Taken a lumpy hammer to a Goodwin 4 way fuel tap and lines fitting.

[Greg Mitchell]

The fitting on the bottom at the sump, snagged. (Kept turning ther fitting moulded in the plastic.) Called me Mate, who called his Mate.....cut it off and pull it out or knock it in.I chose to knock it in.There is about 1/2" wall thickness in the plastic sump section.Today, I purchased a variety of brass fittings.Tomorrow Pirtek will tap in a 3/4" reducer to take a 1/4" piece which will accept a little bleeder.Fuel lines fitting to be installed adjacent to the sump bleeder.This up grade to a 10 gallon tank has been problematic...required a longer control stick, new throttle quadrant arrangement, mounted off of the new steel frame for the seat tank.Be carefull with the sump fittings on old seat tanks, add some fuel, which may help lube the fitting and free it before you do what I did..... >Two days turns into fiveMitch.

[NiqueNaque]

Mitch"Two days turns into five"Isn"t there a song about this... "Its so easy", I think its called.GrrrrCheers,Nic

[Greg Mitchell]

G"Day Nick,I dont know the song but I know the feeling well.Day and a half now.....boys at Pirtek were suppose to drill and tap the 3/4", with a reducer. Yep 3/4" BSPT. (sp?)

[NiqueNaque]

Mitch,I don"t quite understand what all the difficulty is... Couldn"t you have got a 3/4 x 1/4 reducing bush at a plumbing supply shop?Then got a 3/4 tap and a suitably sized drill to drill out the seat and then tap it?Then reassemble the tap + Bush + seat?Precautionary note - do note use white or pink teflon on the threads to seal it, neither are petroleum rated.Next time you have a problem like this give me a call..Cheers,Nic.

[Greg Mitchell]

It"s a bloody work of art! :Well at least it doesn"t leek.

[NiqueNaque]

Mitch,Gas tape is the preferred choice, usually it is yellow, though you must check the side of the roll to make sure it is petroleum rated.Locktite anaerobic is also a good one - the 567 yellow or 566 white - most plumbers have it and I"m sure if you nicely asked one for a smudge he"d oblige, the good thing about it is you can smear it onto the bush and it won"t go off until you screw it into the seat. You should make sure you allow it to go off [24 hrs] before you do too much with the connection.Cheers,Nic.

[yoshi]

Ok MitchDon"t use the Loctite in the tube, instead use the cheap thread tape on your fuel system. So when the day comes that you have an engine problem, or even engine failure you will be able to look back and remember how much you saved by not buying that tube of loctite.In all seriousness Mitch please don"t use thread tape of any kind on a fuel system, use the Loctite 566 or 567 as Nick suggested or any other fuel solluble sealing compound.Just my thoughtsDarren

[tonydenton]

yoshi you have hit the nail on the head with the lumpy hammer. MITCH listen to man. why now are you stingy with money when its all about safety of your bum in the air. putting any thread tape on a tapered thread and winding it into a plastic tank is surely a no no. you are trying to seal it by expanding the tank.

[Greg Mitchell]

Geez...The Natives are restless...

[Brian]

Not sure that anyone ever said gyro"s/ flying/ fixing was inexpensive!Cost approx $1,000 to go past Rosco"s the other day and that was just replacing time worn parts.

[Echo]

Mitch,
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[Greg Mitchell]

G"Day Echo,Twelve bucks up there is like twenty four down here. ;D I"ll be sure and change out all that pink thread tape...down the track.Come on fess up, who else has used, is using pink or white thread tape on any seat tank fittings?Yes!

[Greg Mitchell]

Here ya Go!

[NiqueNaque]

Ahhhh,Ye goode Olde Staagge paiste!!I"ve got a tube of that somewhere too, problem is that it has pressure limitations, like 7 PSI as far as I can remember... since I"m frequently working at 200 PSI I rarely use it.Should be ok for a seat tank seal though I suspect it goes hard and may not cope with flexing of the plastic. Anyone have issues with this??Cheers,Nic.

[maulonir]

Nick,I used to use stag on 300PSI steam lines when I was fitting in sugar mills, never had a problem with it handling the pressure it was standard procedure to use it, you are correct about it going brittle though.GregIf the thread tape is used correctly there is no way it will get from the thread of a fitting into whatever you happen to be screwing it into. Rob