Re: expermient




Carla wrote:
> raystore@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > results of my expermienting with,acetone mixed with gasolene, in
> > a 1987 ford 3/4 ton, 2 wheel drive, 4 speed trans., 360 fuel injected
> > gas engine, pick up truck .
> >
> > 1. 2 ounces of acetone to 16 gallons of gas, produced 185 miles.
> >
> > 2. 4 ounces of acetone to 16 gallons of gas, produced 250 miles.
> >
> > 3. 5 ounces of acetone to 16 gallons of gas, produced 268 miles.
> >
> > will continue with this experment.
> >
> > be aware that it is possible that acetone will attack rubber,and or
> > plastic
> > fuel lines and fittings. And that long term use is an unknown,
> > rings, valves, aluminum heads, fuel pump, all may well be adversly
> > affected.
>
> I dunno. There's lots of questions I would want answered before I would
> use it.
>
> 1) How volatile is it?

Volatile as gasoline, and that's explosive!

>
> 2) What are the environmental consequences?

Nail polish remover is acetone + lanolin, there, lady...

>
> 3) Health consequences?

With acetone + lanolin the acetone dissolves the polish and burns your
skin while the lanolin keeps you from feeling the burn.....

>
> 4) Other?

The breath of a person in a diabetic coma can smell of acetone.

Fair dinkum,
Sanity RE

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