Well, that doesn't sound like the happiest of endings!
mayf
John Burk wrote:
> 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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