I've had a problem with a J2. Try soaking
the cork in Castrol R (castor oil) before
installation. Then ensure that the seal is
exposed to petrol regularly. I activate the
pump at least once a week even if I'm not
using the car to keep it moist.
Barry Foster told me that he has cast a
rubber seal in situ and had success with
that. You would need to put a silicone
coating on the inside of the tap before
pouring the rubber mix in. On Thu, 5 Jun 2003
09:39:59 +0200 WELTER Norbert
<NORBERT.WELTER@airport.etat.lu> wrote:
> Dear listers,
>
> Does anybody have a recipe how to cure the air leaks in the fuel reserve tap?
> Is it useful to soak the cork in oil or any other liquid before mounting it?
> Is there a possibility to substitute the cork for another material like Nylon
>or Teflon?
>
> Anyway on my N type the system works fine once I have fitted a new cork and
>keep the system in the main position.
> Unfortunately with the rather small tank of the N type you have to switch to
>reverse which starts the air leaks again.
> So does somebody know how to improve the system?
> Thanks
> norbert
>
> /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
> /// http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
> /// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
> /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/mg-mmm
> /// Send list postings to mg-mmm@autox.team.net
>
----------------------
David Stansbie
David.Stansbie@bristol.ac.uk
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/mg-mmm
/// Send list postings to mg-mmm@autox.team.net
|