[Public-List] Fuel filler corrosion?

[Jim Davis]

Personally I would be inclined to simply replace the entire fitting.  Considering price and time spent.


Jim Davis
Prairie Schooner
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.



Message: 1Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2023 12:58:47 -0400From: Christian Douglas <a30kittiwake at gmail.com (http://gmail.com)>To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all	<public-list at lists.alberg30.org (http://lists.alberg30.org)>Subject: [Public-List] Fuel filler corrosion?Message-ID:	<CAOONZk4UC+VxGY7u8yLxuff498KtangcihmBu679oJgP35rEFw at mail.gmail.com (http://mail.gmail.com)>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"Can this be cleaned up or do I need to replace it? Had a tough time gettingthe cap unscrewed.ChristianKittiwake #76------------------------------Message: 2Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2023 13:08:57 -0400From: gdinwiddie at alberg30.org (https://imgur.com/a/1ZjhpdL)To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org (http://lists.alberg30.org)Subject: Re: [Public-List] Fuel filler corrosion?Message-ID: <a003d46d-9e9d-b034-d1eb-98cbc9f2f7eb at alberg30.org (http://alberg30.org)>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowedChristian,I imagine you could clean it up, but it's probably simpler to replace it. If you want to salvage this, be sure to get a smooth surface where the O-ring bears on the cap and the filler opening.Oh, and also make sure the filler opening is grounded to the engine to avoid sparks when fueling up.  - GeorgeOn 7/1/23 12:58 PM, Christian Douglas via Public-List wrote:> Can this be cleaned up or do I need to replace it? Had a tough time getting> the cap unscrewed.> > > > Christian> Kittiwake #76--   ----------------------------------------------------------------------   When I remember bygone days                         George Dinwiddie   I think how evening follows morn;            gdinwiddie at alberg30.org (https://imgur.com/a/1ZjhpdL)   So many I loved were not yet dead,              So many I love were not yet born.                          also see:                'The Middle' by Ogden Nash     http://idiacomputing.com (http://www.Alberg30.org)  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Message: 3Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2023 14:26:00 -0400From: Mike Lehman <mlehman at gmail.com (http://gmail.com)>To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all	<public-list at lists.alberg30.org (http://lists.alberg30.org)>Subject: Re: [Public-List] Fuel filler corrosion?Message-ID:	<CAApdQjrA7OAK_FfeV_A2WpB+r-9QyHvjHAJKiWcTu7qn4fdwKA at mail.gmail.com (http://mail.gmail.com)>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"Try Z cleaner, available at Bacon's