[C320-list] Diesel pipe cap

[Jeff Smith]

Tom,

If you want to replace the entire fitting with a new fill, the procedure is somewhat straightforward. I had to access the fill from the starboard aft locker to remove the hose (water and diesel). Then you can unscrew the fill from the topside. I cleaned everything, used 4200 around the flange of the fill (I taped around the hole using painter's tape to make clean up easier), and then simply screwed the new fill in place. I let it cure, to prevent breaking the new seal, and then reattached the hoses. 

Jeff
'94, #121

On 10/24/20, 12:33 PM, "C320-list on behalf of Tom Talling" <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com on behalf of ttalling at gmail.com> wrote:

    Thanks. Yes I am using the water cap for the diesel until I can find one that fits. Do you know if you can just unscrew either one and just drop a new pipe in and screw it down?  
    
    Regards,
    
    Tom Talling
    215-262-1427
    Ttalling at comcast.net
    
    Sent from my iPad
    
    > On Oct 24, 2020, at 12:18 PM, Dennis Cookson <dennis at cooksons.net> wrote:
    > 
    > Hi Tom,
    > 
    > They may have changed the spec over the years, but my water and diesel filler caps from 1999 are interchangeable, 1 1/2” diameter, so I would use a water filler cap as a stopgap, to avoid any rain getting into your diesel.  Then you could take a look at what’s available from Perko:  https://perko.com/images/catalog/catalog_320_pdf/R-121.pdf <https://perko.com/images/catalog/catalog_320_pdf/R-121.pdf>
    > 
    > Or this spare Perko cap at WestMarine:  https://www.westmarine.com/buy/perko--spare-diesel-cap-with-o-ring-retainer--6593727 <https://www.westmarine.com/buy/perko--spare-diesel-cap-with-o-ring-retainer--6593727>
    > 
    > Regards,
    > Dennis Cookson
    > #577
    > 
    > 
    > 
    >> On 24 Oct 2020, at 14:07, Tom Talling <ttalling at gmail.com> wrote:
    >> 
    >> Does anyone know where you can purchase a replacement diesel pipe cap?  Mine fell overboard and I am having difficulty finding one that fits. Cap only. Thanks. 
    >> 
    >> Tom Talling
    >> 215-262-1427
    >> Ttalling at gmail.com
    >> One Shot #978
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Please excuse my brevity. 
    >> 
    >> Sent from my iPhone
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Regards,
    >> 
    >> Tom Talling
    >> 215-262-1427
    >> Blue Mountain Medical
    >> 
    >> 
    >> Please excuse my brevity. 
    >> 
    >> Sent from my iPhone
    >