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Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning a sealed gas tank

To: "Simon & Christine Atkinson" <satkinson7314@charter.net>, Healeys
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Cleaning a sealed gas tank
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:57:25 -0700
> You brought up a point that IMHO is a bit more interesting that the
> current subject of this thread:  If you spill ordinary gasoline on your
> hands, it stinks for the rest of the day.  But if you spill Coleman fuel
> on your hands, it has no residual odor after it evaporates.  Otherwise
> camping would be a lot less pleasant. :-)

OTOH if I recall correctly, it has a really lousy octane, like maybe 50.  A
Model T might run on it, but I wouldn't try it in any car newer than that.

Because of the regenerative process used to pressurize the tank on some
Coleman appliances; and some of the catalyst-based heaters that use it,
Coleman fuel has to be very pure.  It's also kind of expensive to use as
motor fuel.

Randall
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