03-05-2021, 12:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-05-2021, 01:32 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(03-05-2021, 10:46 AM)Dave Mann Wrote: I refurbished a mutilated RN petrol tank tap, it had been fitted with two short riveted up plungers and the stand pipe had been cut off and blocked with solder.
A lovely job. I've just discovered that, on mine, I've fitted the unit the wrong way round - the double knurled "reserve" plunger has to fit in the engine bay side as swapping them over cuts of most of the flow. When rebuilding mine I had a NOS double-plunger motorcycle type where the stem of the cork compression plate was screwed into the plunger rather than riveted in place; unlike the Austin type, the end was not cut with a screwdriver slot so the compression of the cork could be adjusted. It was not fitted with corks but some sort of plastic material that had to be turned down to fit. I see that you have one of the O-ring sealing kits; I had one but it was just too large. Does yours fit and, if so, where did it come from?