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I'd be tempted to use a hole cutter slightly larger ( i.e. whatever size you got.) than the drain hole. Cut the inner wing, and goo a piece of Ali mesh, like what you use to do rust repairs. this will, in theory, allow proper drainage, prevent stuff ( see usual definition) from going up, when driving.
this is only a suggestion, its not an opinion, neither should be considered from somebody who actually has the first idea if this will work.
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Leaves still won't get through... There is a strainer already fitted 2 inches into the pipe from the top.
Not in mine there ain't Auto.
Mine's a Peugeot, which may make a difference???
Steve - it wouldn't be worth the bother of inserting an elbow, even if you could.
It looks to me as if the bottom of the drain hose fits very neatly into a hole in the inner wing with a custom moulded end flange.
Very neat and a cracking bit of design, but done (I would guess) in isolation, so that when the inner mudguard is fitted it almost closes the exit hole.
I think it will be simple to fix by just using a bit of plastic as a spacer to hold the inner mudguard clear. It will only need to be held out by about an inch, and will not affect its function, or anything else I think.
As I said at the start, not a problem - just another irritation, since if it does get blocked the scuttle well will overflow in heavy rain, and no amount of join sealing will do any good.
One other option would be to cut the hose off just above the bottom, extend it a bit, and let it (more or less) dangle. That way it would be dead easy to poke out with a stick, so no problem on site if you didn't have a flexible prodder of some kind.
Certailnly you may Steve, and, as a one time offer, as a thanks for your help, I shall be giving you a 50% discount and also take the Packaging ( bark) off for ease of access, you may have Dogwood, its one of our more popular models
edited. so I can pay for it.
d'you know I fell for it.
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Mines a Peugeot too and in answer to the obvious question - You can't... The leaves turn to mush and you spend the next twenty minutes fishing the soup out of a two inch hole with a spoon
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Mines a Peugeot too and in answer to the obvious question - You can't... The leaves turn to mush and you spend the next twenty minutes fishing the soup out of a two inch hole with a spoon
Think I'd pull the sieve out if it were mine. As you say, it's counter-productive if anything so it would have to go!!
The best way I found to get the crud out was to lower a long tube to the bottom of the hose, stand back (not quite far enough in my case ) and blow - HARD.
It flies everywhere and makes a hell of a mess of everything (inc. T-shirt ) but gets the crap out quite easily. The mess is easy to hose off afterwards too.
I may get round to installing a spacer later on, and will report back if there is the slightest problem - which I don't anticipate.
A bit of clearance at the bottom will also provide "poking room" when required, and should make it easier to clear.
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