You could try reinforced rubber washers. They are sometimes available in
NL in a cloth reinforced variety. If you have an old piece of leather
you could cut washers out of that as well but soak them in light oil
first. The orange brown fibre washers are available at most hardware or
plumbers shop, these also need to be soaked in light oil.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL
Op 26-11-2012 23:42, Greg Mandas schreef:
> Bob,
>
> You're telling me they don't work as well.
> I'll try again tomorrow night.
> They were soaked when I spun up the pump and they leaked.
>
> gm
>
> --- On Sun, 11/25/12, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] BJ8 fuel pump banjos
>> To: "Greg Mandas" <gmandas@yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Team Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 11:32 PM
>> Flat side to the pump (detent side to
>> banjo bolt head). Note the new pumps have a recess
>> (detent) in the pump housing
>> for an O-ring (no fiber washer necessary/allowed).
>>
>> The black fiber washers don't work as well as the older,
>> orange/brown-colored ones. You might try softening
>> them up by
>> soaking in gas or light oil for a bit (you don't want them
>> squishy, however).
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/25/2012 8:03 PM, Greg Mandas wrote:
>>> List,
>>>
>>> The fuel pump banjos have a flat side and s detent
>> side. Am I right that the
>>> flat side goes next to the pump?
>>>
>>> Also, how do you get them to seal without crushing
>> them? The fibre gaskets
>>> from Moss aren't sealing well.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> *******************************************************************
>> Bob Spidell San
>> Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
>>
>> *******************************************************************
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