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Orval Fairbairn[_2_]
January 15th 09, 06:36 PM
Anybody have any preferences between the clear fuel lube in a tube and
the older, tan, waxy type you get in a can?

I am about to service a poorly-accessible fuel selector valve and want
to use the longest-lasting stuff.

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Ross
January 15th 09, 07:49 PM
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> Anybody have any preferences between the clear fuel lube in a tube and
> the older, tan, waxy type you get in a can?
>
> I am about to service a poorly-accessible fuel selector valve and want
> to use the longest-lasting stuff.
>

Gosh, I wish I could remember what I use on my Cessna, but it does come
from Boeing and approved by them. I would think you would want something
that would not attract dust and dirt, much like a Teflon spray. I have
used a product called Super Lube that is Teflon based. Cessna has one of
the poorest designs for the 172 fuel selector.

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Orval Fairbairn[_2_]
January 16th 09, 04:29 AM
In article >,
Ross > wrote:

> Orval Fairbairn wrote:
> > Anybody have any preferences between the clear fuel lube in a tube and
> > the older, tan, waxy type you get in a can?
> >
> > I am about to service a poorly-accessible fuel selector valve and want
> > to use the longest-lasting stuff.
> >
>
> Gosh, I wish I could remember what I use on my Cessna, but it does come
> from Boeing and approved by them. I would think you would want something
> that would not attract dust and dirt, much like a Teflon spray. I have
> used a product called Super Lube that is Teflon based. Cessna has one of
> the poorest designs for the 172 fuel selector.

Thanks -- I will look into that. I have a can of Fuel Lube and a friend
has a tube of the other stuff, but I don't think it is Super Lube,
though. All it takes is a small dab (less than a fingertip full).

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