X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860120 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 03:00:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.7d.76413a48 (4529) for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:59:38 -0500 (EST) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <7d.76413a48.30c158ea@aol.com> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 02:59:38 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake fluid flash point To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133510378" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133510378 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/1/2005 8:21:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, RDarrah@austin.rr.com writes: Ed, Me thinks that maybe you have a misunderstanding of the term "flash point". It is not what most people assume it is. I say this because the flash point of the gas in your tank is something like 60 degrees BELOW 0. That means that on a hot day, the temperature could exceed the flash point by 160 degrees and you don't see too many people concerned about that. Bob Darrah Bob, I am snipping in here to mention that the problem is, while the flash point is the first temperature at which the mixture in air becomes COMBUSTIBLE is strictly the problem. We WANT our gasoline to be combustible at -60 degrees, as it is intended as a fuel. MOST of us do NOT want our brake fluid to become a fuel under any circumstances! Bill Jepson -------------------------------1133510378 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 12/1/2005 8:21:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 RDarrah@austin.rr.com writes:
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Bob Darrah
Bob, I am snipping in here to mention that the problem is, while the fl= ash=20 point is the first temperature at which the mixture in air becomes COMBUSTIB= LE=20 is strictly the problem. We WANT our gasoline to be combustible at -60 degre= es,=20 as it is intended as a fuel. MOST of us do NOT want our brake fluid to becom= e a=20 fuel under any circumstances!
Bill Jepson
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