Some 18 months ago I placed my 1952 Tatraplan on temporary display at the Motor Museum of Western Australia for six months. Well, the museum were happy to keep her on longer and I was happy to have some more garage space, but in March we agreed I'd take her home so they could display some new vehicles. I intended to get a lift over to the museum and drive her home, but the week before pick up I was informed the petrol pump was broken, so I had her trucked back to my place.
Ray's Recovery Towing delivered her safe and sound.
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The museum guys did a magnificent job polishing her up. She looks lovely.
I suspected the fuel pump problem wasn't a real thing. The car has little quirks and if you aren't aware of them, she can be challenging to start. I checked the fuel line, fuel pump, manually pumped the fuel and then started her up. She fired up first pop! Great news. Nevertheless, I noted that the fuel pump was leaking so it was a correct decision to have her trucked.
I dismantled the fuel pump, cleaned it up, made a new paper seal and resealed it. That stopped the leak. Then I gave the car a once over. Brake fluid was good, engine oil was good, gearbox oil was good - and I had suspected that might have been leaking, but no - and once I was satisfied, I took her for a quick test drive. All good.
Sunday 2nd April 2023 I took her on her first post-museum outing to Classic Cars and Coffee.
