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lost Aux fuel cap on chain
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So I found out how long the two pieces are, but I still don't know the length from bung hole plug bottom to end of pick-up tube. Now I know I can make my own measurements, but curious how far military stayed off the bottom, as a reference for making mine.
Interesting is when I went take it apart everything was already loose, handle screws, fuel fitting. Fair amount of rust on both threads of the bung head, which means it had been laying around with no hose connector or down tube. pipe tap will clean the up threads just fine. The two rubber parts...
I'm a little stuck on paying over a #100 for bung adapter, so I ordered a replacement plastic bung set for the large and small holes on 55 gal drum two sets for $7 on Amazon free ship month. The large one is threaded for a 3/4" pipe thread. So I'll buy a copper reducer 3/4" male NPT to 1/2" cu...