On my recent trip to Alaska a fueled from a contaminated nozzle at a SS pump. The nozzle literally laid down in the mud I cleaned it the best I could. Apparently not that good. After about 30 minutes after a break for food and phone calls I sampled the tanks. The drain on pilot side didn't return to spring position and fuel kept leaking. I tried to work it out spent couple minutes and somehow magically the leak almost stopped. It was pouring rain...
Long story short I didn't have neither spare drain/o-ring nor a 1/8 NPT plug.
Later when I disassembled the drain I found this type of debris. Looks like a shaving.
It's sitting stubbornly and impossible to dislodge.
Doesn't matter how much you cycle the drain it still there.
Always carry a spare on a long trip. Even red plastic caps coming with Matco master brake cylinder will do a good job.
Interesting to hear if anybody encountered a problem like this and how did you solve it?
Long story short I didn't have neither spare drain/o-ring nor a 1/8 NPT plug.
Later when I disassembled the drain I found this type of debris. Looks like a shaving.
It's sitting stubbornly and impossible to dislodge.
Doesn't matter how much you cycle the drain it still there.
Always carry a spare on a long trip. Even red plastic caps coming with Matco master brake cylinder will do a good job.
Interesting to hear if anybody encountered a problem like this and how did you solve it?