I believe its : Polytetrafluoroethylene
Here's a link:
http://www.mptindustries.com/oc_products/oc3.htm
Doug
At 07:20 PM 12/14/2006, you wrote:
> > The yellow tape is for a gasoline environment. Good question on the
> > red/solvent tape. That was confusing when I saw it. To me, solvent
>includes
> > gasoline. But the Yellow tape is specifically for gasoline so I guess....
>
> >Or, you could always just use PTFE paste, which is rated for all 3
> >environments,
> >plus oxygen and others. Plus has the advantage that there is absolutely no
> >chance of a 'string' getting into someplace it shouldn't be, like a carb
> >jet.
> >Rated to 500F and 10,000 psi. Available at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.
>
> >Randall
>
>
>I must have missed earlier postings on this issue. Can you tell me again
>what PTFE stands for? ...Also, if I were to use it on diesel fuel line
>fittings for my John Deere loader to clear snow from our very, very long
>driveway (Uhm, it's an LBC John Deere loader????), does PTFE freeze the
>fittings so they're impossible to unscrew again?
>
>Terry Smith, '59 TR3A (Nicely tucked away for the winter)
>New Hampshire
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