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gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:36 pm
by 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.
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:07 am
by aupickup
do you mean the sender unit in the petrol tank
if so the gasket can be bought from bull motiff
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:22 am
by mike.perry
are you refering to the float chamber on the side of the carb?
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:56 pm
by xpress
yes, i think it's the float chamber.
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:06 pm
by aupickup
ah ok
again bull motiff sell these
only a few pence
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:13 pm
by 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!
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:33 pm
by xpress
it's been getting a lot of cranking and priming from the fuel pump.
Re: gasket material for petrol reservoir ..
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:03 am
by 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!
