Forget heat, they go hard in 5 minutes flat when exposed to fuel leaking into the main boot and around the top of the pump, usually around the return hard line Martin Warren wrote: > /Is there a source for a new or alternate part?/ > > Funny you should ask. > The cover seals we sell are new. I don't think NOS seals have been > available for a long time. They weren't very good. They would shrink > and harden and crack when exposed to heat and gasoline fumes. The new > ones are still made of a plastic dip material that can contract and > stiffen when subjected to heat, but the effect is much less. Better > living through chemistry. > Warren at DMC > > Tom Tait wrote: > > I'm a bit concerned about the size of my 106684 fuel pump cover seal. I > > bought it 2 years ago NOS and it has just never fit well. Any time I > > have opened the access cover over the pump the seal has come loose, the > > clamp hanging around the hoses loose and undoubtedly debris able to > > enter my tank. Its just too small to do the job. I bought it from a > > proper vendor, but I'm sure its 25 years old. Is there a source for a > > new or alternate part? Is the NOS inventory normally just fine and I > > just got one bad egg? Advice appreciated. > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:moderators%40dmcnews.com> > > > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see > www.dmcnews.com > > > > T > > Recent Activity > > * > 4 > New Members > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmOWdmbWQ3BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzExNTQzMjAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI2MjE1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzExOTA0MDMxNjU-> > > Visit Your Group > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews;_ylc=X3oDMTJlaGozMjdwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzExNTQzMjAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MTI2MjE1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTE5MDQwMzE2NQ--> > > Health Zone > > Look your best! > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12jslrqd8/M=493064.10729671.11699924.9977693/D=groups/S=1705126215:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1190410366/A=4430620/R=0/SIG=11fhbjsi1/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/healthandfitness/> > > Groups to help you > > look & feel great. > > Yahoo! News > > Sexual Health > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12j48bg6h/M=493064.10729659.11333350.8674578/D=groups/S=1705126215:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1190410366/A=3848618/R=0/SIG=12u0hffnk/*http://news.yahoo.com/i/1413;_ylt=A9FJqa_awa5EhhEA4wfVJRIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA2MnU4czRtBHNlYwNzbg--> > > Get important > > sex health news > > Yahoo! Groups > > Be a Better Planet > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12js6pfsl/M=493064.11135488.11710474.8674578/D=groups/S=1705126215:NC/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1190410366/A=4776365/R=0/SIG=11mj2s6kj/*http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/green/index.html> > > Share with others > > Help the Planet. > > . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/