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Hello peeps! Is good to be back again

Ive changed the silent block mounts on my Li Special and took it for a spin,all was good.Been in the garage today and smelt petrol.I noticed that my rear exit fuel tap is rubbing and has worn away on the mount letting petrol seep out.Is there a way to get a bit of clearance between the two?

Welcome back SRM,

I am not too familiar with the rear exit tap, but most issues with tap clearance can be addressed by loosening the tank straps and rotating tank a few degrees. I would not think that replacing the silent bushes would have caused the problem, unless the old bushes were so worn that the engine was off-centre to the extent that it gave the tap sufficient clearance.

Martin

Just fitted rear exit tap on a standard tank and the clearance was fine.

I may have bashed it lifting the engine back up when fitting the main bolt but its definitely rubbing on it now.Did have Scootopia mounts and handling was great but the vibrations were too much for me!.Just put some cheaper chrome mounts in for now.Ordered a new camlam rear exit tap and ill try moving the tank or even packing it further up maybe?

Cheers