[DML] Re: Fuel boot

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There should be ZERO leakage at the fuel pump. Maybe there is some
dirt or a burr on a surface allowing the leakage. Inspect all the
surfaces carefully. To make the washers soft heat up as much as you
can with an acetalyne torch and allow to cool slowly. This anneals
them. A trick we use on aircraft. When they are used they get
work-hardened so it is hard to keep old ones from leaking unless you
anneal them. Be careful not to overtighten them, the bolts hollow and
will break if tightned too much. Another trick you might try is to use
a smear of silicone gasket maker on the washers. Be careful to only
smear a TINY amount on the surface. Too much and you will plug things
up. Not only should you not see any visible leaks, you should not be
able to smell any either. A really small leak will evaporate before
you can see it because of the high pressure.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Christopher Hawes" <chris@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> I have just given my baffle and fuel boot and overhaul and found
that the
> reason it kept filling up with fuel was that the fuel pickup hose
connection
> to the top of the fuel pump wasn't quite tight enough.
> 
> I have tightened this up has much as possible and there has been a vast
> improvement but there is still a minute trickle of fuel still escaping.
> Over 20 minutes it only managed to collect in the top of the ridged
section
> of the fuel pump and so the boot remained dry.  Will this do??  I had 




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