Vintage OMC CRUIS-A-DAY fuel tank rebuild kit

[aquasonic]

Here’s an assembly tip from my old friend Mumbles that makes things much easier. If you have four spares of the long coil screws from an OMC universal ignition, cut the heads off, chamfer the cut edges, and use them for alignment pins. They work very well.

 

 

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[Randy White, Sr]

Final question, I hope…

Im now at the reassembly phase of my mid-50’s OMC Cruis-A-Day 4 gallon fuel tank overhaul.  Don’t recall exactly where the 10 to 12  small round cork gaskets go on the main top assembly of this tank. Obviously, they go with screws but not sure which screws; the ones that attach the assembly where the rubber diaphragm goes or the screws that attach the main top assembly to the tank body.  And, are there supposed to be metal washers between the cork gasket and its screw head?  My few remaining brain cells are 81 years old and the memory ain’t what it used to be. 🥴  TIA,

[Steve D]

Hey Randy, The small screws for the rectangular housing under the handle assembly don’t use washers. The handle assembly screws topside originally used a hard fiber gasket #301814. The cheapest I usually see are around $2 each. I’ve used other alternative hard fiber gaskets that have held up well to the tightening, better than cork holds up. I can send you 8 of the alternatives in a stamped envelope if you want.

The exception to the screws using gaskets was a screw they used that had a recess that took an o-ring. I don’t know how many years it was used.

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