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Re: Engine Installation - FIRE HAZARD !

Subject: Re: Engine Installation - FIRE HAZARD !
From: Bart Jan Kelter <bart@pinewood.nl>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 12:05:54
> 
> Graham Singleton wrote:
> > 
> > >> fuel would almost certainly spill on to the red hot pipes (via the 
> > >> overflow
> > pipe) causing a fire, if not an explosion.<<
> > 
> > I thought that too, but one of our number who used to build race cars for a
> > living assured me that petrol would not ignite even on red hot pipes, 
> 
>         I understand that you can extinguish a cigarette by stubbing it out in
> a pool of gasoline..............................
Yes, I've heard that too
> 
>         Anyone tried it lately  ??
No, I don't smoke ;-)
> 
>                 Martin
> 
Bart Jan


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