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22-12-2019, 02:18 PM | #1 | ||
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What's the stuff they spray on the butterfly valves before they go down the 1/4 mile
Thanks for your replies Last edited by ford12; 22-12-2019 at 02:33 PM. |
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22-12-2019, 07:24 PM | #2 | ||
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Trinity Beach FNQ
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Mate I believe it's a glycol mixture to de-ice the butterflies on the scoop, otherwise they can ice up and lock into one position.
That's my completely amateur understanding of it anyway! |
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22-12-2019, 07:26 PM | #3 | ||
The Destroyer
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Location: Gold Coast
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yeah its a de-icer, some just use wd-40.
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23-12-2019, 05:27 PM | #4 | ||
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I thought they used metho or isopropyl alcohol
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