[E-Type] Gas leak

E-Type
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I found my gas leak. Actually I popped the bonnet, asked my wife to start
sniffing and she steered me to it. I still can’t smell it…but I see it.
Damned cold. It’s in the petrol feed pipe assembly linking the carbeuretors,
where top of the ‘T’ fitting hooks up to the center banjo. Are these joints
soldered & if so should I just remove it, heat up the joint and add a bit of
solder? Should I reuse the fibre washers? If not, are these generally
available at places like NAPA, Autozone or whatever or do I need to order them
from XK’s? Any advice/suggestions will be appreciated. Clearly, I’m rather a
novice at this mechanic stuff but I’m learning.

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JMIKOL[SMTP:JMIKOL@aol.com] wrote

Are these joints
soldered & if so should I just remove it, heat up the joint and add a
bit of
solder?

As I recall, they are brazed but you can repair with solder if weeping

Should I reuse the fibre washers?

Absolutely not…they will “weep”. Use new ones (standard size) but I
have found that the aluminium ones give a better seal. I f you have
to use the old ones, soak in kerosene overnight to soften them slightly.

Cheers

Noel Annett
68 E Type (2+2)
67 420 Saloon
66 Daimler 2.5L V8
85 BMW 528i
Canberra, Australia

“I’ve got plenty of common sense… I just chose to ignore it when
buying cars…”

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JMIKOL wrote:

I found my gas leak.

> > If not, are these generally > available at places like NAPA, Autozone or whatever or do I need to order them > from XK's? Any advice/suggestions will be appreciated.

I’ve read that these are really (one of many) weak points in the
construction of our cars. Several of the vendors offer both the
original “T” and and improved “T” that I think is around $18 USD. I
believe XK’s is one of the vendors offering them._______________________________________________
George Cohn '70 OTS http://www.xke-lovers.com

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In a message dated 98-05-26 22:27:13 EDT, you write:

Should I reuse the fibre washers? If not, are these generally
available at places like NAPA, Autozone or whatever or do I need to order
them
from XK’s?

Get the aluminum ones from John Farrell if you want them to seal. The fibre
ones don’t seal reliably

Doug