<VV> Re: "O" Ring Glue

[Tony Underwood]

At 10:46 hours 07/20/2004 -0400, vairologist@juno.com wrote:
>Smitty says :  If I'm not mistaken Mike Hartley wrote a tech tip for the
>Communique about "77" or "78" suggesting using the newly developed RTV
>(he worked for GE) to seal "O" Rings.  The stuff he recommended was clear
>silicon which was about as oil resistant as gasoline.  I think about the
>time the Communique was printed he was ready to retract his article but
>it's hard to unring a bell.
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I discovered decades ago that RTV isn't worth a tinkers damn for sealing
against oil or gasoline or most any other petroleum based liquid.   Water
and air etc it's fine, nothing better.   But it's worse than nothing for
gas or oil.     



tony..