Hi All, great site.
Has anybody found an additive that does a good job of swelling up o-rings in a fuel system? I have a set of carbs that has one minor 0-ring leak, and its literally a 12 hour job to replace the o-ring.
I've personally found benzene and acetone to work best at swelling 0-rings, but have not tried yet in this case. Acetone is 90% of Gomout carb & choke aerosal and as you can see from whats in the link below, it swells o-rings considerabley. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345397
I am curious if the White Sheppard stop leaks would work here? Chemical analysis on another site indicates White Shepperd is primarily made up of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether, which is a major component of brake fluid (old mechanic's trick to use brake fluid to stop engine and power steering leaks).
Here is an old patent dealing with the rubber swelling issue. Anybody know where to get Benzonitrileor or phenylacetonitrile? Stuff looks nasty.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=fyNsAAA...;q=&f=false
Has anybody found an additive that does a good job of swelling up o-rings in a fuel system? I have a set of carbs that has one minor 0-ring leak, and its literally a 12 hour job to replace the o-ring.
I've personally found benzene and acetone to work best at swelling 0-rings, but have not tried yet in this case. Acetone is 90% of Gomout carb & choke aerosal and as you can see from whats in the link below, it swells o-rings considerabley. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345397
I am curious if the White Sheppard stop leaks would work here? Chemical analysis on another site indicates White Shepperd is primarily made up of Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether, which is a major component of brake fluid (old mechanic's trick to use brake fluid to stop engine and power steering leaks).
Here is an old patent dealing with the rubber swelling issue. Anybody know where to get Benzonitrileor or phenylacetonitrile? Stuff looks nasty.
http://www.google.com/patents?id=fyNsAAA...;q=&f=false