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    Lubricants and sealants - unofficial pole

    Just wondering what you use for the typical sealants and lubricants in your aircraft.
    For example: fuel fittings, fuel gaskets on fillers, throttle cables, door hinges, pulleys, fuel tanks, aileron cables(chains), etc. Thanks.

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    Aviation Form-A-Gasket #1, Fuel Lube, LPS-2, LPS-3, LPS-1, Kroil. Not necessarily in that order.

    Best of luck,

    Wes
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    DC-4 for oil filters and RADAR waveguide O'rings.
    MIL-8802, PRC-8802, DTL-8802 for sealing fuel cells and around (military) antenna bases
    Titeseal for older engine cases (unless the overhaul manual has been revised)
    Weldwood contact cement for upholstery repairs

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAVU Mark View Post
    Just wondering what you use for the typical sealants and lubricants in your aircraft.
    For example: fuel fittings, fuel gaskets on fillers, throttle cables, door hinges, pulleys, fuel tanks, aileron cables(chains), etc. Thanks.
    fuel fittings - hylomar
    fuel gaskets on fillers - you mean around the cap on the filler neck? just the gasket
    throttle cables - neverseize
    door hinges - don't have a door, have a canopy
    pulleys - don't have them
    fuel tanks - MIL-S-8802 specification
    aileron cables(chains) - don't have them

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    Thanks for your responses. Let me offer some more specifics in one area: Fuel tank with a threaded filler neck, sumps with gaskets, steel to aluminum fitting for fuel drains, and threaded aluminum to aluminum fittings for vent lines. Thanks again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAVU Mark View Post
    Thanks for your responses. Let me offer some more specifics in one area: Fuel tank with a threaded filler neck, sumps with gaskets, steel to aluminum fitting for fuel drains, and threaded aluminum to aluminum fittings for vent lines. Thanks again.
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    Not airplane related, but use silicon spray on your snow blower and snow shovels. You can't believe the improvement (of course you can restrict its use to around hangars etc)!

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    I never lube those. Ever. I do use gasket sealer on the threaded fittings.

    Best of luck,

    Wes
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