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Date:         Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:50:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: R-12 alternatives
Comments: To: Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
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Uhh, I thought Freeze 12 and the like were almost non flammable. That is they would burn if a flame were held to them but no flame and they would go out. That's what Duracool claims anyway.

Mike

On 9/7/06 3:24 PM, "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: R-12 alternatives > > >> Hey, the gasoline in the vehicle is flammable too, so let's be >> cautious about using gasoline. > > Absolutely. But more to the point, do you have gasoline in your passenger > compartment? No? Is the gasoline supply system designed in such a way that > it can inject atomized gasoline under high pressure into the passenger > compartment? No? > >> Did you know the upholstery can burn? Wow, let's be cautious using >> upholstery. > > Can the upholstery be ignited by a random spark in the air, or in a relay or > other electrical connection? Not likely. In fact if you wanted your > upholstery to burn substantially you'd probably have to do something > incredibly stupid or work at it. > > If your gas and/or your upholstery is burning substantially you probably > already have bigger issues to worry about, like the truck that just tore > your vehicle in half. > >> Hey, there is a carcinogen in the brakes (asbestos). Let's not use >> our brakes. > > Do you have brake dust saturating your passenger compartment? No? Hopefully > you wear the proper respritory protection when you work on your brakes...? > >> It's Friday somewhere, right? > > Yeah it is, so what? You're just muddying the waters with this stuff. These > aren't comparable situations and you know it. > > Robert > > >> >> On Sep 7, 2006, at 5:34 PM, Todd Last wrote: >> >>> Look at the photo of at the bottom of this link. >>> Reason to be cautious when using R-12 replacements which are >>> flammable. >>> >>> http://www.griffiths.com/achelp/achelp3.html > >


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