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Is there a petrol resistant sealant paste?

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Post by Big Chris Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:23 pm

The fuel tap on The Scream has a slight leak. I think it is from where the tap mates against the tank itself. I have replaced the rubber o-rings but still there's a weep. I have tightened the bolts as much as I dare without stripping threads.
My lazy instinct is to try a silicone-type sealant. I know that silicone is soluble in petrol, so is there a product which is petrol -proof?.

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Post by voodoo Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:48 pm

Curil T2
Supposedly it is petrolproof, but no first hand experience.

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Post by Big Chris Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:00 pm

Just googled it and checked the data sheets:

"Resistance resistant to mineral oils (also with additives), synthetic oils and greases, gasoline and diesel fuels,"

£12 per tube on Amazon

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Post by virusjohn Tue Oct 31, 2023 7:33 pm

plastic passing super steal fixed a hole in the corner of my old XJ9 petrol tank. Not sure how well it will behave around orings, threads and if you'll ever get the tap out again mind.

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Post by der_nanno Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:36 am

I'd cut up a bit of a milk box, punch some holes in it and put it in between. OR even better use an old innertube. (They will dissolve over time though...)

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