fuel gasket

donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 19 Oct 2010, 4:45 pm

#808394

I'm after some material to make a gasket between the fuel filler and the fuel tank on my buggy, I've tried Repco, and Clark Rubber but can't get what I need, minimum width needs to be about 100mm and about 5mm thick but needs to be fairly compressable as it is between a flat surface and a slightly radiused surface. I have cork there at the moment but not doing the job well enough. Any sugestions and places to try would be apreciated.
Don

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GaryFranks Learner Dubber

15 posts · joined Nov 2009 · 28 Oct 2010, 9:19 pm

#809978

Sounds like you need some nitrile gasket material.
Maybe try some of the drag racing supply joints.
Steamline have some interesting stuff:
http://www.steamline.com.au/gasket_material.php

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Oct 2010, 11:53 pm

#809990

donn wrote:I'm after some material to make a gasket between the fuel filler and the fuel tank on my buggy, I've tried Repco, and Clark Rubber but can't get what I need, minimum width needs to be about 100mm and about 5mm thick but needs to be fairly compressible as it is between a flat surface and a slightly radiused surface. I have cork there at the moment but not doing the job well enough. Any suggestions and places to try would be appreciated.
Don

IS THIS FOR fUEL???

OR TO STOP WATER LEAKING PAST THE FUEL FILLER???

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3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 29 Oct 2010, 6:57 am

#809999

is it the same size as the fuel sender unit gasket in the top of tank???

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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 29 Oct 2010, 11:45 am

#810025

Sorry fellas been struggle a bit of late as Telstra upped the speed on my web thing with the result we no longer can access the web or emails so I'm doing all on my phone which is a real PITA. Gasket was to seal between the fuel inlet and the tank where the inlet bolts onto the tank( nuthns standard on the little wench) the cork didn't seem to be doing the job managed to get some rubber material from a place in Heatherbrae and then found out the leak was from another place on the filler, all sorted now I think, time will tell

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