Teflon or not
 

so i'm going to install a oil press. gauge tommrow with one of tuner toys take offs. i've heard mixed reports about using teflon tape with any oil fittings involved.


What do you guys think/recomend, and whats the reasoning?

Re: Teflon or not
 

If you are using NPT fitting, telfon is required. The "T" mean taper fit, which does not seal.


You don't use teflon on flare fittings, like -AN and such.

Re: Teflon or not
 

I used it on the block fitting, 2.748279798745 years strong, and growing.

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i use teflon on everything.. ---- sometimes i eat it to keep me strong, yeah thats right!

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Your ---- should like just slide right on out and leave your cornhole sparkling clean since nothing should stick to it with the telfon your eat. lol.

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it does feel good to take a dump. i'll recomend it to everyone :P

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Just make sure you wrap the tape correctly. It should only be wrapped one way.

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just dont use it on extremely high heat or gas lines

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I use that or pipe dope. Just don't go overboard and get it in the oil.

Re: Teflon or not
 

word, thanks for the info guys



and if i have time, ill snap some photos of my flate rate install

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Put it on everything except the angled end of a fitting to be installed into a stainless hose end. The hose end fitting gets anti-sieze, finger tight plus one "face".

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I love teflon tape. I put wrapped it around one of the exhaust donut gaskets on my truck to stop a leak and it worked great. lol

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angled or taperd ends dont need any tape, but ill put a dab of pipe dope on it just for reassurance. this type of metal on metal compression fitting whould suffer from a leak by using tape. any other threaded fitting ill use dope, tape, dope. that combo will hold over 100 psi if the threads are good.

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btw, i use megaloc everyday and havent had one problem. cleans up nicely too.
http://images.orgill.com/200x200/5316583.jpg

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i too.... but me dont swollow ;D