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Date:         Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:17:33 -0600
Reply-To:     Tony Demille <tony@candesa.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Demille <tony@candesa.com>
Subject:      Re: Suggestion - Fuel Line Changers
Comments: To: "Doss88Wkndr@aol.com" <Doss88Wkndr@aol.com>
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haven't done this on the bus, but when building bikes i use hairspray to get the handlebar grips on. it works as a lubricant, but then works as a minor adhesive once it dries. any down sides to using this on the fuel line swap?

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Tony DeMille Creative Diretor/VW lover Candesa Interactive 251 River Park Dr. Provo, Utah 84604

> ---------- > From: Brian Doss > Reply To: Doss88Wkndr@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 4:32 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Suggestion - Fuel Line Changers > > I wanted to let you know about a product - NO - I'm not trying to sell > anything here. But, a good product is available for us backyard mechanics, > and the fuel line change-out is the perfect application. > When you are trying to slip your new hoses over those barbed fittings, > obviously you need some lubricant, and as many have probably already done > is > used some sort of silicone, or WD-40 or the like. Now, I'm not saying this > is > really bad, I mean, you should be able to rely on the mechanical > properties > of the barb and clamps to keep things together, but the tendency is there > for > the mating parts to keep being slippery, and that's not what you want. > Friction is good after the assembly. > I keep a bottle of P-80 rubber lubricant in my toolbox, and it's good > stuff. > The beauty of it is that it's a TEMPORARY lubricant in emulsion, and an > hour > or so after assembly, it's not slippery any more. > I got mine from one of those industrial trade magazines as a free sample - > they sent me like a pint of the stuff, and I've been using it for years. > it's made by International Products Co., PO Box 70, Burlington, NJ 08016. > 609-386-8770 (maybe they will tell you where to find it.) > > Brian Doss > '88 Weekender, Queequeg > >


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