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chummy petrol tap
Jeff Blight Offline
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#1
21-04-2025, 09:02 AM
Hi the fuel tap on my chummy got very tight so I had it off and lapped it together with some tcut now its alot easier to turn but does not fully turn off I see new ones are availably and expensive any one got any tips to whats Happening?Thanks Jeff Blight
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Car type: 1928 tourer (mag type), short chassis Gould Ulster
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21-04-2025, 09:44 AM
I changed to a modern tap which seals properly and is easy to operate. It is basically a lever operated ball type valve. I think it was on Ebay as a motorcycle tap.
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21-04-2025, 10:10 AM
After trying all sorts of taps that were not satisfactory I used this which works very well indeed .
It has a filter which need to be cut off for our 1929 tank.
https://villiersservices.co.uk/product/p...el-finish/
Jim
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21-04-2025, 10:55 AM
+1 for the motorcycle tap. Can’t remember the supplier sorry

Cheers

Howard
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21-04-2025, 11:00 AM
(21-04-2025, 10:10 AM)AustinWood Wrote: After trying all sorts of taps that were not satisfactory I used this which works very well indeed .
It has a filter which need to be cut off for our 1929 tank.
https://villiersservices.co.uk/product/p...el-finish/

Nick Turley put me on to these many years ago - they are by far the best tap available and very reasonably priced.
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21-04-2025, 04:47 PM
Thanks for the help will try one of the Villiersservices ones
Jeff
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