petrol tap inserts

[Vink27A]

Does anyone know if there are teflon inserts available for fuel tap 017050T?

[Andy.S]

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.

[Vink27A]

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.

[Andy.S]

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.

[Alexlib]

As a temporary solution I wrapped ptfe tape around the tap, for now works fine .

[Vink27A]

Hello Andy, any idea how much you used for pretension, half a mm or more?

[Andy51]

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

[Vink27A]

Thx for the help guys

[clive]

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!

[Joker_Bones]

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!