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    Pingle gasket- is regular rubber ok?

    I have a leaky fuel tap. Luckly I have a Pingle sitting around. But I don't have the old gasket from the pingle- I have a big sheet of rubber from a patch kit, do you think the gas will have it for lunch?

    I'll just get a rebuild kit for the stocker if that's the case.
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    Re: Pingle gasket- is regular rubber ok?

    I havent tried rubber for a pingel gasket. I make a gasket from some thick gasket material I keep on hand and coat both sides with three bond or yamabond.

    Earl

    Originally posted by Jethro
    I have a leaky fuel tap. Luckly I have a Pingle sitting around. But I don't have the old gasket from the pingle- I have a big sheet of rubber from a patch kit, do you think the gas will have it for lunch?

    I'll just get a rebuild kit for the stocker if that's the case.
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    I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion. H.D.T.

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      When I have my gas tap off, I just use "sealall" sparingly and no problem again. I have been unable to locate rebuild kits for the stock vaccum taps. It was cheaper for me to buy a parts bike but now I have fallen in love with it, all it needs now is a gas tap, doe!!

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        Dont use rubber for fuel and oil it will swell up and rot away, you have to use neoprene, for that job

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          #5
          Ah, neoprene! Sweet, I'll grab some today.
          Currently bikeless
          '81 GS 1100EX - "Peace, by superior fire power."
          '06 FZ1000 - "What we are dealing with here, is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law."

          I ride, therefore I am.... constantly buying new tires.

          "Tell me what kind of an accident you are going to have, and I will tell you which helmet to wear." - Harry Hurt

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            #6
            I am glad to see someone else that knows about Seal-All..seems to work on all surfaces and seals gas where others fail.

            Never found anything to equal it. I have kept tubes of it in my toolboxes for many years.

            If you cannot find neoprene readily, take a small section of large diameter gas line hose, split it lengthwise, and you have gas-proof gasket material

            Because of the shape, you will have to flatten it, which you do by soaking it for a minute or so in hot water which softens it.

            Do not poke the mount holes, drill them. You can mark the spacing on a small piece of wood, then drill right through it and into another small block of wood that you very thoughtfully have placed underneath, to protect the drill bit, and ensure a clean mount hole.

            Heat it again, dry, and apply while warm.
            Bertrand Russell: 'Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.'

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              #7
              I'm gonna pick up some of that Seal-All tonight, the threaded portion of the Pingel is a little iffy and I worry about a good seal, so that's perfect!

              Great tip on the fuel line, why didn't I think of that?
              Currently bikeless
              '81 GS 1100EX - "Peace, by superior fire power."
              '06 FZ1000 - "What we are dealing with here, is a COMPLETE lack of respect for the law."

              I ride, therefore I am.... constantly buying new tires.

              "Tell me what kind of an accident you are going to have, and I will tell you which helmet to wear." - Harry Hurt

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