Irrespective of cylinder or ring material, it has to be steam oil, as almost all other oils either decompose or do not mix, when used with steam. alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.alanstepney.info Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rippengal" <j.rippengal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ">" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 6:35 AM Subject: [modeleng] Lubrication > What is the correct cylinder lubricant for: > Viton ringed pistons? > Teflon ringed pistons? > In bronze cylinders. > Standard steam oil?? > Any difference for Cast Iron cylinders? > John Rippengal. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 04/03/2005 MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.