Actually, I was anti-corrosion proofing the chassis and body work with ACF-50

I do this every couple of years, and it's kept the chassis and body in very good condition - excluding general wear and tear as I use the 7 a lot!
Previously I've used watered-down WaxOil (with white spirit), but decided to change to ACF-50 this time.
The application was very easy, using the supplied pump bottle.
Time will tell how good it is, but all reports suggest it's very good.

But, while doing this I ran a few other checks and decided to run up the engine to just check things over...

Eeek!!!

I thought I had been smelling petrol a tad strongly for a while, but there was never an obvious cause.

So with the bonnet off I started the engine and petrol 'pissed' out of the fuel line connection between the two carbs!!!

I had forgotten to tighten the unions when I stripped everything down after my slight error with fuel type!!!

Cripes - that could have been terminal
I've done literally hundreds and hundreds of miles with the fuel line in this condition!!!

What an idiot!

Glad you found it before le mans,i would hate to leave you there.

If he's not smelling diesel, he's smelling petrol. I'll have to lend him some of my aftershave to cover up these smells!!!