Fuel Gasket material

[The Slug]

As we have a lot of chat on here over petrol pipes and the good and bad of modern fuel with pipes, can someone tell me what is a good source of material to user to make up a fuel gasket from?

Is there a special material?

Thanks

[Guy Mayers]

VDO sender units come with a simple rubber gasket Ian. But it is at the top of the tank and will rarely come into contact with fuel....

Guy

[The Slug]

Thanks guy I was not sure if it was a "Type" of rubber, I need to re-seal mine.

[john]

I bought rubberised cork sheet off eBay. The guy assures that it is suitable for petrol and I made up a gasket to suit a plate I made to fit in the top of a Corse mild steel tank to mount a small pump in that feeds the swirl pot. So far there is no sign of a leak but as Guy says its not permanently in contact with fuel.
My mate used some of the material to make a gasket for the sender unit on his rib. That has failed!?
Maybe it doesn't like sea water.....
So we have just replaced that with a PTFE washer sourced from a plumbers merchant.

[gtmpaul]

Hi,
Most of the gaskets and seals I spec at work are from Kinger, they are very helpful if you don't know exactly what to use.
http://www.klinger.co.uk/products/

Paul

[LM mic]

The only material able to last with all these "new mix of agessive fuels" is VITON it can be bought as o'rings but also flat sheets ; pricy but very effective when the seal is constantly in the the liquid.
Another solution is when mounting a cork seal to use extensivly that red mixture ( liquid ) plane homebuilders use to cover inside their wood wing tanks ( once cured it's like rubber ; only issue this product is very very pricy and rare to find in small quantity !! ( I used to borrow some at the aeroclub workshop not far fom my place !!