Fuel leak in 11AD

Typhoon #9 is changing her direction to Northern East tomorrow avoiding Kansai area. Too hot nights are lasting because of an unfavorable visitor---it's often the case. 

I experienced to be drenched to the back skin with gasoline yesterday while fuel hose maintenance---just a matter for regret and ashame. Because of fuel smelling, checked I the fuel hose lines---an abominable accident occurred! Best care should be taken whenever treat explosive---just dangerous.

So lucky as I was, I could overcome the disaster.

Urinary stones

The hottest season rises up the temperature of my closed garage exceeding 38 degree celsius in the day time, staying there all day long yesterday led me in bad condition. In such an unfavorable circumstance I had right side west pain without any pre-cautions the area duplicates the kidney position. Also, I had a problem to pee enough trying 3 times in every transferring train station. Also, I felt something interrupting smooth flow of urine.

In spite of bad condition last night, I had a gospel this morning in the toilet finding out a small and black piece on the place---2~3mm. A few old experience noticed me the material was nothing but a clogged Urinary stone. I was so happy to get it out without any sever pain.　Living as long as 3 quarters of century invites inconvenient phenomena in my body. Remember the past, my life owes to luck mostly. 

Thermostat in air-cooled Beetle

Motor overheating tendency on my Air-cooled Beetle obliged me to check the function of Thermostat actually. As it is covered with air guiding plate on the position between #1 and #2 cylinder, the function of the thermostat cannot be seen from the outside. Removing 4 pieces of fixing 6mm screws it could be accessed directly by hand. Though it's bellows construction performs the function to extend the length after being warmed, it stood still at the longest condition---it means just broken. Cylinder cooling air flow is not closed at the cold stage leading overcooled condition. The cooling air control has much to do with the choke and idle controlling in the carburetor construction. Extended and broken bellows has nothing to do with overheating phenomena this time, so I left it untouched.

The photo shows bellows shrunk in cool condition with air flow flaps closed.