WATER SEALS
02-11-2009, 05:05 PM
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i have found some FEP encapsolated silicone orings $5.60 ea min order of 5. thats for the inner dia, of the same material, the larger dia. for $6.40 ea .
does anybody no if the material would be good to use in our engines?
if so, would you use the same material for the outer?
does anybody no if the material would be good to use in our engines?
if so, would you use the same material for the outer?
02-12-2009, 11:51 AM
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i did do the search. thats why i went looking for the seals
this motor (hopefully) wont be opened up every year, thats why i looked for o-rings
these rings are not from mcmaster-carr or the TES rings from rotaryavition, but they are teflon encapulated silicone
dear Lynn,
how long would you trust the 18 guage wire? what about temp? i live in idaho and i gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer. thanks scott
this motor (hopefully) wont be opened up every year, thats why i looked for o-rings
these rings are not from mcmaster-carr or the TES rings from rotaryavition, but they are teflon encapulated silicone
dear Lynn,
how long would you trust the 18 guage wire? what about temp? i live in idaho and i gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer. thanks scott
02-12-2009, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Lynn E. Hanover' post='717769' date='May 25 2005, 07:50 PM
I had a spool of Teflon insulated silver tinned copper conductor aircraft wire, that I made the compression seals out of. The wire was just short of hydrauliced in the groove when torqued up. I added a small bead of GE 100% silicone bathtub caulk to keep the wire in the groove and improve sealing.
It works fine. A friend just uses junk 18 gage wire and silicone and he has no problems. There are rules for "O" ring installations in engineering hand books.
For the water seal (the black one) he has a spool of round "O" ring material, and just cuts off what he needs. I reuse the same seals over and over. Never a problem. I look inside the engine at the end of each year.
Lynn E. Hanover
It works fine. A friend just uses junk 18 gage wire and silicone and he has no problems. There are rules for "O" ring installations in engineering hand books.
For the water seal (the black one) he has a spool of round "O" ring material, and just cuts off what he needs. I reuse the same seals over and over. Never a problem. I look inside the engine at the end of each year.
Lynn E. Hanover
(THIS here is the quote from Lynn in another post)
