The Enots type came apart easily and it was obvious that the cork seals were the original ones. There was still a good bit left of them. Still I'm impressed with the resilience of natural materials such as cork. I decided to use real cork to replace them since I didn't have any neoprene handy. The challenge is cutting the wine cork the right thickness, and making the cut parallel. I managed a couple attempts with limited success until I got the feel for it. Lengthwise with the grain obviously works better, and some gentle sanding gets it to the correct thickness. I did a pressurized water test before reassembly and it works fine. The slider is a bit scarred up, but its still pretty smooth.
The Ewarts type was a bit more challenging. The rounded cork shape was not something I was prepared to replicate at the moment. That would mean drilling out the centerpunch and then re-creating the whole brass inside part. So I cheated. I clipped the bad edge part of the cork plunger with a razor blade, and fitted a viton o-ring around it so that the o-ring would seal the plunger to the outside and stop it from leaking outside. It doesn't seal 100% in the closed position, but as long as it doesn't leak down the side of the bike anymore. I think I'll have to make a more permanent solution here... like maybe the correct Enots valve.
I didn't take photos of the fuel filters taken out of the tank. I should have since they were a sight. The right side was nearly blocked with varnish and junk. The left side had some varnish on in, but wasn't nearly as bad. A little carb cleaner and some gentle brushing cleaned them up nicely.
