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Petcock bolts

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:mrgreen: THANK YOU___THANK YOU___THANK YOU-- thanks guys and gals for all the info!!!!!! :mrgreen:
 
slopoke said:
MR.ED said:
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! 8O :mrgreen: that last post is the one that i was looking for. now I have to find the right bolts and these fiber washers.. or make them thanks!!!! P.S. gas eats teflon tape--- allready tried it!!! turns it into mush but thanks anyway
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On the teflon tape thing. Lots of us use it on our fuel valves and have no problems. Perhaps we all should discuss this tape item. I thought that the pingel company had teflon tape listed as one of the items necessary to use in the valve installation.????
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Pingel does say to use teflon tape.I used the standard white tape from local hardware store and had no problem. There are other colors of teflon tape such as yellow and pink. I just read the label on the yellow, says it is for gasoline,natural gas,propane,etc. I bought it for sealing a natural gas pipe.The white does'nt say. Maybe I should have used the yellow? Like I said,I did'nt have a problem with the white. I've seen pink before but don't know what it's used for.
 
Teflon tape and Gasoline experiment

Teflon tape and Gasoline experiment

slopoke said:
MR.ED said:
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! 8O :mrgreen: that last post is the one that i was looking for. now I have to find the right bolts and these fiber washers.. or make them thanks!!!! P.S. gas eats teflon tape--- allready tried it!!! turns it into mush but thanks anyway
Click to expand...
On the teflon tape thing. Lots of us use it on our fuel valves and have no problems. Perhaps we all should discuss this tape item. I thought that the pingel company had teflon tape listed as one of the items necessary to use in the valve installation.????
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I just completed a small experiment with white teflon tape(purchased at Home Depot in the plumbing dept.) and gasoline. I placed a small 2" strip of white teflon tape in a small container of gasoline for several minutes and when I removed the tape there was no loss of integrity to the tape even though it turned clear. So my conclusion is at least the teflon tape I used is not affected by gasoline. Maybe the difference is in the colors?
 
I had the same problem.............went back to the fibre washers and no more leaks. I bought a dozen last time around should last about 6 petcock removals. Sealants work but by the time you keep gooping it on the head of the bolts, it looks like crap and there is no more paint on your generator cover.

Go with the washers, they should have used a blind hole instead of a through hole, real poor design.

8) Andre 8)
 
Perhaps it wasnt actually teflon tape i picked up. I dont remember it was quite a few years ago . since iv found locktite P.S.T. so i no longer use teflon tape. Good call on that POOR design :x
 
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