> Is teflon tape incompatible with gasoline? The connection leading
> into the
> fuel pump on my 65 4A has started to seep gasoline out of it. Not
> a drip but
> rather a leeching effect. If you wipe off the top of the cover on
> the bowl,
> you notice a slow darkening of the metal which spreads and then
> pools on top
> of the cover of the pump body itself. Can I make at least an
> interim repair
> by simply wrapping the threads of the connection with teflon
> tape? Will the
> gas eat it?
Jim, the Teflon tape will withstand the gasoline, but taping the threads is
not likely to solve the problem. The threads are not the sealing element in
this connection and Teflon tape isn't robust enough to use on the sealing
gland/ferrule.
Randall
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