Fusebox cover and petrol fill body well drain

I did, in fact, find two "notches" in said grommet last night.
I probed, but before I got real serious, I wanted to ask!
Now I shall go and probe with confidence!

Keep ya posted!

TOC,

here's the answer, verbatim as I got it:

"The Mark 2 fuel filler area does indeed have a drain hole; it is to the rear of the filler pipe and the rubber grommet between pipe and body has a "cut-out" to allow drainage. If the car in question does not have this hole clearly apparent, it is because the grommet is fitted
incorrectly, or it is clogged and has been painted over."

Let me know what you find.
J.A.M.

I have no intention of drilling a hole!
The "well" is a separate "bowl", fully visible from the boot and fuel pump area.
Unless there is a drain on the outside of the fill tube, there isn't one, unless, as you suggest, it drains around the tube.
But why have a grommet if you need to drain?

yes, don't throw away the screen filter, those are rare like gold. Well actually they are brass. my car still has the brass screen filter, no leaks. I hear the paper filter and seal do leak, maybe that's why you had both, you will find out, but according to George Camp, you are supposed to use one or the other. I don't like the paper canister filter, it seems to occupy the space gasoline should occupy, don't know, I'm not an engineer.

yes, I knew what you were talking about, the fuel filler well. It does not make sense that water would pool up in there.

Before you drill a hole at the lowest point, let's find out if:

1) the flap is missing a seal, ( I doubt it, they normally have two rubber bumpers ).
2) if there should be any holes in there, I doubt the factory forgot them,
3) if there's a drain around the filler neck itself.

I know another MK-II restorer and will ask him.

Mine HAD both, removed (and saved) the screen.
I had new (NORS?) porous filters, used one, can clean it.
The well I am talking about is in the rear wing (fender), where you put petrol in, where the cap is.
When you open the door (flap), water has pooled up in the bottom of that well, with no apparent way for it to escape.

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Fuel Bowl Filters:

you should have either the mesh-screen filter OR the filter canister with a rubber seal, but not both. The Canister Filter with rubber seal came in 1968, superceeding the Mesh filter for some markets.

see picture.

Well, searched and searched.
No drain holes in the petrol fill well, no lines visible off it in the boot.
Anybody have any ideas on how water escapes from said well in the rain other than evaporation?
Maybe propping the lid open and driving at 90 MPH?

Got the fusebox cover glass beaded and painted.
Got it mounted, open part to the front, I guess that's right.

Oh, and got the windscreen washer nozzles cleaned out, both work just fine!

Yeah, brass mesh like on my flatmotors.
Plus, a paper filter, just like I add to my flatmotors.
3039 NAPA, if I recall.

Plugged.

Picking one up in 30 minutes.

there should be a flat mesh filter over the fuel bowl, unless your car was updated to a small paper filter canister with rubber seals.

Could very well be.
I just didn't want to go poking until I knew for sure.

Man, it ran nice tonight.
Took it to the monthly Submarine Veteran's meeting, A) to wring it out, and B) to show the guy who sold it to me the progress so far.
He was impressed.

Only issue was bombing uphill to the house about 3500 RPM, it quit cold.
Backed off, jabbed the clutch, then let the clutch back out and it caught.
Has to be fuel related.
Had 3/8" of water in the sediment bowl, didn't clean it as the engine was hot and it's right over the ignition coil.
Do it tomorrow.

Adjusting the clutch made a world of difference, too.
No longer right at the top, rather to normal free-play, and it grabs, oh, 2/3 up.

in the S type there are small drain holes in case of overfill, or water, I'm sure yours will have something too, maybe painted over?