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Gah, I've not long finished binge watching s1-8 (gave up after 4 Ray episodes) and that's gutting to see. Probably Des when he put the new fuel pump in s5/6, dodgy rubber innit, it's why he scarpered and they started using arnie eddyramrod, BorniteIdentity and Shite Ron 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Possibly the age old ohc with Weber carb problem. Brass pipe comes out of carb body runs of float bowl while pump squirts petrol over top of eng onto hot exhaust. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 24 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Possibly the age old ohc with Weber carb problem. Brass pipe comes out of carb body runs of float bowl while pump squirts petrol over top of eng onto hot exhaust. Someone on antisocial media suggested something similar. Reckoned it had maimed or killed many over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Possibly the age old ohc with Weber carb problem. Brass pipe comes out of carb body runs of float bowl while pump squirts petrol over top of eng onto hot exhaust. Given the low miles, possibly jammed float from modern fuel gumming up the chamber after sitting in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDorson Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 It's not just fuel lines. Fittings and gaskets and diaphragms in older carbs can suffer with ethanol. They only tend to run at 3-4psi but chuck that through a small enough hole and it'll vaporise and go kaboom nice and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Yep ,had loads back in the day only had one of mine do it & was lucky just air filter & bonnet burnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Fuck. That must be absolutely heart breaking for the owner. I’d be gutted if that happened to mine. I just really hope it was caught before too much damage was done. It doesn’t look good in the photo. Fingers crossed it can be saved, doubly so given its fame and importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I'm surprised he wasn't carrying a fire extinguisher considering it's value. I think I'll get one for the boot of the mazda. NorfolkNWeigh, danthecapriman and bigstraight6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, paulplom said: I'm surprised he wasn't carrying a fire extinguisher considering it's value. I think I'll get one for the boot of the mazda. Wise words, I carry one in both of my oldies. NorfolkNWeigh and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Small hand held car type won’t save a petrol fuelled engine bay fire unless you are very lucky. You need a proper plumbed in one. They aren’t crazy money, I fitted one in by old VW camper as they like to fry themselves for fun. Loads of stories of people trying to put them out with the handheld type and can’t remember a single one where it worked. The plumbed in type was about £150 ten years back, not a lot in the grand scheme of things. The fire brigade use a type with a spike on as opening the bonnet is not a good thing to do and most cars are very hard if not impossible to spare the stuff into the bay via the grill due to the radiator. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 I've got one of these in the engine of bay of my T2 - https://www.afofireballs.com - I hope never to have to find out if it works, but for just twenty quid I should have one in every thing I drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 hour ago, barefoot said: I've got one of these in the engine of bay of my T2 - https://www.afofireballs.com - I hope never to have to find out if it works, but for just twenty quid I should have one in every thing I drive. How long have you had it in there, and are these systems periodically tested? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: How long have you had it in there, and are these systems periodically tested? It's not designed to be tested, but it's supposed to be good for five years & I've had it in there a year. The plan is after four years, to buy a replacement & chuck the first one into a flaming garden incinerator fire to see if it really works as claimed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, barefoot said: I've got one of these in the engine of bay of my T2 - https://www.afofireballs.com - I hope never to have to find out if it works, but for just twenty quid I should have one in every thing I drive. That looks cool (pun intended). Have you mounted it in the engine bay? I prefer the ability to choose when to deploy the fire extinguisher You get with a plumbed in system but at £20 that’s a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Tamworthbay said: Have you mounted it in the engine bay? Yes, it comes in a little cage which is mounted in the engine bay on the LHS - the carb/air filter is on the other side. Like you I'd prefer... But twenty quid is twenty quid, the engine is new, well maintained & the fuel lines are Ethanol/Covid proof, I'll probably won't know if it's any good or not - until I take great pleasure chucking it into a raging fire in 2023. Tamworthbay, paulplom and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, barefoot said: Yes, it comes in a little cage which is mounted in the engine bay on the LHS - the carb/air filter is on the other side. Like you I'd prefer... But twenty quid is twenty quid, the engine is new, well maintained & the fuel lines are Ethanol/Covid proof, I'll probably won't know if it's any good or not - until I take great pleasure chucking it into a raging fire in 2023. Where did you get it from? And I take you have the engine at full temp with no issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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