Petcock to tank O-ring gasket ??

[L.A.]

I've been working on the Xj1100 I recently acquired and am very close to "Ready to Ride"

I had a petcock leak so I pulled them and found the washers on one petcock drain screws missing. I replaced them with plastic ones,,(Will they work for long?),,,cleaned everything, bent the washer spring a little and put back on.

Well,,it now leaks at the tank. I'd like to get this running while I wait for petcock rebuild kit.

So here's the question,,
The 0-rings are still in one piece, but some cracks and what looks like rust.
I'm soaking them in ArmorAll.
If I put them back in, maybe with some Right stuff or YamaBond, do ya think they will seal for a while or am I asking for trouble??

It's sure hard to have to wait when I'm so close

[bikerphil]

Get some round ones at local hardware store, they should fit right in there with minimal effort. Put a couple small dabs of RTV to hold them in place while fitting the fuel tap.

[skids]

Get some round ones at local hardware store, they should fit right in there with minimal effort. Put a couple small dabs of RTV to hold them in place while fitting the fuel tap.

Make sure the bolt washers/gaskets are in good shape, else fuel will leak down the bolt threads.

[mikubuilder]

Yeah, mine are leaking at the screws, you have to get the right fiber washer to stop that leak

[L.A.]

I did find some o-rings at Menards that will fit and some fiber washers.

How much do I need to worry about these plumbing o-rings & fuel?

Nobody carries the viton type, they have to be ordered.

Even the autoparts stores don't carry them here.

[bikerphil]

Most standard O-rings are made of nitrile rubber which will hold up to fuels. You should be ok, keep an eye on them just to be sure.

[skids]

One more thing...use the OEM flanged bolts without adding metal washers (only use the fiber ones), or the gas will seep.

[L.A.]

Thanks All,

I did buy new screws,,One of the original flanged ones is starting to round (phillips),,I'll use the old ones.

For anyone looking, The o-rings that appear to fit are, 1 1/4 id, 1 7/16 od, x 3/32 wall.

I'm headed out to put it all together,,,Keep your fingers crossed please,,I need all the help I can get!!

L.A.


Xj1100

[cajun31]

just buy oem new ones from

MRCycles http://www.mrcycles.com/ or Partspak http://www.partspak.com/productcart/...sp?message=212 . They are not expensive. You can get the o rings washers and new screws if necessary.

Some things are not worth cutting corners on just to save 2 or 3 dollars. Where there is gas involved be safe and do the job right.