small fuel leak(s)..can a sealant be used?
02-20-2006, 09:43 AM
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small fuel leak(s)..can a sealant be used? I just got the manifold in and the fuel system plumbed. I have a tiny, tiny leak, more like air bubbles, spitting out of a gauge i put on the pass side and a tiny bit on the stock fuel line to an fitting. ITs not big deal, just got tighten them up a bit more.
The gauge is gonna suck though, is there a way i can smear some sealant on the outside of the thread and stop the bubbles from surfacing? It ghetto but i can't tighten that gauge anymore without stripping it.
The gauge is gonna suck though, is there a way i can smear some sealant on the outside of the thread and stop the bubbles from surfacing? It ghetto but i can't tighten that gauge anymore without stripping it.
02-20-2006, 06:14 PM
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The best/safest way to fix a gas leak is to fix it right. Remove the gage and put some gas approved permatex on the threads and reinstall it. It'll save ya grief down the road.
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Originally Posted by obZidian
yeah, thanks....it just that the gauge is stripped pretty bad...i guess i'll just get another on...
02-22-2006, 12:13 AM
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WOW... that would suck!! I guess i'll be double checking my lines once and a while.
Should i really be that worried with the -an fittings to the rails or any of the fittings? I smell gas but i dont see any leaks, besides that gauge, my lines aren't steel braided, they are more or a poly-material, black braided lines. I know that the ppl have compalined about there lines smelling like gas but i thought these were teflon an didnt emit an smells.
Also, i got a new gauge with a better grip to wrench on...also go this telfon paste called rectorseal Tplus2 teflon enriched pipe thread sealant. You guys think i can use this to seal the gauge thread or any of te npt, though those are on the rails and have o-rings?
Should i really be that worried with the -an fittings to the rails or any of the fittings? I smell gas but i dont see any leaks, besides that gauge, my lines aren't steel braided, they are more or a poly-material, black braided lines. I know that the ppl have compalined about there lines smelling like gas but i thought these were teflon an didnt emit an smells.
Also, i got a new gauge with a better grip to wrench on...also go this telfon paste called rectorseal Tplus2 teflon enriched pipe thread sealant. You guys think i can use this to seal the gauge thread or any of te npt, though those are on the rails and have o-rings?
