Methyl(wood) alcohol and looking into a hot radiator with the cap off was a no no. The vapors would get your eyes I was told. Kirk
-----Original Message----- From: Keith Addison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 11:39 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Alcohol as an antifreeze? > Greetings to everyone: > It seems to me that before the advent of modern antifreeze, people >used alcohol in the cars to keep them from freezing in the winter, (I swear I >read that somewhere but can't remember where). Has anyone else ever heard of >this? Is it possible? Can a person make their own antifreeze in the same way >as making fuel for their automobile? > Thanks for the input and guidance, > Fischmann I'm sure you're right, rings bells - it does have a low freezing point. You might have to use quite a lot though to get the overall freezing point down low enough. Also glycerine's been suggested as an anti-freeze. But I guess it has to be purified first. Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Tokyo http://journeytoforever.org/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.252 / Virus Database: 125 - Release Date: 5/9/2001 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
