X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [201.225.225.169] (HELO cwpanama.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1012140 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:42:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.169; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.93.110] (HELO usuarioq3efog0) by frontend3.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with SMTP id 42838874 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:43:13 -0500 Message-ID: <02d701c5785d$e6548e80$6e5de0c9@usuarioq3efog0> From: "rijakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Thread "sealing" Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 20:41:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02D3_01C57833.FD42DD10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02D3_01C57833.FD42DD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: WRJJRS@aol.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 10:47 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Thread "sealing" In a message dated 6/23/2005 6:02:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Hi Dave, Although it is officially a No-No, I have always used Teflon tape on my large pipe thread ends. I am carefully to not wrap it so that tape is not near the pointed end and is wrapped tight. I also found the fitting "bottoming" out in the redrive casting as if made for a straight rather than a tapered NPT. This not a recommendation to use Teflon tape - just my experience has been OK. Ed A Group, There are several brands of NPT pipe sealer that work great without the danger of breaking loose particles. Go to the gas piping section og your local hwd and you will find a teflon-enhanced liquid pipe sealer. It is a brush on paste that does eveything the tape does. Put it on a couple of threads up from the end. It seals great and there are no pieces to float down stream. This product is aften called "pipe dope". Bill Jepson Guys, down here ( in Panama...) I get this stuff as "Liquid Teflon Tape". Thomas J. ------=_NextPart_000_02D3_01C57833.FD42DD10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 WRJJRS@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 = 10:47=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Thread = "sealing"

In a message dated 6/23/2005 6:02:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com=20 writes:
Hi=20 Dave,

Although it is officially a No-No, I have always used = Teflon=20 tape on my
large pipe thread ends.  I am carefully to not = wrap it=20 so that tape is not
near the pointed end and is wrapped = tight.  I=20 also found the fitting
"bottoming" out in the redrive casting as = if made=20 for a straight rather than
a tapered NPT.  This not a=20 recommendation to use Teflon tape - just my
experience has been=20 OK.

Ed A
Group,
 There are several brands of NPT pipe sealer that work great = without=20 the danger of breaking loose particles. Go to the gas piping section = og your=20 local hwd and you will find a teflon-enhanced liquid pipe sealer. It = is a=20 brush on paste that does eveything the tape does. Put it on a couple = of=20 threads up from the end. It seals great and there are no pieces to = float down=20 stream. This product is aften called "pipe dope".
Bill Jepson
 
 
Guys,
 
down here ( in Panama...) I get this stuff as = "Liquid Teflon=20 Tape".
 
Thomas = J.
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