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Post by mellow on Mar 21, 2012 22:49:44 GMT 1
Evening ladies ;D My fuel tap on my F2 is getting quite stiff to turn now  Im sure this has been asked before but i cant find the post for the life of me  Should i take the knob etc off the tap and put some red rubber grease on the o ring? and should i put some on the other seal in there? Also is red rubber grease ok for fuel tap as its really for brakes and brake fluid  Also does anyone know if i take the knob off and the 2 screws to get to the o ring will fuel piss out or will it be held in as diaphragm stop it Cheers  |
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Post by Tone on Mar 22, 2012 14:11:14 GMT 1
Think you will find fuel will come out after removing the two screws and plate to get to the O ring. Haven't tried it myself but what about clear silicone grease on the O ring to help lube it.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Mar 22, 2012 17:04:12 GMT 1
Fuel will piss out as the inlet from the tank will be exposed.
If it's stiff it probably means the rubber disc that seals between the tap handle and the openings in the body have become hard.
If you are going to open it up you would be better splashing out on a tap repair kit. Makes a massive difference.
Steve
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Post by mellow on Mar 22, 2012 17:09:35 GMT 1
i did fit a new diaphragm in there when i did the bike.not sure if there were o rings as well as the diaphragm luckily enough i almost ran it dry on my ride yesterday so not much fuel in it now.cheers for the replies.il check it out |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Mar 22, 2012 17:22:05 GMT 1
i did fit a new diaphragm in there when i did the bike.not sure if there were o rings as well as the diaphragm luckily enough i almost ran it dry on my ride yesterday so not much fuel in it now.cheers for the replies.il check it out There is one o ring that seals around the rotating tap and the other is a rubber disc with 4 holes in it that seal against the tap and the 4 openings n the tap body. Steve |
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Post by Norbo on Mar 23, 2012 8:19:46 GMT 1
You may get away with a clean but if it needs the O ring i can send you one .
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Post by mellow on Mar 23, 2012 10:07:34 GMT 1
I found my carb refurb kit. the diaphragm bit i definately changed,the old one is in the packet and is scuzzy. The rubber disc with 4 holes in also has small bits of crud on so im guessing i changed that too. The other two o rings in there (a large one and smaller thinner one) look to be quite clean and are soft.Im guessing i didnt change these,or they just dont get crudded up I dont remember takin the front off the tap,just changed the diaphragm from the rear of tap.Would i have been able to change the little disc with 4 holes from the rear side |
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Post by Tone on Mar 23, 2012 12:31:01 GMT 1
Pretty certain you can only remove the round rubber seal with the four holes in it by removing the two screws, the plate, wave washer and tap rotor.
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Post by mellow on Mar 23, 2012 13:09:23 GMT 1
ok cheers.investigation needed |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2012 9:35:43 GMT 1
man up pussy, ya gettin old , its no tighter than it was was 10 years ago, lol, you know im only joking old fella,
ken
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Im sure this has been asked before but i cant find the post for the life of me 
