...and if you lived to tell about it, you probably wouldn't have any
fingers left to work on your car!
----Original Message Follows----
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 20:33:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
To: Jack Levy <jack@cocoinc.com>
cc: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Parts washer
On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Jack Levy wrote:
> Is it safe to run straight gas on those parts washers with the
electric
> pumps in them? It says to use "pretroleum based solvents with a flash
> temperature greater than 105 degrees".
It is not safe to play with gasoline, period.
I wouldn't put it in a parts washer with any sort of pump. Wouldn't
even
put it in a parts washer.
We used Varsol (an esso product- Varnish Solvent I think) in our solvent
tank at the high school. WD-40 is also good at cleaning (probably has
lots of detergents) but might be too expensive.
Remember, 1 litre (quart) of gasoline has about the same explosive power
as a stick of dynamite.
-Malcolm
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