Always check the packaging. I have a box of the naphtha variety sitting next to me (in a ziplock baggy).
----- Original Message ----- From: "bob allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input > a particular caution is that modern mothballs are no longer naphthalene, > but rather para-dicholorobenzene, combustion of which results in large > amounts of hydrogen chloride formation- definitely not good for anything > metallic. > > Steve Spence wrote: > > >moth balls (naphtha) have been put in air cleaners for added oomph, but I > >wouldn't recommend it. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Saul Juliao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 7:43 PM > >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Putting O2 to the air input > > > > > > > > > >>Hi all, > >> > >>This method of cleaning out the crud sounds similar to a technique used > >>up here in Canada for cleaning out the soot from an oil fired stove in a > >>fishing ice hut. Start the oil stove, bring it up to a hot heat, then > >>throw in a dozen moth balls. The stove will then start sucking in as much > >>are as possible and will suddenly start making a wolfing sound. It tends > >>to start moving up and down a little (the stove). At this point you > >> > >> > >leave > > > > > >>the hut and watch the soot come flying out of the chimney or the stove > >>blows up. I have seen it done several times, the stove and the chimney > >>both seem to be cleaned out nicely. > >> > >>Scary, and dangerous ... oh well could not help it > >> > >>Saul A. Juliao > >> > >>Andres Yver wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>On Friday, September 10, 2004, at 05:06 PM, Keith Addison wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>How about what Ed Beggs calls an Italian tune-up? (Pardon me Ed.) > >>>>What's the general opinion of Italian tune-ups anyway? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Usually done to carburetted gasoline engines. Idea is that the high > >>>revs create large volume flow through the system, burning/blowing out > >>>any accumulated crud and carbon from your carbs, intake, combustion > >>>chamber, and exhaust system. Can attest to it's efficacy on a number of > >>>old Alfas and Jags. Fun to do. The technique is to accelerate up to > >>>about 9/10ths of redline, hold it there about 20 seconds, and lift off > >>>gradually. Shut off without idling as soon as possible afterwards. > >>> > >>>Don't do this to an engine that is in poor shape, low on oil, timing > >>>belt/chain past due replacement, or has damaged motor mounts. You could > >>>break expensive bits. > >>> > >>>andres > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Biofuel mailing list > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >>> > >>>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >>> > >>>Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >>>http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >>> > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Biofuel mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >> > >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >> > >>Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >>http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Biofuel mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > > > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Bob Allen,http://ozarker.org/bob > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The modern conservative is engaged in one of Man's oldest exercises > in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral > justification for selfishness JKG > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
