Early pre-A fuel cock
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Is there a gasket between the screen and the fuel tank on the tank side? I have the oblong gasket in place but wondered if the screen also had a gasket on the other side of the screen flange.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
The flange at the base of the screen is pinched between the tank fitting and the petcock, with a gasket ring against the tank. When I did a VW last summer I had to squeeze the filter screen smaller so it would go through the ring. Not sure if that’s your issue or if that was because I was using a T6 filter on a VW.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Paul - cleaver, simple solution. Next time I clean the cup I'll see how many threads mine will go in and if like yours I'll cut it to fit. David
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
David,
Why not just machine an aluminum washer to take up the space? Or why not rethread the filter?
BTW a bottoming tap will allow threading to the bottom of a hole.
Why not just machine an aluminum washer to take up the space? Or why not rethread the filter?
BTW a bottoming tap will allow threading to the bottom of a hole.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Well, I still need an early fuel cock for my 53 Coupé.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Oliver
There are several 8mm fuel taps on the samba
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... ?id=472722
There are several 8mm fuel taps on the samba
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... ?id=472722
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Harlan - I don't know about bottom taps but will check with my local machine shop and see if I can borrow one. .... and thanks. David
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
It’s not hard to make a passable bottoming tap by grinding off the tapered part of a regular one.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
But they are all taken from bugs....Tony Proasi wrote: ↑Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:00 pm Oliver
There are several 8mm fuel taps on the samba
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... ?id=472722
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
I think that this is the one from my 52. It looks
Ike Vince’s. Krakow ?
I couldn’t get it rebuilt in the 80’s and put in a Soddard replacement, I’d like to get it right as the car gets back on the road.
Ike Vince’s. Krakow ?
I couldn’t get it rebuilt in the 80’s and put in a Soddard replacement, I’d like to get it right as the car gets back on the road.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
Mark your 52 should have the small VW fuel tap. Brett Johnson has a great article about fuel taps in this months registry magazine.
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Thanks tony. I am now on the look for one.
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
The guys with adds on Samba all say they are 6mm . Is it convertible to 8?
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds ... ?id=472722
Is the link I posted above. You will have to look up a pre 53 beetle or bus. Some of the bus ones will have a rlever on the valve, the lever is easily removable. You could use the one you have its just won't be correct.
Here is the bus one with the lever.
https://www.bus-ok.de/Type2-split-Petro ... 11209021-A
Is the link I posted above. You will have to look up a pre 53 beetle or bus. Some of the bus ones will have a rlever on the valve, the lever is easily removable. You could use the one you have its just won't be correct.
Here is the bus one with the lever.
https://www.bus-ok.de/Type2-split-Petro ... 11209021-A
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Re: Early pre-A fuel cock
6mm taps are not convertible to 8mm. Get an 8mm tap. VW used these through 1952. Porsche used them for another year before going with their own design.