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Old 27-03-2017, 06:38 PM   #6
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I've not had to do one of these before but I've read horror stories of those with less patience actually denting the tank trying to force these back in
Yeh, I was careful, but I was also thinking "this can't be right or all Monsters would have bludgeon damage on the tank/ring...

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so its my guess that they swell and need replacing. The large o ring on the bottom of the 748/916 fuel tank that seals the fuel pump flange to the bottom of the tank cannot be reused as its too big and gets trapped however careful you are and a new one goes on so easy its mad. So that would be my guess.
Seems like a viable theory. Darn, if only I'd thought ahead and got one in the post before they closed...
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