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petrol tap inserts
Does anyone know if there are teflon inserts available for fuel tap 017050T?
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Hi Frank
The club doesn't do any teflon inserts for the taps but i have in the past purchased teflon sheets in the past and made some.
The club doesn't do any teflon inserts for the taps but i have in the past purchased teflon sheets in the past and made some.
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Hoi Andy, thanks or the info, doe you now the thickness of the sheet? I can buy some or purchase a rod of PTFE or POM and make them on a lathe.
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Hi Frank
Checked today but cant find any of the sheet i used it was nearly 10 years ago and have given the garage and workshop a big clean up over the Covid Period so it may have got thrown out.
I don't have any of the taps either to disassembly and check so i can't help on this one sorry.
Perhaps take your tap apart and have a look inside as i can't remember what was inside as it was so long ago.
Checked today but cant find any of the sheet i used it was nearly 10 years ago and have given the garage and workshop a big clean up over the Covid Period so it may have got thrown out.
I don't have any of the taps either to disassembly and check so i can't help on this one sorry.
Perhaps take your tap apart and have a look inside as i can't remember what was inside as it was so long ago.
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Re: petrol tap inserts
As a temporary solution I wrapped ptfe tape around the tap, for now works fine .
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Hello Andy, any idea how much you used for pretension, half a mm or more?
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Re: petrol tap inserts
I put in a set of neoprene tap washers some 10 years ago (I think they came from Jampot Spares, but they made operation of the push/pull slide difficult. I replaced the R/H side with cork washers, which I replaced with another set this year after a lengthy lay-up. Both neoprene and cork work fine, and I still have neoprene on the left, cork on the right, and no leaks. I would stick to the club's cork washers, they have worked well for me over several years. Just make sure you keep them wetted with petrol all the time - if they do dry out, you can refresh them by soaking in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Andy
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Thx for the help guys
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Boiling water trick did not work for me but its easy enough to make your own from a wine Cork. Oh how I miss all those corks I threw away now the bottles in my price range all seem to have screw tops!
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Re: petrol tap inserts
Don't think so Clive... Even the dearer wines have the reconstituted corks now.
You need Champagne to get a nice bit of solid cork!
You need Champagne to get a nice bit of solid cork!