At 16:21 9/22/99 , you wrote: >The leak is from the end cap, which seems to me that it would be easy to >seal using seal-all or epoxy. >I wonder if anyone has had any sucess with this repair. The metal crimp holds on a plug-type cap which seals with an O-ring -- the crimp has no sealing function except to keep the plug from flying out under 40 psi of fuel pressure. I have fixed one where the crimp corroded away by clamping around the circumference with a regular band clamp (US type), then staking down several points at the edges of the clamp. If the O-ring is bad, I'm sure you can find a replacement. If the body is cracked I wouldn't mess with it. david David Beierl - Providence, RI '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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