Then started her up as per the notes - it works fine. I backed out of the garage and decided to look at the choke cable - which I re-threaded and seems to work fine and not stick out of the dash any more.
I then tackled the number plates - one already had two sets of holes in it so another did not matter. Looked better with the old ones back on though even if they were a bit battered.
Then I topped up with the two cans of petrol (just under 2 gallons) and played around on the drive.
I then took Oliver for a short ride ride and Nigel for a longer one. The car did looks quite nice in the dappled sunlight. Then I put 2 more cans in the tank I'd gone to get in the trusty SAAB.
Then I took it down to the petrol station and filled it up. It did make a slight whine at some speeds on the way there (and back) but seemed to go well. On the way back it started to smell of petrol - well I'd completely filled the tank and it does that in the E-type. I decided to investigate when I got home.
Unfortunately the problem was simple enough for even me to find.
The fuel was pissing out of the tank.
So what to do - send the car back and hope I get it before the shut down or do it myself ?
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