You are absolutely right! I failed to mention that I too have been using
the Propylene type. I haven't been able to convince my Mustang friends yet.
Jerry Christopherson
9473187
PS See Y'all at the QM!
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Thompson [mailto:chris@cthompson.net]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:42 PM
To: Owain Lloyd
Cc: Jerry & Maureen (Mo); Tiger List List
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Fwd: sticky situation
I'm pretty sure we covered this topic a few years ago. "Glycol" isn't
toxic - "ethylene glycol" is. That's why I use propylene glycol in all
my vehicles, and have for over a dozen years. Back when I raised sheep,
we used to give them a good quart or so dose of it daily if they got
"pregnancy disease". That's right - you can drink the propylene stuff.....
Chris
On 6/13/2011 4:24 PM, Owain Lloyd wrote:
> that's why I always use the expensive organic acid OAT stuff. it's
usually
> pink or orange colored. glycol kills your kidneys I think. these days
there
> isn't much difference in cost as the cheap stuff seems to be a lot more
> expensive than it used to be only a few years ago.
>
> On Jun 13, 2011, at 12:58, "Jerry& Maureen
\(Mo\)"<JCMC2006@suddenlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Here is a little story that will make the decision very easy for you.
>>
>> As most of you know I'm a retired airline pilot, and a bunch of years ago
a
>> bunch of us had to take new "company physicals" from the new takeover
>> company (American Airlines). One of our pilots had trouble passing the
>> physical; the doc. said he had something "wrong" with his blood and to go
>> have tests taken (on his dime). Bottom line, he had glycol in his blood!
>> Turns out his truck had a small leak in the heater (hardly noticeable he
>> said). Turns out glycol does damage to you internal organs, the doc. told
>> him "if you so much as smell glycol it can damage your internal organs"!!
I
>> know we all have been drenched in the stuff in the past. I now am very
>> carful of my exposure to the stuff.
>>
>> My advice is to throw the pad and carpet away! With gloves!
>>
>> Jerry Christopherson
>> 9473187
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Peter Laurinaitis
>> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 5:11 PM
>> To: Tiger List List
>> Subject: [Tigers] Fwd: sticky situation
>>
>> resending (thinking it didnt go thru ystday as i only got my email with
no
>> body attached)
>>
>>> From: Peter Laurinaitis<laurin212@yahoo.com>
>>> Date: June 11, 2011 7:57:05 PM EDT
>>> To: Tiger List List<tigers@autox.team.net>
>>> Subject: sticky situation
>>>
>>> Two separate issues, but similar ... on one of my tigers the clutch
master
>> cylinder leaked a bunch of fluid soaking my carpet/padding, and on
another
>> tiger, the heater core blew a leak soaking my carpets/padding with
coolant.
>> on both, the padding under the carpet seems to have absorbed most of the
>> fluid. Ive pulled the carpets out, but the saturated padding and carpet
>> doesnt seem to dry at all, at least in the last week or so it hasnt.
Whats
>> the best way to dry these out, or will they never really dry given we are
>> talking brake fluid and antifreeze? I guess i can wash out with water to
>> displace the fluid, at least in the case of the coolant and then let air
>> dry?
>> any other ideas? use a wet/dry vac to suck out the fluids so theyll dry?
>> or
>> get new paddings and toss the saturated ones?
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