Fuel Valve Rebuild

[Sloanlow]

I am currently cleaning and scraping parts for my T-Craft rebuild. This week I disassembled the fuel valve on the nose tank. I discovered that there was a 60 year old piece of leather packing in around the valve stem. Well, I could get a piece of the correct leather packing to repair the valve if I wanted to, but I think I have found something better. I have decided to use 1/8 Teflon packing material. It comes in the form of a shoe string and is easily wrapped around the stem during assembly. The spring and concave washer compress the Teflon as the packing retainer is reinstalled and tightened. A small amount of graphite is placed in the bottom of the valve to provide lubrication until the next rebuild. Its funny but these valves were meant to be rebuilt. I hope this helps someone. So far mine is doing fine.

[mhorowit]

Re: Fuel Valve Rebuild

That stuff worked when I tried it - Mike

[Richard Boyer]

Re: Fuel Valve Rebuild

Where did you guys find the teflon string?

Richard

[mhorowit]

Re: Fuel Valve Rebuild

Where did you guys find the teflon string?

Richard

Hardware store in plumbing section - Mike

[Richard Boyer]

Re: Fuel Valve Rebuild

Hey guys,

I went to Home Depot and I got the deer in the headlights stare. They are only familiar with the teflon tape variety.

So........like a normal hardware store?

Aren't those just about extinct?

Richard Boyer
N95791

[Len Petterson]

Re: Fuel Valve Rebuild

You need to go to an OLD fashion Hardware store.
Super stores dont sell "everything" just "lots" of things.
Try a industrial supply store or similar or a Hydrualics shop.
Len