[6pack] gas pains ....

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They are both formulated to withstand gas but you shouldn't need it.   I would coat the rubber with a little oil, make sure the seal areas are clean and not pitted and you have a fiber washer under the bolt. Do not over tighten.   

You should get another screen though and I don't think it comes in the rebuild kit.  Although if you have a filter before the pump it should compensate for the lack of a screen. 

Lou
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Jones <jimjcmo at yahoo.com>

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:47:35 
To:6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] gas pains ....


My fuel pump is leaking around the "dome" - from both around the bolt on top and around the base. I replaced the rubber o-rings and I still get some seepage. Will a gasket sealer like Permatex Blue or Black hold up around fuel?
   
  Another surprise I discovered was that the fine mesh plastic filter screen appeared to have "melted". It was misshapened and twisted, as though some chemical caused it to soften and sag. I admit that I use CD2 lead replacement concentrate every other tank full, per instructions. Sometime ago I put 1/2 bottle of Techron in the tank last fall. Thinking the Techron may be the culprit I put a little bit of Techron in a jar and placed the filter in it and left it sealed overnight. So far the filter is the same shape. Any ideas why this filter got misshapened?
   
  Jim
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