Am I missing something? Why take the chance, I just posted = information about a non-volitile fuel alternative that is = safe to use in your engine and safe to keep in your van. = Screw the coleman fuel and use Pennzoil Rescue it in your = van... Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 27 F= eb 2002 09:00:24 -0800 >From: Ben McCafferty <ben@kbmc.net> = >Subject: Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van = (Was: Mercedes gas =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0can for spare = tire) = >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Well, ok, Karl seems to be the only = response who actually = has first-hand >experience, and he says it doesn't knock. What I'm try= ing = to figure out, is >whether it is SAFE for the engine, i.e. won't cause = damage. = I'm not trying >to decide if I can run into the mountains at 70mph or n= ot. >So? >bmc :) >"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring = a = shovel...." > > >> From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> >> Rep= ly-To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> >> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 1= 1:23:45 -0500 >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Cheap e= mergency gas can for INSIDE your van = (Was: Mercedes gas >> can for spare tire) >> >> At 10:54 AM 2/27/2002= , Ben McCafferty wrote: >>> Your weblink says that Coleman fuel is less= volatile than = white gas or >>> unleaded, so wouldn't it be acceptable in a car, just = = less power? >> >> Erm...water is even less volatile (gives very little= power = though). IOW, >> apples and oranges. >> >>> Seems >>> like it is es= sentially a very low-octane gasoline? >> >> It's very low octane all r= ight -- 57 seems to stick in my = mind. If it >> burns at all I'd expect severe knocking problems. >> = >> david >> >> >> -- >> David Beierl - Providence, RI >> http://pws= .prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ >> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" >> '85 GL = "Poor Relation" >> |
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