Advice on fitting new fuel tap needed
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alanscottj
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I have tried to fit a new fuel tap after my old one started leaking. Unfortunately I have broken the nut that you have to tighten up. I am wondering if there is anything that I can use to make sure the seal around the screw on part is sealed so I don't have to tighten it so tight that I break it again!
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I used a brass nut off an original fuel tap im swapping over to a new scootopia fastflow tap if thats ok ill post you the nut
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Thanks Shocky for the kind offer but I have already ordered a new one should be here in the morning. Nice one thoughshocky wrote:I used a brass nut off an original fuel tap im swapping over to a new scootopia fastflow tap if thats ok ill post you the nut
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alanscottj
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Can you describe the knack?Timbo wrote:Think you might be doing it wrong as you don't have to tighten it very tight...there is a nack to doing it as I discovered at the weekend...
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Probably not... 
....but you should be able to hand tighten it and adjust so that the petrol tap lever sits behind the carb and then tighten with half a turn, trial and error...good luck..
....but you should be able to hand tighten it and adjust so that the petrol tap lever sits behind the carb and then tighten with half a turn, trial and error...good luck..my sherona ..... taxialanscottj wrote:Can you describe the knack?Timbo wrote:Think you might be doing it wrong as you don't have to tighten it very tight...there is a nack to doing it as I discovered at the weekend...
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remembering that it is a left hand thread and that the nut should engage on the tank AND the tap at the same point. The nut will only fit one way.
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alanscottj
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Cheers guys, new one should be here today so I shall try again and try not to over tighten the thing
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