capt den Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 looking for a source for the gasket on the gas cap on a 54 windsor. nothing on ebay. thanks for any help capt den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 what if ya sourced a replacement cap to swap out gaskets... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt den Posted January 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 cap is on ebay, for $50.00. not sure the gasket will be good on a 65 year old cap. olsen gasket can make one but they were not sure if it will be ethanol resistant. i did get the one that was on here somewhere about 12 years ago. not sure where. will just keep looking. capt den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Not hard to look up the properties for gasket material. https://mykin.com/rubber-chemical-resistance-chart-3 everything with a 1 is acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Specifically, get a new generic gas cap that fits and has an economical price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Buchanan Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 Several years ago I needed a fuel cap gasket for the kit car. I ordered a piece of viton from McMaster Carr and cut a new gasket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sam Buchanan said: Several years ago I needed a fuel cap gasket for the kit car. I ordered a piece of viton from McMaster Carr and cut a new gasket. Ditto. Except I wasn’t as scientific, I just got some rubber like material from my local hardware store and cut a gasket from it. I figured it would either work or not. If it worked I was done. If it degraded due to chemical incompatibilities, then I could order some appropriate material online and was only going to be out a dollar or two for the stuff from the hardware store. Turns out it has held up fine for over five years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt den Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 i have an old wetsuit that does not fit me anymore. i think it is neoprene. will cut one from that thanks for the replies. always amazed at the knowledge on this site and all the other interesting tips and solutions. capt den Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanpitkin Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 I used the rubber from an old ping pong bat i had lying around,12 years ago. Still seems ok 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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