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• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:16:36 -0500
  Hi Jon, DON'T DO IT!!!! PTFE is great if you use it regularly, but an older engine that has not seen PTFE used...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:30:29 -0500
  At 07:16 PM 2/23/2007, Greg Potts wrote... >PTFE is great if you use it regularly, but an older engine that has...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 07:52:24 -0700
  “I used some of that special tape, PTFE,” which version an amazon search brings up many and where did you source it please https...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:27:58 -0500
  <Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways.> Don't tell that to Mike Benthin (on...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,Ithink
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:08:28 -0800
  >>> David Thompson <David.Thompson@EDWARDS.AF.MIL> 11/17 6:16 PM >>> What about Prolong? What about synthetic oil? If PTFE products actually clog...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:04:10 -0700
  ...edvbarger@mac.com> wrote: > “I used some of that special tape, PTFE,” which version an amazon search > brings up many and where did you...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:48:28 -0800
  ...So, what is better, slick-50 or tuf-oil, or other PTFE sh..I mean stuff? I'll add it and report back. Ok...
• Oil Additive (Press DEL if you are sick of this)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:22:08 -0800
  ...So, they have to say they use PTFE as additive. PTFE is now also made by other chemical companies like ICI (UK) using some...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:48:33 -0700
  ...By far the most damning testimonial against these products originally came from the DuPont Chemical Corporation, inventor of PTFE and holder of the patents...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 14:14:14 -0600
  ...edvbarger@mac.com> wrote: > >> “I used some of that special tape, PTFE,” which version an amazon search >> brings up many and where did you...
• Protect PTFE AN8 hose from heat
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 22:54:30 -0700
  ...I am using a PTFE braid AN8 hose line and was wondering about a way to better shield the hose from the hight exhaust...
• oh no! Slick 50 again!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 10:01:57 CDT
  ...Hilton Oil Corporation, the company that markets T-Plus, another compound containing PTFE, says that "over a period of time and mileage, PTFE levels...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 12:21:31 -0400
  ...By far the most damning testimonial against these products originally came from the DuPont Chemical Corporation, inventor of PTFE and holder of the patents...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:44:15 PDT
  ...just remember to wear a gas mask because the result is toxic -- after the the PTFE has burned up add some motor oil to...
• Re: Propane Tank Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:43:51 -0400
  ...Remember, if you use PTFE pipe tape for assembly is has to be the yellow "gas-approved" kind. Otherwise you must use pipe dope...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 22:20:59 +1300
  >In previous threads on this topic the chemically inclined answered that PTFE >breaks down at high temperatures to form highly corrosive acids which then...
• Re: Propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:39:41 -0400
  ...Just looking for some wisdom If you use PTFE thread tape, need to use the yellow kind that's approved for gas... Yrs, d
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 17:15:32 -0700
  I am interested in the mentioned PTFE tape but I am nor sure how long the tape will last because the bottom is the...
• Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
  Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:00:56 -0500
  ...Fram's secret? Fram's superior media is combined with DuPont Teflon PTFE. Teflon PTFE, the same material used in Slick 50, helps create...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:03:40 -0400
  In previous threads on this topic the chemically inclined answered that PTFE breaks down at high temperatures to form highly corrosive acids which then...
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:41:10 -0400
  ...Dupont, the creators and makers of PTFE say that is can never produce any positive effective in an engine or when used as a...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:49:30 -0800
  RE: This is exactly the type of anecdotal evidence that pervades oil (and a lot of other) discussion, as I'm sure you know...
• Protectant Advice
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:17:18 -0500
  ...Our patented PPS formula protects your paint with PTFE (the same substance that makes nonstick cookware so slippery) for *unbeatable shine and protection guaranteed...
• Re: [Syncro] Protectant Advice
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:58:21 -0700
  ...Our patented PPS formula protects your paint with PTFE (the same substance that makes nonstick cookware so slippery) Anyone that tries to tell you...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 11:08:26 -0400
  ...I can't say I'd know what I was looking at, and what damage to attribute to PTFE, and what was just normal...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 10:21:36 -0400
  > > I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works > great! 84 Westy. > Eric already has the smoothest and...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:44:38 -0400
  ...I believe they still sell the PTFE powder to them though, tsk tsk. Yours, David
• Alignment For Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Mar 94 12:01:34 EST
  ...Hilton Oil Corporation, the company that markets T-Plus, another compound containing PTFE, says that "over a period of time and mileage, PTFE levels...
• Re: Teflon tape difference
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:11:06 -0700
  According to the package, the yellow is High Density PTFE tape, and the package says it is for threaded joints handling gasoline, petroleum oils...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:06:01 -0700
  ...Their test results showed there is no way to keep PTFE in suspension. It will always settle out if given a few days time...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:33:13 -1000
  ...just remember to wear a gas mask because the result is toxic -- after the the PTFE has burned up add some motor oil to...
• Brake Fluid vs Hose Material
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:40:53 -0800
  ...Buna-N/Nitrile good? SIlicone bad? EPDM? FKM? PTFE? I've found comments going both ways for all sorts of materials, and the only...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:47:58 -0800
  They might work, but you could make a more durable and slippery substitute from PTFE. It comes in a variety of thicknesses. I use...
• Re: Propane Tank Valve
  Historical mailing list - Robert Johnson
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:58:39 +0000
  ...use PTFE pipe tape for assembly is has to be the yellow "gas-approved" kind.  Otherwise you must use pipe dope, PTFE or otherwise...
• Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:10:29 -0500
  ...ehh...) or some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would have pulled that cable...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:26:04 -0800
  ...Motor Honey? Plating metal with PTFE? We do need a better education system in the land of the free, or almost free.
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:15:45 -0600
  ...Jake de Villiers wrote: > They might work, but you could make a more durable and slippery > substitute > from PTFE. > It comes in a variety...
• Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:45:46 -0400
  ...I would also re-iterate that the PTFE in the transmission is not purported to bond to the metal, but rather to act as...
• Re: Protectant Advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:07:32 -0400
  ...Our patented > PPS formula protects your paint with PTFE (the same substance that makes > nonstick cookware so slippery) for *unbeatable shine and protection > guaranteed...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:36:03 -0400
  ...N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > I am interested in the mentioned PTFE tape but I am nor sure how long the > tape will last...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:24:15 -0800
  Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways. http://skepdic.com/slick50.html Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:04:32 -0800
  ...The two products are indistinguishable, to me at least, as they both smell like bananas and both contain suspended PTFE particles. To my way...
• Re: Propane tank--attaching the "splitter" to the tank
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 19:26:16 -0700
  PTFE plumber's thread sealing pipe dope (or something close to that) or you can use Teflon tape. The yellow tape is for gas...
• Snake Oils
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:27:14 -0500
  Slick 50, Powerup,Prolongs, whatever, with these "miracle" PTFE ingredients, are nothing more than snake oils, that promise a lot and give nothing. Any...
• Re: Oil Additive
  Historical mailing list - homee
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 18:35:38 -0500
  How about adding PTFE for engines with over 100,000 miles. Like Mobil 1 or Slick 50. Also new to the list sorry if...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:43:58 -0500
  ...ehh...) or some super secret > only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would have > pulled that cable...
• experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 23:09:59 -0700
  ...and the exhaust , I need to get 90deg hose end for PTFE hose AN8 like these one: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fra-690908...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 17:13:02 -0700
  ...It is far easier for DuPont to avoid future litigation regarding unintended use of PTFE. They have already lost the costs of the first...
• Re: Protectant Advice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:04:43 -0700
  ...Our > patented > > PPS formula protects your paint with PTFE (the same substance that makes > > nonstick cookware so slippery) for *unbeatable shine and protection > > guaranteed...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 18:05:03 -0700
  ...N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am interested in the mentioned PTFE tape but I am nor sure how long the > > tape will last...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:08:00 -0400
  ...I believe they still sell the PTFE powder to them though, tsk tsk. Yours, David No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:51:52 -0800
  ...ehh...) or some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum.� I know my old man would have pulled that cable...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 19:15:51 -0400
  ...The site you linked to describes the ptfe tape as "demonstrate good conformability when wrapping rollers" A wrapped roller on a taped track might...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:50:52 -0500
  This is exactly the type of anecdotal evidence that pervades oil (and a lot of other) discussion, as I'm sure you know. Causality...
• Re: Propane tank--attaching the "splitter" to the tank
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 19:52:40 -0700
  ...On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > PTFE plumber's thread sealing pipe dope (or something...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:44:44 +1300
  ...Regarding teflon (PTFE), this is a plastic which has the lowest coefficient of friction known to man, I believe, and is also extremely resistant...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:00:00 -0600
  ...ehh...) or some super secret > only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would have > pulled that cable...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 19:19:47 -0500
  ...The site you linked to describes the ptfe tape as "demonstrate > good conformability when wrapping rollers" A wrapped roller on a taped > track might...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:27:43 -0700
  ...N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am interested in the mentioned PTFE tape but I am nor sure how long the >>> tape will last...
• OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:37:12 -0700
  ...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting 3...