[Shotimes] FW: [jyturbo] Parts washer

[Ian Fisher]

I thought this was an interesting read. Be careful with what you use
Brake cleaner on (brakes only)

Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: Allan De Groot [mailto:adegroot@ptd.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:43 AM
To: jyturbo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [jyturbo] Parts washer


Tri-chlor, MeCl, Freon and any of a number of other things passed
through a running engine generate something called 
Phosgene gas.

 Phosgene has been used as a "war gas" (aka Military Chemical Agent)

It is primarily regarded as a "choking agent", I.E. is supresses 
respiration (As you discovered), the sharp smell accompanying 
it under those circumstances is from elemental Chlorine gas 
(the very first chemical gas used in warfare) as well 

In it's pure form Phosgene smells like the smell of freshly cut grass
and most people's instinctive reaction is to take a deep breath and 
smell the grass... Oops!!!
It has nervous system effects as well.

And it's creation by the method of running it through an engine can 
cause formation of Hydrogen Cyanide as well.

Can you see why it could be considered deadly?

The infamous Mustard gas (technically a "Blister agent") and can also 
actually be made inadvertantly, but the particular solvents required
aren't in as common useage anymore, and putting them into a running 
engine isn't what they react with.

AllanD

At 03:55 PM 12/30/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Once I sprayed that into a carb w/o looking. I thought i had the carb 
>clean in my hand. Two seconds later I was on the floor, fighting for 
>breath like I'd been hit with chlorine gas in a WW1 attack. That was an

>instructive experience. Whatever chemical it made from passing through 
>the combustion chamber/catalytic converter was highly inimical to human

>life.
>
>KC
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Black, Waylon" <wblack@deltacorp.com>
>To: <jyturbo@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 3:35 PM
>Subject: [jyturbo] Parts washer
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>> OK, so how about some ideas of what to run in the parts washer...
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>>   - mmp
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>> After reading Allen's post - definitely not Tri-chlorethane/Methylene

>> Chloride brakleen. LOL
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>> Cmon Allen - tell us the story!
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>> Waylon
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