I did not fill the engine with colman fuel I put it the tank to get to a gas station 3 blocks away WOW Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:41 AM Subject: Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
> Bleach. They did this one on mythbusters and Bleach did something to break > down the oil or something, but it killed the engine pretty quickly. Nitro > as > in Nitromethane (Model Car Fuel) is not a bad idea but might be too > dangerous. I once put this in a weadwacker......it went really fast before > tearing itsself to shreds. But Nitro and Sugar are seem to be hypothetical > responses........What's Boston Bob doing filling engines with Coleman > Stove > Fuel!?!?!? > > My votes for Bleach in the oil and Coleman stove fuel in the tank. > > -Craig > '85GL > > On Nov 29, 2007 10:08 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have to ask WHY??? >> >> Cheers, >> Doug >> >> >> On 11/29/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> >> wrote: >> > >> > What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly? >> > It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia (323) engine. >> > >> > Don't say sugar, please. >> > >> > Engine-blows can be such fun! >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.dougalcock.com >> |
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