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Benson
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Crying or Very sad emoticon Puting nut on tap inside the tank Crying or Very sad emoticon
Do I need to glue the nut in place in side the tank?
Then bend the vent tube were I can turn the tap
360 to tighten it up
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You really need the crowfoot wrench to put it on tight.

Or make one by heating up the correct size ( 22mm? ) spanner with a torch, bending it to the proper angle, and then using that.

Any other method won't really work.
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Have Wrench - going back out to shop to see if I left out the washer!
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My method is usually to hold the nut in place with the wrench, and rotate teh bottom of the tap with my hand or possibly a vice-grip (carefully!)

after a while, the nut catches and just screws on by itself, and you don't need the wrench at all.
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I am a dumb A - -! I did leave the washer off - I thought I cross treaded it, as it would not tighten up. So I made it past Fuel Tap 101.
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Rover Eric wrote:
My method is usually to hold the nut in place with the wrench, and rotate teh bottom of the tap with my hand or possibly a vice-grip (carefully!)

after a while, the nut catches and just screws on by itself, and you don't need the wrench at all.
except to hold the nut in place apparently.
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Ok the nut went right own - and tightend right up!
Thank you - thank you. Do I pass uh do I? I gotta know Laughing emoticon
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