WOW!! I may have a new use for thinner!!!!
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| Author: | curmudgeon [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:23 am ] |
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Have read that it is possible to soften old hard rubber gaskets by soaking them in a mixture of Oil of Wintergreen and rubbing alcohol and was unable to find any answers using the Search option. Has anyone tried this method? I am trying to resurrect a 1972 Power Wagon - sorry but not a slant. The gas tank is in the cab and I have been unable to locate NOS/useable gaskets for where the gas filler neck exits the cab or where the gas filler tube enters the gas tank. The ones I have are hard as a rock but would be reusable if I could soften them. Thanks in advance for help. Fred |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:13 pm ] |
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I don't know if this helps... I've put old rubber gaskets in paint thinner. They get soft and really really big. Then slowly shrink back to size. |
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:19 pm ] |
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Lacquer thinner will do the same thing. They will swell about 3 times their normal size and be back to normal after they dry. Van's Auto may have new gaskets. |
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| Author: | wvenable [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:37 pm ] |
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WOW!! I may have a new use for thinner!!!!
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| Author: | slantzilla [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 5:33 pm ] |
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Quote: WOW!! I may have a new use for thinner!!!!
Besides huffing it? 
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| Author: | curmudgeon [ Fri Apr 21, 2017 8:10 pm ] |
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Van's has a new neck to cab grommet and a new tank sending unit, thanks. I will use the paint thinner on the grommets to see how that works. Thanks for the help & Information. Fred |
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