"ted4272" wrote in message
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I bought a Spear & Jackson petrol hedgetrimmer from Argos and because I
don't have the receipt the 'help desk' won't help, even with advice. I
might be out of time anyway as they apply a 2year cut-off.

The problem is petrol leaks from the place where the petrol tube leaves
the tank to go to the engine. I tried surrounding it with bluetack but
the petrol dissolves this.

I wonder has anyone found a simple solution to this problem, or have a
sensible suggestion?

It depends on whether the fuel is leaking from between the pipe stub leaving
the tank and the flexible pipe, or from the tank in the vicinity of the
stub. If the former, then a new bit of pipe should do the trick, as the
pipes no longer grip the stubs due to age and inflexibility. If it's the
latter, then that suggests the tank may be cracked[1], and a new tank would
be required.

[1] Possibly damaged in an attempt to remove the pipe?

HTH
Steve