jakeroyd
Active member
A simple problem I know.
I have a 10 year old BF2 which until this year has been fine.
Had an intermittent problem with the cap breather not shutting off completely and allowing a little fuel to escape when the outboard was horizontal in the boot of the car etc.
Started thinking about a new fuel cap , about £18 on Ebay etc.
Before I ordered one I though I would strip the old one down.
It's very simple , just remove the spring pin and cover spring and a couple of washers and you can see the threaded cap screwed into the main cap.
There is a circular rubber washer underneath it's head.
I replaced this with a rubber washer with a hole drilled in it which hopefully is reasonably petrol resistant.
The original one was perished.
Very easy and saved myself a little money
NB , the thread in the screw has a longtitudinal groove to allow the air in or out when the screw is opened.
I have a 10 year old BF2 which until this year has been fine.
Had an intermittent problem with the cap breather not shutting off completely and allowing a little fuel to escape when the outboard was horizontal in the boot of the car etc.
Started thinking about a new fuel cap , about £18 on Ebay etc.
Before I ordered one I though I would strip the old one down.
It's very simple , just remove the spring pin and cover spring and a couple of washers and you can see the threaded cap screwed into the main cap.
There is a circular rubber washer underneath it's head.
I replaced this with a rubber washer with a hole drilled in it which hopefully is reasonably petrol resistant.
The original one was perished.
Very easy and saved myself a little money
NB , the thread in the screw has a longtitudinal groove to allow the air in or out when the screw is opened.
