1953 Evinrude Lightwin Fuel Leak - Tank Fitting

jlintvet

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I pulled everything apart the other day, put it all back together and now after a day or so I get a very slow leak out of the threads going into the tank (attached to the fuel cutoff valve). It is pretty snug. Is there a seal/wasker/gasket by chance that I may have lost when I pulled the fuel filter?

Thank you,
Jon
 

Joe Reeves

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Re: 1953 Evinrude Lightwin Fuel Leak - Tank Fitting

Normally that's just a pipe type fitting, tapered slightly so that it tightens as the taper gets wider. Wrap the threads of your fitting with Teflon Tape... hopefully that will do it. There is also a red substance by the name of GasOila which is especially for fittings that deal with gasoline and/or oil, but try the Teflon Tape first.
 
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