petrol taps

StuBaker · Post by **StuBaker** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:54 pm

Please help!

Can anyone tell me the thread of the part of the petrol tap that the petrol pipe fixes on to? Sorry to be stupid about this but I need to find the 'nozzle' (or rather two) that screws on so that I can attach the petrol pipe(s). I have found a website which supplies 'female hosetails' which look like what I need but so far I have two wrong sizes and it's getting expensive! 1/8"? 1/4"? 3/8"? bsp? what does it all mean?

Thanks

Rob Harknett · Post by **Rob Harknett** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:15 pm

Stu, parts should be readily available to do the job, the nut that screws on the tap, with a hole in it for the nozzel. poke the nozzel through the hole, screw the assembly on the tap pust on the pipe and clips. or have I missed a point. ( its a gaspipe thread I believe, but proper amal carb parts should come easy ) Make sure you fit the tap in the tank so you are sure which end needs the pipe fitted. Then take the tap to the next jumble.

itma · Post by **itma** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:20 pm

1/4 bsp is normal.

You need a hosetail to fit the nut, as the nut can be had with different inside diameters, for the tail shoulder so best bought in pairs.

a few taps can be found with smaller or larger threads, but you'd be unlucky if you had.

Best place for this sort of thing is a PirteK depot, there will be one near you.

StuBaker · Post by **StuBaker** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:39 pm

Thanks for that, there is a Pirtek quite close so I'll try there at the weekend.

StuBaker · Post by **StuBaker** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:15 pm

Just to round things off. I managed to find a petrol pipe assembly for a model 14 at Kempton on Saturday. Another chap also told me that the thread I was looking for is 3/16th BSP, he seemed to know what he was talking about!

itma · Post by **itma** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:02 pm

thats a new one on me

StuBaker · Post by **StuBaker** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:07 pm

That's what you get with a lightweight, everything's different! Connectors and three way pipe junction now soaking in vinegar to get rid of the crud, new pipes tomorrow and then maybe an attempt at ignition.

itma · Post by **itma** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 4:31 pm

If you use rubber tube make sure its suitable for the new fuels, it'll say so on the tube.