Rough Day!

Tal said:

Thanx re the leg too!...He told me he had a dream the other night where he was cornered by 3 chinese kungfu guys and he was kicking the door to get out!!...woke up kicking his good leg with the busted one!!!....Wasn't too happy about that as the pain was intense!....cos im his good buddy, i laughed my tits off!!
I should add, they didnt put a cast on it...just a boot thing with velcro straps going over ...they did belt an 11mm titanium rod down thru the centre of his marrow with a hammer!!....all the breaks are below the knee!...and of course he takes the boot off at night so he can sleep!...The doc had to give him some liquid morphine to take to kill the pain!

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Mighty Mouse said:

Three Chinese Kung Foo guys? I couldn't stop laughing at that one. Very detailed and descriptive. I'm thinking he already had the Morphine to have a dream like that.

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Old N' Grumpy said:

He's lucky to have a good friend like you!

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Neville Lush said:

I had a pump up moon boot some years ago when I had a break. The healing was quicker apparently due to the circulation going deeper inside the leg. Mig welding with it on didn't improve the boot. Pity the fitting is snapped there, sometimes there is part of the barn left and one can cut the fittings off and use flexible EFI hose to make a new one.

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Tal said:

Broke the plastic nipple off the connector and left the broken bit in the hose...its crimped on there...I had thought about drilling both bits out and inserting a plastic tube and somehow glueing it back together. I believe the fuel pump works on around 50psi so didnt want to have it blow to bits when im getting down the road...KABOOM!

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Mittzy said:

Can you tap a thread internally and use a brass fitting with a barb end?

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Tal said:

i think i could alright but then the hose is clamped on...my concern is i would have to use a hoseclip and there is alot of pressure from the fuel pump...50 psi apparently and i couldnt afford any leaks...i'm tempted to use my cobbers tank but as they say, if you tempt fate..as in stone chips or similar...it will come calling!

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Mittzy said:

Hi Tal,
a hose clamp should be ok as a hose clamp can hold 100 + PSI of air.

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