gasket material for petrol reservoir ..

[xpress]

hi there folks,

i am just going to look in the various manuals but i was wondering if someone could tell me what the petrol reservoir is called, the little one about the length of those 1 pound coin holders and twice the width of one. my gasket is a bit leaky and i am wondering if i can make one with a cereal packet cardboard or something. please advise. thank you.

[aupickup]

do you mean the sender unit in the petrol tank
if so the gasket can be bought from bull motiff

[mike.perry]

are you refering to the float chamber on the side of the carb?

[xpress]

yes, i think it's the float chamber.

[aupickup]

ah ok
again bull motiff sell these

only a few pence

[kittyfell]

But 'leaky gasket' is likely to be a symptom of high fuel level in the float chamber, rather than a problem with the gasket itself. It's a very thin/delicate gasket and I rather doubt the ability to 'make ' one!

[xpress]

it's been getting a lot of cranking and priming from the fuel pump.

[MikeHA4]

Is this dirt in the float chamber filling valve, holding it open, causing it to overfill and escape via an air vent in the 'lid'? It may not be a problem with the cover sealing gasket. I had that often with fuel from a particular garage when I owned a Triumph 1300 TC. Two float chambers to keep grit-free!