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05-15-2022, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunny357

Best to not use plumber's tape in any automotive application. A piece come adrift and get in an oil passage and you'll wish you had never heard of it. Have known of several incidents where it was the root cause of some serious grief.

Could you list some?

While I'm not one to to use it a a lot. Older bikes with 1/8 inch pipe threads on the primary and transmission, the tape seems work pretty well. Using it on a straight thread that uses an O ring is definitely a no tho..

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