Mayf I can tell you how it works with propane . Put new o-ring seals in the
ball valve of my hot air balloon . One o-ring was too fat and the propane
washed the Dow Corning silicone vacuum grease off when I was 1000 ft over a
woods . Got so tight I hought the brass shaft break . With a solvent the
benefit is temporary .
> John, all...how well does any of the silicon stuff work with high octane
> gasoline? The lower injector o-rings would most likely be ok but the upper
> fuel rail ones are bathed in fuel all the time. My o-rings are viton, I
> forgot to mention, so stuff needs to be compatible with the material also.
> As to vacuum grease, yeah I have used some of the best, Krytox.
> Unfortunately I do not have any, lol.
>
> Ya'll have given me some leads, so I will start looking.
> Thanks,
>
> mayf
>
>
> John Burk wrote:
>
>> Probably silicone grease . That's the stuff we used at work on O rings .
>> Tenacious and harmless .
>>
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, so ok, does this gorilla snot have a name? Ugghhh, I don't think
>>> there is a pool supplier in Pahrump, now that I think about it,
>>> though...
>>>
>>> Pahrump is not the end of the world but it is just a mile or so away...
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply and I will see if I can find some of this stuff...
>>>
>>>
>>> mayf
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry Foster wrote:
>>>
>>>> Mayf..........I have found the elusive O-ring lubricant. It's
>>>> available at any swimming pool supply place. Comes in a tube, and it
>>>> really works. My air hose reel used to spring a leak all the time,
>>>> until I put some of this stuff on the o-ring.....no problems since
>>>> then. Very, very sticky.....hard to get wiped off your hands. Try
>>>> it...you'll like it. I don't know that you would ever have to replace
>>>> the properly maintained o-ring. Jerry in Dallas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "drmayf" <drmayf@mayfco.com>
>>>> To: "LSR" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:00 PM
>>>> Subject: [Land-speed] Fuel Injector O-ring Lube...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Seems like the list is very quiet. So lemme ask a question of some
>>>>> relevance to me. What is the best electronic fuel injector o-ring
>>>>> lubricant during for use during assembly to the bungs and fuel rails?
>>>>> Vasoline? White lithium grease? Axle grease? Motor oil? Bear snot? KY
>>>>> jelly? And then how often should one replace those suckers?
>>>>> mayf
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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