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Orval Fairbairn[_2_]
January 15th 09, 07:36 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, 08:49 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, 05:29 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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