Re: Working with petrol tanks ..

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:54:12 +0000, Eddie <eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Derek Turner wrote:

When I were a lad rinsing with paraffin was standard practice to remove
petrol. Has a much higher flashpoint and a little residue of it in the
petrol for the first tankful won't hurt. Can you still buy paraffin by
the gallon at garages?

I doubt it, but you can buy it from most garden centres.

It has since been suggested you can also buy it in 4l containers at
(some) petrol stations but garden centres seem more likely for their
paraffin greenhouse heaters.

I also need some to wash out a washing machine motor (last resort, 18k
to earth on the stator, tripping the RCD) so I'll get some tomorrow.

All the best ..

T i m

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