Cork has veins in it and this causes the leakage with the new replacement corks. So I took some black gas-resistant hose and cut it to the correct length as for the cork. Because the inside diameter of the rubber hose was loose on the spindle, I put the old cork back on and carved it down to give a good fit for ther ID of the hose. The cork is, in effect, a spacer. Then I put it all back together again and tightened it so that the rubber "balloons" out a bit, re-inserted it and as we say up here in French Canada, "voila". I haven't had a leak in over 10,000 miles.
I often thought of testing the new synthetic plastic "corks" they are now using in some wine bottles to see if it is gas-resistant. If it is, make a "cork" for yourself out of one of these. Let us know if it works.
Don Elliott, Original Owner, 1958 TR3A, but then mine is only 47 years old.