Hi Lin.
I believe it is 'PolyTetraFluoroethylene'. It is a white tape used by
plumbers as a thread sealant. Also more commonly known as Teflon. It
dissolves in mineral oil so doesn't seal threads for long on gearboxes or
backaxles.
AMHIK
%^)
Cheers......Alan
-----Original Message-----
From: Linwood Rose [mailto:linwoodrose@mac.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:58 PM
To: Alan
Cc: 'Healey List'
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Frustrated - coolant leak at drain tap
Thanks, Alan. What is PTFE?
Lin
On Feb 16, 2008, at 6:25 PM, Alan wrote:
> Hey Lin.
> I would suggest two options.
> 1 - the hard way: Strip the assembly and lap the conical tap piece
> into the
> body with fine grinding paste followed by metal polish. When it all
> looks
> nicely matt, grease it and reassemble.
> 2 - the easy way. Ditch the sucker and replace it with a BSP plug.
> Seal it
> with PTFE and forget it.
>
> Just my two penn'orth
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