[TR] leaking fuel tap

[Greg Gelhar]

Jeremiah, 

Inside that fuel tap is a cork plunger. There is a slotted screw in the center of the control knob that can be tightened to further compress the cork for a better seal. New cork seals were available when I had my 1958 TR3A and I may have one somewhere in the barn. I have heard of others using a combination of plumbing faucet washers for a substitute but have no experience doing that. 


Greg Gelhar 
1973 TR6 
1980 TR8 
Osseo, MN 

P. S. 
I'm going to see John McCartney today as he passes through Minneapolis driving a 1973 Stag on his 10,000 mile trip through North America.    www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk/ 


>Subject: [TR] leaking fuel tap 
> 
>While "restoring" my 1957 TR3 I replaced the fuel tap with a new one from 
>Moss. However it leaks and seems to be leaking from the actual tap, not the 
>connections, anyone have experience with this? Every time I fill the tank 
>it empties itself on my garage floor. 
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>Thanks, 
> 
>Jeremiah