This is like a Ted seminar. On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:38 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Mythbusters proved that getting actual gasoline to light is surprisingly > difficult. The fumes on the other hand... > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 11:53:03 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I forgot - you can fill a can with gasoline and drop a match in and it'll > go out - Dad proved that point once. Liquid fuels need to vaporize to burn. > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 10:50 PM OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Two things - one, Diesel burns, or our engines wouldn't run. Two, a > > neighbor - an old farmer - burns piles of trees that he's cleared by > > pouring a couple of quarts of Diesel on the pile, and setting it on fire > > with one of those long lighters. > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 9:06 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I now remember an instance in which diesel fuel did burn. There was a > >> terrible wreck just outside of DC about 20 years ago involving a Diesel > >> powered train on the commuter line. The tank ruptured and since it was > >> under pressure, the fuel burned fiercely, incinerating 10 people inside > >> one > >> of the cars. It was one of the most awful accidents ever in this area. > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 7:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > I like this. > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> > > >> > -D > >> > > >> > > On Mar 10, 2020, at 7:00 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < > >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > OR, with any cylindrical vessel; make a mark, fill with water to the > >> > mark, weigh. Empty and dry carefully, fill with unknown to line, > weigh. > >> > Weight of unknown over weight of water= s.g. of unknown. > >> > > > >> > > Greg > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >> Greg > >> > Fiorentino via Mercedes > >> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 3:51 PM > >> > > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > >> > > Cc: Greg Fiorentino > >> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gasoline in Diesel > >> > > > >> > > I think the best method would be to get a graduated cylinder or some > >> > other accurate measure and weigh a sample to get the specific gravity, > >> then > >> > check against the values for each fuel. I brew, so have the tools; > plus > >> > former chem major and lab worker. > >> > > > >> > > Greg > >> > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >> > dan--- via Mercedes > >> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:21 AM > >> > > To: Mercedes List > >> > > Cc: d...@penoff.com > >> > > Subject: [MBZ] Gasoline in Diesel > >> > > > >> > > Buddy across the street has a late model diesel pickup truck, a > >> Dodge, I > >> > believe. He thinks his kid filled it up with gasoline, but is not > sure, > >> and > >> > if so how much. > >> > > > >> > > Is there any way he can test the fuel to see if it’s got gasoline in > >> it, > >> > and/or the concentration? > >> > > > >> > > -D > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________ > >> > > http://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 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________ > >> > > http://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 > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________ > >> > > http://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 > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________ > >> > http://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 > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://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 > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > > who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > > fence for themselves." > > > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > _______________________________________ http://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
