On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Bud Rolofson wrote:
>> Found that my gas cap seal is missing (between the cap and the filler neck)
>and
> some ham-handed mechanic had glued a piece of vinyl tubing in its place. This
> explains why I was smelling gas fumes every so often. Tried all the catalogs,
> NAPA, and the junk yards looking for a replacement or even a source of fuel
> resistant rubber gasket material to cut a replacement. Found nothing so far.
> Any ideas or sources of material to fabricate a replacement seal. I don't
>want
> to have to buy a $50 cap to fix a $5 seal problem if I can help it.
I used an old brake caliper piston ring. Major caveat- make sure that ALL
the brake fluid is off it. (dunk it in TSP and let it dry, rub with clean
rags, wave dead chicken, do naked moon dance, etc)
You may also want to see if an O-ring can be used- most parts stores have
a big rack of them
-Malcolm
'62 TR4
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