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Fuel Tee?

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Sorry if this counts as a repost (posted in the wanted section) but I'm looking to fix my leaky fuel Tee and rails. I looked at the current pieces and they're metal with rubber sleeves that are collapsed and don't make a good seal. Is there a material I could use to wrap the rubber sleeves to make them usable again? Teflon comes to mind but I know it isn't gas resistant. Any ideas? I was thinking cutting strips of nitrile gloves and wrapping the tee ends with them...
 
You can add a small O ring, to get compressed between the carb body and the lip of the fuel T usually works with the coated T
 
I wrapped mine with Teflon tape a year ago and have had no problem. I did not know it's not fuel resistant:eek:
 
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liquid electrical tape works decent - you can find this at many automotive outlets and the stuff is gasoline resistent. If you scrub the surface and apply a couple of very thin coats allowing it to cure overnight between coats and using it.

We also sell some replacement tees and fuel rails made out of billet with replaceable o-rings. These work very well...
 
jeff.saunders said:
liquid electrical tape works decent - you can find this at many automotive outlets and the stuff is gasoline resistent. If you scrub the surface and apply a couple of very thin coats allowing it to cure overnight between coats and using it.

We also sell some replacement tees and fuel rails made out of billet with replaceable o-rings. These work very well...
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Excellent advise, thanks Jeff! I checked out those items on your website and found them a little too pricey for my project. I'll definitely look into the liquid tape idea.
 
If they've gone dry from the bike sitting and the rubber has shrunken try soaking them in fork oil or ATF for a few days or even just some gas. There's additives in the oils to help preserve and rejuvinate rubber seals that seems to work on the fuel tees also. Once they have a good fit again and are kept wet with fuel they seem to be OK. Mine were leaking about 4 - 5 years ago after having sat with the carbs apart all winter. After the rubber was soaked in fuel for a while the leaking stopped and are still good. You can try this and bench test for leaks, if it works great, if not then worry about buying new ones. Also, if I have the carbs apart for any length of time now I coat them with a bit of oil or grease and put them in ziplock bag to keep them moist.
 
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