[at-l] [TR] Yellow Teflon Tape

[Sloetoe]

"Barzall" the leak-stopping goo, is great for lubing
coolant fittings while providing backdoor lubrication
for water pumps -- something not so "pure" with a
low-temp grease.

(I heard this once.)
Macgyvertoe

--- Doug Mathews <mathews at uga.edu> wrote:

> Randall et al,
> 
> Simple grease will work on the radiator hoses too. 
> I think Vaseline 
> will also, but it melts a little sooner than grease
> I think so grease 
> is a little better for the higher temperatures.
> Vaseline would be ok 
> I think for vacuum hoses or any hose with less heat.
>  OF course you 
> don't want to "gom" it on...just smear around the
> male part of the fitting.
> 
> Doug
> 
> At 10:01 PM 12/14/2006, you wrote:
> > > What do you mean " I use it for that on rubber
> radiator
> > > hoses"? Do you put
> > > it on the fitting before sliding the hose on and
> clamping it down?
> >
> >Yes, exactly.   Still kind of in the experimental
> stage, I don't a lot of
> >long term experience with it.  But I was hoping it
> would keep the hoses from
> >sticking to the fitting and it seems to be doing
> that.
> >
> >YMMV and all that.
> >
> >Randall
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