Sealing fuel tank fittings
Submitted by Browndog on Fri, 2014-01-17 17:15
Hey FW crew. Just removed the old stainless tank from my tinny, and gone to twin Scepter 25L plastic tanks. The plastic tanks have a composite 1/4 npt female fitting, to which I have added a brass 1/4 npt 90 degree m/f elbow, and a brass Yamaha quick connect fitting. What's people's opinion on the best way to seal these?
A quick check shows fuel seeping between the brass/composite join and also the brass/brass. I don't want to over tighten and crack the composite part. Will Teflon tape (like plumbers use) be OK, or some type of loctite product?
Cheers,
BD
Starbug
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Teflon tap will work, and yes
Teflon tap will work, and yes there are Loctite type products you can use as well.
clogwog
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I would use gas tape, pretty
I would use gas tape, pretty much the same as plumbers tape but yellow and made for fuel and gas applications. Bunnings will have it.
Browndog
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Thanks
Thanks gents, I'll hit Bunnings in the morning.
Cheers.
optimont
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Sealing fuel tank fittings
Use Loctite 569
Rob H
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I wouldn't use it on the
I wouldn't use it on the composite join he was asking about, its only for metal fittings as far as I know and will likely destroy the thread if it ever turns
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Browndog
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Yellow gas tape
The yellow gas tape did the trick beautifully, thanks all.
Cheers,
BD