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Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Will a cork tile be suitable for a petrol tank filler cap gasket?

Better suggestions more than welcome.

Regards

Pat

email (option): sacombsashtrees@hotmail.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Hi Patrick

The cork tiles can crumble with repeated use as a gasket, a good rubber one would be a better seal, but if you insist on cork type, email your address and I will send a 'sample' peice of correct gasket material for you to try.

Let me know what ideal thickness is too as there are a few to choose from.

Darren

email (option): dwrudd@lineone.net

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Or I have leather petrol and oil cap gaskets made by Robb Nortier.
Email me. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Leather works good, mine lasts for years already.

Henk

email (option): ahum@quicknet.nl

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

I got a new petrol cap gasket from Draganfly last year. It was from a different bike to the M20 but you would not have known it, it fitted just as good. Don't recall the exact price but it wasn't daft. I'd considered making one myself but the price dictated it wasn't worth messing about.

email (option): cruiserchooser@hotmail.co.uk

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

What would an ideal thickness be for a leather gasket? May have a go myself.

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

The easiest way would be to grind a sharp edge on a bit of pipe of the correct diameter and then use a smaller pipe to cut out the centre. I'd cut out the centre first as it would stop the leather from stretching too much. I'd hit it on the end grain of a piece of wood, if you were really clever you could weld a piece of plate over the end of the pair of the tubes (after getting the spacing right) and cut the whole thing in one operation.

email (option): davmax@ntlworld.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Or just buy Robb's. Ron

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email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Robbs gaskets work very nicely

Just my own experience

Jo'b

email (option): Jonnyob1@googlemail.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

ditto....

and his tools are spot on as well !

email (option): chris.astinbarker@btinternet.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

Thanks for the photo.

I didn't realise the gasket fitted like that. I thought it only had a small hole. I had been making the wrong gasket and probably assembling incorrectly.

Thanks everyone for replying.

Regards

Pat

email (option): sacombsashtrees@hotmail.com

Re: Petrol Tank Filler Cap Gasket

I use 1.5mm thick Nitrile Rubber. Never a leak!

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