From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Jun 16 2006 - 15:31:38 PDT
I was aware that mixed with water it would not burn, what I heard was that
I suppose from a technical standpoint rum will not burn, when you make
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undiluted anti-freeze would, apparently from what Dave wrote it is the fumes
from boiling anti-freeze will, I checked MSDS on ethylene glycol that I have
used in manufacturing and it provides instructions dealing with spills that
indicates it to be flammable...
Bananas Foster and sit them alight it is the alcohols in the rum that burns.
From: "Julian Burke" <julian@knology.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] antifreeze
> Anti freeze is not flamable-never was. Who told you that? Your mixture
> of kerosene was. Cars would be exploding in crashes or common radiator
> leaks! That's why it isn't flamable.
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> Antifreeze was never meant to be used straight. 50/50 is the proper mix.
> You're right, straight antifreeze does not give proper protection. Think
> about it...................why isn't straight antifreeze better??? It has
> to have a water content for the chemical mixture. Because of shipping is
> why it comes straight. You would need more mix and would then come in 5
> gallon bottles. Would make it cost more too.
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> Julian Burke
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>> How much fluid in CUCV Radiator
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>> I have been told that the old familiar anti-freeze as it comes out of
>> bottle is flammable - never tried it - has anyone heard this, and what
>> about new stuff is it flammable?
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>> And while on subject - straight anti-freeze does not give same protection
>> from low temperature as 50/50 mix, it will freeze at a higher temp than
>> mix will. - so I have heard, never tried it.
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>> Back many years ago my buddies and I could not afford antifreeze - we
>> used 2/3 kerosene, 1/3 water and hand full of detergent - detergent kept
>> mixture mixed, at least we thought it did. Never had a freeze up.
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