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Qualcast Suffolk punch 35 fuel tap

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Hi,

Are there some decent alternatives for a fuel tap for this mower? 

The plastic one supplied feels like it has melted - plastic on plastic...

Olden day mower solutions Cork and brass looks the bestest option!

Cheers

Timi

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merryman Thu, 27/07/2017

My old Suffolk had a plastic version of the Villiersparts 18435 tap when new, which gives the worst of both worlds, a cork to dry out over winter, and a nasty stiff plastic action. After replacing it with a new identical one, which went the same way, I found one of those brass "vertical lever" taps (£9.99 on the Villiers website) on a rusty Atco tank in a skip. Fitted it, and had no more problems.