Subject: hating fuel valves
Author: John Prusnek
Date: Aug 21, 2001, 9:51 PM
Post ID: 1707954264
Dave:
The material that you should look for is called 'corprene', which is a
mixture of neoprene and cork, looks like cork with little black bits in
it. The problem you have with cork is punching those two little holes
near the edge of the disc without it splitting. The corprene is a bit
denser and tends to stay together. I was able to scrounge up just enough
to do my petcocks by buying a gas cap from a hardware store. I'd not
recommend rubber, gasoline melts it and you end up with clogged
arteries. Ask me how I know. Whatever you use, cut a small piece and let
it sit in a jar of gas overnight to see how it reacts.
John Prusnek