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Re: [Land-speed] Fuel Injector O-ring Lube...

To: John Burk <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Fuel Injector O-ring Lube...
From: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Date: Sun, 02 May 2010 06:18:02 -0700
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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