MapleGuy 10 #1 Posted September 30, 2020 Well, friends, here I am again, appealing to your expertise. After changing the fuel filter, the fuel pump wasn't exerting enough pull to get gas through the empty line and into the carburetor of my recently acquired C145. Per help from the forum, I installed an in-line primer bulb, which looks like it will work great. While I was at it, I decided to replace the fuel line and the shut-off valve at the gas tank. The old valve was a little rough, as you can see. Well, try as I might, I can't get the replacement valve to fit into the opening in the gas tank. The hole is 1/2 inch wide, while the rubber insert on the valve is close to 5/8 inch wide. (The insert on the old valve is barely 9/16 inch wide, but it's pretty chewed up.) I put a dab of plumber's grease on the new valve's rubber insert. (Don't know if that was a good idea or not.) I warmed it up with a blow dryer to try to make the rubber more pliable. I rotated the valve as I tried to press it into the hole. No luck. In fact, I can see the rubber on the new valve kind of bunching up as I try to push it in. It just clearly seems like there's too much rubber and not enough hole. Any thoughts? Thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOB ELLISON 2,981 #2 Posted September 30, 2020 I put the rubber in first then push the valve in it I used dish soap And I didn't have that mush trouble with it. The hardest thing for me was trying to get the clamp over the hose. It's really a tight fit for the hose. 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MapleGuy 10 #3 Posted September 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, BOB ELLISON said: I put the rubber in first then push the valve in it I used dish soap And I didn't have that mush trouble with it. The hardest thing for me was trying to get the clamp over the hose. It's really a tight fit for the hose. That worked perfectly! Thank you so much! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,231 #4 Posted September 30, 2020 mapleguy, recently replaced that gasket on my horse , i used DIELECTRIC GREASE , it was the awkward angle of insertion that made mine tough , so i used the rear trans hitch pin area to wood block a piece of pipe that let me leverage that into the tank hole . that was much better than trying to push it in , pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,195 #5 Posted October 1, 2020 Recently did mine too on the C-160. I just spit on it a rammed it in there. Works for me! 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 59,720 #6 Posted October 1, 2020 10 hours ago, AMC RULES said: just spit on it a rammed it in Craig has a magic shed and magic spit! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,195 #7 Posted October 1, 2020 Umm...Craig has things to do! 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,246 #8 Posted October 1, 2020 Umm, shouldn't the new valve have a filter on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chev0545 236 #9 Posted October 1, 2020 can get them with or without Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 51,687 #10 Posted October 2, 2020 On 9/30/2020 at 7:12 PM, AMC RULES said: I just spit on it a rammed it in there. Works for me! Oh yer a cruel one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
