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Brice Offline
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#1
16-01-2024, 04:56 PM
Dear all,

How might you go about making this tap 'fuel tight'?


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16-01-2024, 05:41 PM (This post was last modified: 16-01-2024, 05:42 PM by Chris KC.)
Well here's one account: http://www.da7c.co.uk/technical_torque_a...l_tap.html
- never tried it myself.
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16-01-2024, 05:46 PM (This post was last modified: 16-01-2024, 05:54 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
Ah! Beat me to it, Chris! When giving my tap and quick overhaul, I found the Vitron seals to be hopeless; but cork carefully turned down and then soaked in petrol for a while worked much better. Last year I was fortunate to find a NOS tap; I left it sitting in a bath of petrol for a week, adjusted nothing, fitted it and - perfection. The original tap I donated to Dave Mann to work his magic on
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16-01-2024, 05:49 PM
New corks are available from A7 components and once you put them into service do not let them dry out.
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#5
16-01-2024, 07:08 PM
Excellent.
Thank you Chris, Tony, Dave.
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