Sediment bowl leaking

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Sediment bowl leaking
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Alexander in Albion, Maine on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 10:11 am:

Have been dealing with a leaking sediment bowl on my '25 T roadster pu. It is a brass one and a repro from Lang's in 2010. Never had an issue till this season. Last time I took it off, cleaned it up and put some goop on the tapered valve and it lasted a couple weeks. Just now I took it apart and used 1000 grit lapping cmpd to get a good pattern on each end, put it together with a little goop, added an extra washer behind the cotter pin and it seems to be ok. Wondering if there is a better solution to the problem figured out by those of you out there in T land.
I leave the valve open all the time so it is not leaking from wear. Thanks, Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 10:30 am:

Where is it leaking specifically?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 10:49 am:

Bill, you should know better than to run a reproduction! Originals are everywhere, and if you buy enough of them, sooner or later you will find one with a good screen that you can clean out!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Alexander in Albion, Maine on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 03:02 pm:

Seth: It leaks from the tapered shutoff valve not the drain petcock.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 05:19 pm:

One chep & easy trick is to use soap as a sealer for gas. First you may try grinding the cones to fit with timesaver.

There are better products than soap as suggested here by Dan Knoll last year:
" Fittings in fuel systems should be lubricated/sealed with United Ez Turn Lubricant (aka fuelube), which complies with Military Standard MIL-G6032D. You can buy it at Aircraft Spruce, www.aircraftspruce.com. PN 09-00306 is a 5 OZ tube, $11.70. it's widely used in aviation, where properly installed fuel systems are even more critical than on a boat. (or a Model T )"


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, August 09, 2012 - 05:23 pm:

You use the yellow grades of tiomesaver for soft metals like babbitt and bronze: http://www.newmantools.com/lapping/timesaver_booklet.pdf


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