AZcamperguy
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Feb 28, 2009
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I have a small 3 gallon tank for my 4 stroke 6hp merc. I keep it in the garage and it never leaks.
I got a 6 gallon tank with my 2 stroke 20hp johnson (old- '89) and it leaks. It appears to leak out slowly at the caps when it expands. So I went and picked up a new one. I took the fitting out of the old tank to reuse the hose and noticed that there was some kind of tape on the threads. Is there supposed to be teflon tape on there or any tape? This is the connector that screws into the tank and the hose attaches to.
Also, even after putting the hose and fitting on the new tank, the hose started leaking at the connection?
Do 2 strokes just have this problem because of the oil in the gas or should I replace the hose as well? I could cut it and re attach the fitting I guess?
Any thoughts and experiences on this?
I got a 6 gallon tank with my 2 stroke 20hp johnson (old- '89) and it leaks. It appears to leak out slowly at the caps when it expands. So I went and picked up a new one. I took the fitting out of the old tank to reuse the hose and noticed that there was some kind of tape on the threads. Is there supposed to be teflon tape on there or any tape? This is the connector that screws into the tank and the hose attaches to.
Also, even after putting the hose and fitting on the new tank, the hose started leaking at the connection?
Do 2 strokes just have this problem because of the oil in the gas or should I replace the hose as well? I could cut it and re attach the fitting I guess?
Any thoughts and experiences on this?