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1. Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: "James T. Dunn" <103606.744@CompuServe.COM>; Date: 23 Mar 97 19:04:48 EST; I have a fuel leak around the gasket on the sending unit where it mounts on the fuel tank. When I replace the gasket should I use some type of sealer on the gasket? Any advice on any problem that I; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01197.html (7,419 bytes)
2. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 22:16:25 -0500; Hi Jim, I'm Bud Krueger from Plymouth, Mass. I've been fighting the same leaks from the sending unit of my '52TD. One big problem - according to the folks at Loctite/Permatex, there is NO sealer for; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01202.html (8,380 bytes)
3. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.oz.au>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 17:43:57 +1000; mounts Jim, Loctite Australia recommend RPK1 which is a 2 part putty. This is the only thing that has worked on my TC--although I don't know if I'll be able to ever remove the sender! John Swanland; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01207.html (8,234 bytes)
4. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: "Mike Ellsworth" <mikeells@alpha.shianet.org>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:16:40 -0500; This may or may not help your situation, but how about the companies such as Gas Tank Renu ( a local company in Michigan, but I believe they are a franchise) that recondition and seal old and rusted; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01215.html (9,387 bytes)
5. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:59:23 -0500; Thanks John, I called Loctite (1-800-Loctite) and asked them about RPK1. It's not in their listings. Perhaps it's only available down-under. They suggested that I might try their 'Ultra-Gray' product; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01222.html (8,993 bytes)
6. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>; Date: 24 Mar 1997 10:52:02 -0600; where it mounts >> on the fuel tank. When I replace the gasket should I use some type of Well, the folks at Loctite/Permatex don't know anything about their own products. I have sealed many a sending; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01223.html (9,275 bytes)
7. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:21:42 -0800 (PST); Hi A. B. Bonds!! Careful now... things might not be what they seem Yup, and so have I, in the GOOD OLD DAYS, when gas was just gas. But on the back of the tube, in little tiny print, Permatex tells y; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01225.html (8,825 bytes)
8. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: "John Swanland" <swanland@cato.wesley.oz.au>; Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 08:52:38 +1000; Probably the same product known by a different name in the US. The Aussie product is a strip of putty, each half in a shade of grey, that is kneaded together and used immediately. It sets hard and i; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01234.html (8,788 bytes)
9. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: stevet@hbp.com (Steve Tritle); Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:25:18 -0500; I will attest to the #2. I used it in my unit and after several months it too started to ooze, albeit not as much as before the Permatex treatment. steve; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01242.html (9,235 bytes)
10. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:15:52 -0500; Go to your friendly Yamaha dealer and ask for a tube of Yamabond. It is designed to survive being immersed in gasoline. Works great. I've used it to replaced a destroyed carb bowl gasket among other; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01248.html (8,787 bytes)
11. Re: Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:23:56 -0500; Thanks John, I think that I may know the product. Let me check my collection of "tried that's" up in the garage and see if I've tried that one. Getting tired of siphoning. Bud Krueger; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01249.html (9,390 bytes)
12. Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 16:41:42 -0500; Hi Nolan, Found a Yamaha dealer this afternoon and now have a tube of Yamabond 4. I'll let you know what happens next weekend. Thanks again for the tip. Bud Krueger '52TD; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01298.html (8,117 bytes)
13. Fuel leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Mark Sherman <MARKSHERMAN@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 21:59:42 -0800; James: I think the solution is to procrastinate! About three years ago I noticed the same leak on my '53 TD. I called a few parts dealers for advice. I thought about draining the fuel tank and workin; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01320.html (8,465 bytes)
14. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 19:52:40 -0500; Egads! Put me on the spot. <g> It'll work fine. I think (I hope). No, it will work fine.; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01418.html (8,159 bytes)
15. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 22:18:40 -0500; Hi Nolan, R&R'd the sending unit last night using the Yamabond. Today was a TD day. 50's, dry, sunshine. Put enough gas in this morning to shut off the petrol warning light + a couple of gallons. Put; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01468.html (8,623 bytes)
16. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1997 20:59:34 -0500; I'll join you in the prayer. Always makes me nervious when someone follows my advise on stuff like this. While I know it works, and has worked well for me, still gives me the jitters. Like the name; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01496.html (8,441 bytes)
17. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:41:56 -0500; Hi Nolan, Good news and bad news. Bad news is that it failed the full-tank test. Good news is that I think I know why. The liquid nature of sealants act as a lubricant to the surface of the neoprene; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01513.html (10,446 bytes)
18. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: skillman@clark.net (Robert Skillman); Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 20:34:49 -0500; Forget neoprene gaskets on the T fuel sender! They extrude under pressure so one turn of a screw can go from leaking (not tight enough) to leaking (too tight) with little area in the middle. I don't; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01518.html (8,613 bytes)
19. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Nolan Penney <npenney@erols.com>; Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:55:53 -0500; Did you not let the stuff set up prior to assembly? It sounds a lot to me like you slathered it on, and promptly stuck the parts together. That is a way to make sure liquid gaskets fail. You really; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01519.html (9,093 bytes)
20. Re: Fuel Leak on MGTD (score: 1): Author: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>; Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 15:28:39 -0500; Hi Nolan, The Yamabond label suggests a one minute drying tome before assembly. I gave it about ten minutes. Ambient was about 50-55F. Among the problems of this sending unit system is the fact that; /html/mgs/1997-03/msg01549.html (10,713 bytes)

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