Carbon Tet was really good at drying out a moisture ridden MG distrubutor --
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can't read the label. It is most likely a carbon tetrachloride fire > extinguisher. They were banned about 1960. It is possible that it is a > CO2, but those generally have a cone, and i didn't see any evidence of a > cone. > > Carbon Tet used to be sold under the "Carbona" label and was also used as a > cleaner. Then the gummit decided it was bad and outlawed it. It was also > the primary solvent for dry cleaning. > > After it was eliminated in the dry cleaning (commercial) industry, many dry > cleaners went out of business because there was no direct replacement. It > was either invest heavily, or let the gummit put you out of business. > > > The brass is of some value, and it may have some value to the movie prop > industry. > > > > >> Going through my old boxes, I came across this device that appears to be a >> diminutive automotive fire extinguisher with mounting bracket, possibly a >> rechargeable one. See the attached picture. One of you "senior" guys >> recognize this? It looks too small to be of value in a real fire. When I >> turn the knob, I hear hissing. Given that it is made of brass, it must be >> from years ago. Would look good in my 240D, maybe? Can someone provide >> facts about this thing and how/when it was used? Doesn't look like it would >> come from Pep Boys or other discount store. More about the old boxes in a >> later submission. >> >> Jerry >> 1982 240D >> 1991 Volvo 240 >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature database 6234 (20110623) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: DSCN9082 (2) (1).jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 21856 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: <http://mail.okiebenz.com/**pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.** >> com/attachments/20110623/**cc2e99a3/attachment.jpg<http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20110623/cc2e99a3/attachment.jpg> >> > >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
