No. I used to work in the Aerospace/Jet Engines division of G.E., and
we used good ol' Vasaline on neoprene rubber O-rings throughout the
assembly of the fuel-flow transmitters that I worked on. I have never
seen Vasaline attack anything. Radiator hoses are already hot fuel and
oil resistant....to a point.
One other thing to remember though, if the hose goes on real easy
because of lubrication, it can blow off under preasure a lot easier too.
I use spit when I install new hoses.
Rich
>----------
>From: Roland Dudley[SMTP:cobra@cdc.hp.com]
>Sent: Thursday, May 02, 1996 9:15 AM
>To: Tigers@dwoolf.demon.co.uk
>Cc: C5813@aol.com; tigers@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Girling grease?
>
>> In message <960501124708_104337338@emout07.mail.aol.com>, C5813@AOL.COM
>> writes
>> >
>> >A recent tech tip suggests using "Girling Grease" prior to installing
>> >radiator hoses. This is said to make the removal process easier later on.
>> >Anybody ever try this? Is "Girling Grease" available anywhere, or does a
>> >suitable substitute exist? I'd love to remove hoses without using a
>>knife...
>> >
>> >Paul Brownell
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Hello,
>> A old time garage mechanic told me his tip was to use Petroleum Jelly.
>> Regards,
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Dave Woolf ("'\-/'").___..--''"-._
>>
>
>Girling Grease is available, but probably a bit expensive for this use.
>I found some at a local speed shop that sells Girling master and slave
>cylinders. A very small tube of the stuff cost $11. Guess that's why
>the tubes in the rebuild kits are so dinky.
>
>I supposed for the small amounts involved it doesn't matter, but isn't
>petroleum jelly unfriendly to rubber? I usually use soap or a bit of
>antifreeze to lubricate water hoses during installation.
>
>Roland
>
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