Eskimo auger fix: I have a stingray auger 33 cc . See thru gas tank. I bought it about 5 yrs ago. The Rubber grommet at the tank was leaking. I ordered a new one. So I had time to...

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

I have a stingray auger 33 cc . See thru gas tank. I bought it about 5 yrs ago. The
Rubber grommet at the tank was leaking. I ordered a new one. So I had time to think about a remedy. I found some rubber O rings at Home Depot. I took out the grommet and slipped the O ring over it. Put the grommet back So the ring is toward the outside of the tank . No more leak. I will see how long it lasts. And I will have a new grommet for spare.

nutz4fish Loc: Colchester, CT

Billy awesome wrote:

I have a stingray auger 33 cc . See thru gas tank. I bought it about 5 yrs ago. The
Rubber grommet at the tank was leaking. I ordered a new one. So I had time to think about a remedy. I found some rubber O rings at Home Depot. I took out the grommet and slipped the O ring over it. Put the grommet back So the ring is toward the outside of the tank . No more leak. I will see how long it lasts. And I will have a new grommet for spare.

Sounds like ya may have it.... At any rate, you gave it a good effort.

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

nutz4fish wrote:

Sounds like ya may have it.... At any rate, you gave it a good effort.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Billy awesome wrote:

I have a stingray auger 33 cc . See thru gas tank. I bought it about 5 yrs ago. The
Rubber grommet at the tank was leaking. I ordered a new one. So I had time to think about a remedy. I found some rubber O rings at Home Depot. I took out the grommet and slipped the O ring over it. Put the grommet back So the ring is toward the outside of the tank . No more leak. I will see how long it lasts. And I will have a new grommet for spare.

Good old New England ingenuity. Good job Billy!

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

Fredfish wrote:

Good old New England ingenuity. Good job Billy!

Thanks Fred

I posted this to maybe help someone that had a similar problem.

Slimshady Loc: Central Pennsylvania

Bet the o ring was a cheaper solution

BCKliche Loc: Suffolk, VA

Fredfish wrote:

Good old New England ingenuity. Good job Billy!

I was going to say Good Ole American ingenuity, but yours works, too!

Gripnriprod Loc: Concepcion Costa Rica

There are o-rings that are made to be gasoline resistant. Grainger sells them.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

Fredfish wrote:

Good old New England ingenuity. Good job Billy!

🇺🇸😀👍

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

Pretty often, it's not hard to out-engineer the engineers!

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

Gripnriprod wrote:

There are o-rings that are made to be gasoline resistant. Grainger sells them.

Good to know

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

Slimshady wrote:

Bet the o ring was a cheaper solution

Yes sir

smitty Loc: maine

try ethanol-free gas
dont eat up the soft parts of yer engine

Billy awesome Loc: New hampshire

smitty wrote:

try ethanol-free gas
dont eat up the soft parts of yer engine

Ok thanks . I was buying the premixed. Some how the grommet expanded outward and wasn’t tight anymore. I left the tank empty all summer.

smitty Loc: maine

seafoam is a great fuel additive esp in cold conditions and is a stabilizer.