21-04-2021, 11:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-04-2021, 11:17 AM by Tony Griffiths.)
(19-04-2021, 08:37 PM)bob46320 Wrote: Funny that - The RN has a 5 litre reserve tap- BUT, Smell of petrol in the garage today. The fuel tap was allowing a good dribble through to the carb and the float needle not being a perfect shut off valve allowed a slow drip onto the floor for a day or two. Took the Ewarts tap off of the bulkhead tank and (have to remove 3 of the 4 mounting bolts), made some new cork washers and back in business once again. Don't you just love these simple systems.On the first cars with the 5-gallon exposed scuttle tank (mid-1930 onwards) the tap was held on with two bolts. The plungers have corks held in place by a washer integral with a long shaft that ends in a thread screwed into the plunger (4 or 5BA?). The end of the thread has a slot and so, with a fine screwdriver, it's possible to adjust the compression of the cork. Are yours like this - or of the common "motorcycle" type where no adjustment is possible?
Bob