Joe West
05-08-2005, 12:58 PM
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:28:58 +0000
From: Barry Gershenfeld <wa2qmi@worldnet.att.net>
Re: <VV> TEFLON TAPE is tool of Satan
Burkhard wrote:
>I've screamed about this in the past, but I guess it's been a while. Teflon
>tape is EVIL !!!! As a fuel system engineer, others' use (misuse) of the
>stuff has frequently given me the urge to climb a water tower and start
>picking people off.
I used to use that stuff. Then I found the Way.
Some years ago I discovered a little known secret to working with fuel lines.
(1) Buy some flare nut wrenches.
(2) Buy new fuel lines. The ones between the fuel pump and the
carburetors. Throw away those things with the rounded nuts (well, at least
put them in the junkbox) Turns out, these things were actually designed
properly in the first place and don't really need any tape, sealer, etc.
With the right wrenches you can tighten the fittings hand tight, plus maybe
1/8 turn more to compress them (I think they're called compression
fittings?). The threaded part stays round and the flats stay on the nuts.
The sealing tape looks like a good idea but if fuel is leaking past the
threads that isn't the place to try and stop it--the seal takes place at the
flare.
Back up the other nut with an appropriate wrench, blah, blah, you all know
that drill...
Barry
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:28:58 +0000
From: Barry Gershenfeld <wa2qmi@worldnet.att.net>
Re: <VV> TEFLON TAPE is tool of Satan
Burkhard wrote:
>I've screamed about this in the past, but I guess it's been a while. Teflon
>tape is EVIL !!!! As a fuel system engineer, others' use (misuse) of the
>stuff has frequently given me the urge to climb a water tower and start
>picking people off.
I used to use that stuff. Then I found the Way.
Some years ago I discovered a little known secret to working with fuel lines.
(1) Buy some flare nut wrenches.
(2) Buy new fuel lines. The ones between the fuel pump and the
carburetors. Throw away those things with the rounded nuts (well, at least
put them in the junkbox) Turns out, these things were actually designed
properly in the first place and don't really need any tape, sealer, etc.
With the right wrenches you can tighten the fittings hand tight, plus maybe
1/8 turn more to compress them (I think they're called compression
fittings?). The threaded part stays round and the flats stay on the nuts.
The sealing tape looks like a good idea but if fuel is leaking past the
threads that isn't the place to try and stop it--the seal takes place at the
flare.
Back up the other nut with an appropriate wrench, blah, blah, you all know
that drill...
Barry
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