From: Rick v100 (rickv100@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 26 2005 - 10:42:07 PDT
Maybe get an aerial view
Photos of Rita damage is up.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2511.htm
--- "J. Forster" <jfor@quik.com> wrote:
> JTravis wrote:
>
> > One other idea, depending on what you might have
> hanging around out in
> > the garage, might be to cut the old gas with paint
> thinner, tolulene,
> > acetone, etc.to raise the octane.
>
> Low octane will NOT keep an engine from running. Low
> octane will make it knock
> or ping, which can be remedied by adjusting the
> timing a bit. Octane is ONLY a
> measure of a gasoline's ability to withstand higher
> compression before pre
> igniting. NOTHING MORE.
>
> Old gas looses some of its lighter components which
> makes starting harder. Try
> starting on it and changing to the old stuff when
> the engine is running, very
> carefully to avoid a fire.
>
> Also, be very careful with adding solvents like
> acetone, MEK, or others to gas.
> If there are plastic parts in the fuel system, it
> may dissolve them. Pure
> alcohol (200 proof) should be OK.
>
> FWIW,
> -John
>
> > I know you can't go out and buy it,
> > but if you or a neighbor has any left over from a
> painting project, that
> > might work and maybe you could barter something
> for it if your neighbor
> > has some. (Maybe he'd care to join you in some
> A/C for a while?) Don't
> > suppose you could rig a way to use the engine and
> belt drive from your
> > riding mower to spin your generator, if it will
> run on the old gas you
> > have? Just trying to think of ideas that might
> help.
> >
> > Floyd Petri wrote:
>
>
>
>
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