Fuel tap kit degradation
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:16 pm
Hi all,
I bought new fuel tap kit (NC21 1987) few years ago after some reading on this message board. Recently I've noticed that the tap is leaking fuel so i took it apart and noticed that there is a small hole in the rubber. I think it might have been caused by shi**y EU fuel that contains some Bio additives. I had problems with fuel in the past because the bike is not running that ofter and after each winter i have to drain the carbs. I can tell the fuel has gone bad just by smelling it. The fuel tap kit was around 20GBP not including the shipping fee so the question is where can I find a tap kit that will be resistant to ethanol or whatever chemical they put in the fuel. Also do you think that shell v-power hight octane fuel will not degrade as much as the "regular" natural 95?
Greetings to all V4 riders (especially from Czech Republic
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I bought new fuel tap kit (NC21 1987) few years ago after some reading on this message board. Recently I've noticed that the tap is leaking fuel so i took it apart and noticed that there is a small hole in the rubber. I think it might have been caused by shi**y EU fuel that contains some Bio additives. I had problems with fuel in the past because the bike is not running that ofter and after each winter i have to drain the carbs. I can tell the fuel has gone bad just by smelling it. The fuel tap kit was around 20GBP not including the shipping fee so the question is where can I find a tap kit that will be resistant to ethanol or whatever chemical they put in the fuel. Also do you think that shell v-power hight octane fuel will not degrade as much as the "regular" natural 95?
Greetings to all V4 riders (especially from Czech Republic

