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>Hi all,
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>My 1964 Series 2A LandRover is due for its annual safety inspection, next
>Tuesday.
>On a test drive this morning, there was a distinct petrol/gas smell.
>I found, that the cork gasket under the fuel filler cap had become too thin
>and therefore the cap does not close the fuel tank any more.
>
>(Actually there are TWO fuel tanks in this miltary version of the LandRover:
>on both the driver side AND the passenger side, you have to lift each of the
>seat
>bottoms to get access to either fuel filler cap. There is a valve just under
>the dashboard to select either of both fuel tanks. This is combined with an
>electrical switch to connect the desired fuel tank level sensor to the fuel
>gauge).
>
>The resulting smell, of course, is a likely reason for the car failing the
>annual safety inspection again (at least, over here, in this overly
>bureaucratic
>part of the Old World).
>
>I have only two days, and NO WAY can I get new cork seals from Britain in
>such a short
>time. Apart from the fact that many parts for the military version are special
>and not even in my official 1968 LandRover Parts List.
>
>Would any of the following be a good idea?
>
>= putting the cork seal in cold water, hoping that it will expand just enough;
>
>= the same, but now boiling water;
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>= the same, now with oil...
>
>
>Anyone has an idea?
>
>TIA
>Bert
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