Fuel tap leak, Z1100A

[doebag]

First techy post since I registered.

For the second time in about four years the fuel tap has started leaking. It is a vacuum operated, ON/PRIME/RESERVE type. It is not leaking down the fuel hose, but leaking around the tap handle.
I guess that the rubber disc with the five holes is the culprit again. Last time I used a reseal kit from Z-Power. Is there something extra I can do when I re-assemble the tap, or is it just a fact of life that when the tap sits in the same position for a few years, it will develop a leak.

[ash]

Try applying a little rubber grease when you re-bulid it, keeps the parts soft and dont harden,

[Pigford]

Or even vaseline (not KY gel ) if you can't find Rubber Grease

[ash]

Trust you Pigford,

[paul doran]

Trust you Pigford,

Ash you know the saying once an idiot allways an idiot