David:
I will be brave to face a genetic engineer.....I suspect the 50-50
acetone ATF concoction has more to do with the 'acetone' than the
'ATF'. I said earlier last week that I thought it was Power Steering
Fluid .......both are petroleum based......its the acetone....maybe the
petroleum based additive gives us sense of comfort....think about
it....most of us are more comfortable with a drop of 'oil' than a drop
of 'acetone'.
I think it is the 50 % acetone that makes this concoction
effective.....it can be mixed with any petroleum product 50%-50% and do
its thing.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax,N.S,
On 2015-03-11 11:41 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote:
I never cease to be amazed by the information I get from this list.
This group has an amazittng array or talents and experiences, not
just in sailing but also in engineering, metallurgy, mechanics,
chemistry etc. etc. The only engineering I can provide advice on is
genetic engineering and I suspect there are not going to be a lot of
questions on that topic. Sigh!
I will be sure to report back on tools and bolts when I find what gets
this one off. I may buy a few wrenches just to see how well each
works in this not uncommon situation. My box of ratcheting wrenches
dumped over a while back and of course ended up in the bilge in salt
water. No more ratcheting happening there.
As to my real point- I had heard about 50-50 acetone ATF a long time
ago as a penetrant so I made some up to try for this experiment, but
found that the two are not miscible and phase separate almost
immediately. Is that expected and if so, which phase for the bolt? Dave
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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