Vacation time...

[patrickt]

Well, I've been told by really smart people at DuPont that nylon does indeed seal better. Oh Chas, you might enjoy this article: Nylon Under the Hood

[Bobcat]

Patrick .... Nylon seals ok if there are irregular surfaces , nicks etc ..... for a while . As long as you don`t undo the connection and then reuse the Nylon "0" ring/flat seal . It doesn`t have as much memory as some other materials and tends to retain the "pattern" of the surface it was mated to . A lot of the race teams I am familiar with use both Nylon and fiber , but they also use a seal only once .... as seal manufacturers recommend !
One of the Divisions of the company I worked for was Parker Seal in Salt Lake City ..... probably one of the largest makers of seals in the world , and I worked with applications engineers there more than once on various projects . Yes , Nylon will work , but don`t try to reuse it .... or any other gasket/"O" ring . You might get away with it once or twice , but it will eventually leak .
BTW , my experience comes from the field and racetrack ... not an article .

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Bobcat

Yes , Nylon will work , but don`t try to reuse it .

Yes, that was mentioned by the folks I spoke with. I should have included it in my post, so I'm glad you did. Thanks.

Originally Posted by RodKnock

As usual, Chas is right.

The only thing I learned from his post is that he did not know the answer to the question I posed, but just didn't want to come out and say he didn't.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by patrickt

The only thing I learned from his post is that he did not know the answer to the question I posed, but just didn't want to come out and say he didn't.

Instead of your usual quiz show Harry Potter puzzle crap, order a tool and do some productive work with it:
Tubing Bender, 3/8 In OD, 14 In L - Tubing Benders - Plumbing Tools - 5MK29 : Grainger Industrial Supply
It's even got a name you'd be eager to drop at the Oyster Bar while showing 'em the scuffs in your manicure.
If it makes you feel better, send a check for $400 instead of the $80 price....

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

If it makes you feel better, send a check for $400 instead of the $80 price....

Uhhh, couldn't we just wheel you on to the Greyhound and bus you on down here, put you up in the Dew-Drop Inn (clean sheets, rooms by the hour) and you do it for me? I'll even take you for a ride afterwards.

[RodKnock]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Uhhh, couldn't we just wheel you on to the Greyhound and bus you on down here, put you up in the Dew-Drop Inn (clean sheets, rooms by the hour) and you do it for me? I'll even take you for a ride afterwards.

Greyhound. That's funny.

Maybe if you were willing to put him up for a week at the Ritz in the Cayman Islands. Now we're talking.

At any rate, I don't think Chas wants to be seen in a beige-painted ERA with two roll bars running a non-FE FE.

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

At any rate, I don't think Chas wants to be seen in a beige-painted ERA with two roll bars running a non-FE FE.

I'll never forgive Peter for letting this one out the door. They gotta screen prospective customers better.
Proves that for enough food and enough money Peter will do anything. This car (and owner) is why Phil won't speak to him anymore.