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Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« on: March 28, 2014, 06:48:29 am »
I don't know if it's cold weather or what it is, but I've had several leaking Husvarna gas caps here lately.  Just a very slight weeping type of thing, but it's annoying.  I bought a supply of replacement o-rings.  Sometimes replacing the o-ring works, sometimes not.   One saw I tried a new o-ring, it didn't work.  So I put a new cap on and that did work.  Try as I might I can't see a thing wrong with the old cap. 

Has anyone run into this?  Is there a slightly bigger o-ring maybe? 

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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 06:53:04 am »
They have a newer design cap with a molded seal ring around them instead of the o-ring like on the old ones.
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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2014, 08:47:33 am »
Also HVA have a flippy cap that works very well! $6 each.
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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2014, 01:35:54 pm »
522-6200-01 Newest style flippy cap,
537-2152-02 Upgraded w/improved seal
501-8196-02 Old style O-ring bad to leak/seep.  Bought a bunch of these a while back on a deal NOS.  Had the same problem replaced O-rings/caps3 ot of 5 might seal when you install would start leaking within weeks.  Replace with 537 cap no mo problems.
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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2014, 04:23:21 pm »
A decent Husky dealer will have the newer (537) caps in blister packs over in the corner of the sales floor.
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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2014, 11:26:42 am »
Thank you very much for the info.  The one cap I did replace was the 537 style and it has worked very well. 

Tim, I appreciate you taking the time to look those numbers up for me.  Very kind of you.

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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2014, 11:34:45 am »
Ray, I did not look up the part numbers. My buddy Shep did it. You should thank him!
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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2014, 05:26:46 pm »
Oh my goodness!   Thank you, Shep.   I appreciate it

I didn't pay attention.  Sorry about that. :o

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Re: Leaking Husqvarna gas caps
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2014, 03:17:42 pm »
The new style cap works much better than the old style with O ring.

 

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