Re: oil and silicone

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Original poster: "chris carsten by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ctom-at-toast-dot-net>

 Chris,
Well I use the Permatex blue silicone gasket sealer on my corvair and it has
not leaked a drop in 2 years in a high pressure/ temperature environment in
direct contact with oil. I would guess that any silicone would perform just
as well for sealing your container.
Chris C.

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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: oil and silicone
>Date: Mon, Nov 12, 2001, 4:21 PM
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <CTCDW-at-aol-dot-com>
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> Hi all!
>
> I was wondering if any of you have experience with the effects of oil on
> silicone sealant. I am thinking of enclosing a transformer in a plastic tub
> (like rubbermaid). I would like to seal the lid with silicone to prevent oil
> leakage. will it work? or will the oil attack the silicone in some way?
>
> Chris W
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>