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  • Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:42:04 -0500
    ...Dennis, he may have made reference to the sulfur dioxide that is in the exhaust gas if the catalyst is poisoned. You can sure...
  • Re: Air recirculator
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Feb 2019 13:35:01 +0000
    ...the reason is (as they say) the carbon dioxide (CO2) form our breathing could make us drowsy and less alert on a long drive...
  • Re: Emissions Testing
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:05:08 -0700
    ...It is better environmentally in other respects, because farming for the ethanol produces more carbon dioxide and other pollutants than the ethanol saves when...
  • Re: Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:33:06 +0000
    ...Catalytic heaters don't generate carbon monoxide though they do > consume oxygen and create carbon dioxide. "Crack your window," is the > advice given if...
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:45:54 -0700
    ...Glass is supercooled liquid >>>> silicon dioxide. >>> >>> "Sodium silicate is the common name for a compound sodium metasilicate, >>> Na2SiO3, also known as water glass or...
  • Re: � � � Re: Fire Extinguishers
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 05:14:39 -0500
    ...A burning magnesium strip, when thrust into a pure carbon dioxide atmosphere - one which would extinguish most flames - simply strips away the O2 molecules...
  • The test...
    Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:41:44 -0500
    ...The dye is a brilliant blue and he stated that it would turn instantly bright yellow in the presence of hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide...
  • Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:25:19 -0500
    ...burned oil. > > Dennis, he may have made reference to the sulfur dioxide that is in the exhaust gas if the catalyst is poisoned. You...
  • RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 09 Nov 95 18:26:15 CST
    ...silly regulation that says you have to have Nitrogen or Cardon Dioxide in your tires instead of "air". and if we were still riding...
  • Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:40:43 -0800
    ...In so-called global warming , the culprit is carbon dioxide. So it does make you wonder of carbonated beverages are a major contributor of...
  • Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:32:07 -0600
    ...it, as almost all of the sugar is converted to carbon dioxide, water, and ethanol. DMc ---- Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Dave, > > FYI, from...
  • Re: Water tank
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 17 May 2011 11:59:40 -0500
    ...The carbon dioxide released displaces air from the area. The browning would be the Maillard reaction. How sodium bicarbonate helps with that, hmmmmmmmmmmm . Could...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 31 Jan 2019 to 2 Feb 2019 (#2019-28)
    Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
    Sun, 3 Feb 2019 13:59:12 -0500
    ...the reason is (as they say= ) the carbon dioxide (CO2) form our breathing could make us drowsy and less= alert on a long drive...
  • PKP vs Halon vs Co2
    Historical mailing list - Andy
    Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:08:31 -0800
    ...Now CO2 works the same way but also cools the burning substance and adds just what it says it is carbon dioxide. However in...
  • Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:55:01 -0500
    ...3) Magnesium will burn in a pure carbon dioxide environment, so CO2 extinguishers will do little good. Magnesium burns so hot, and at burning...
  • Re: Fire, and Halon extinguishers
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:29:43 +1200
    ...What's wrong with carbon dioxide, other than its being a bit heavy and sinking to the ground like halon? It doesn't make...
  • Re: Air recirculator
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 5 Feb 2019 08:55:11 -0500
    ...the reason is (as they say) the carbon dioxide (CO2) form our breathing could make us drowsy and less alert on a long drive...
  • Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:19:15 -0500
    ...Could this be the future of the diesel??? It produced virtually no emissions other than water and carbon dioxide. I wonder if such a...
  • Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 22 Oct 1996 06:55:25 +0000
    ...high carbon dioxide emissions readings > 5. very bad gas mileage. First, off this sounds like possible O2 sensor failure to me - has that been...
  • Re: Cut you spark plugs
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:45:29 -0600
    ...time -- put in oxygen and > hydrocarbon > > fuel (gasoline), get out carbon dioxide and water. Lots of it. > One > > reason > > that hydrogen is an attractive...
  • Re: Gas went up $0.13 a gal overnight what's up?
    Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:18:35 -0800
    ...Recent, reputable studies have documented an alarming increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. Dr. James E. Hansen, head...
  • Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 19 Feb 2002 00:56:31 EST
    ...Ultraclean water at elevated temperatures will dissolve Teflon, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, hafnium nitride, etc., etc. Ultraclean water is literally free of...
  • Re: Fridge assistance requested
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:14:44 -0400
    ...Blowing into it won't work because we exhale carbon dioxide and what's needed is oxygen. After reading your email I went out...
  • Re: The test...
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:46:36 -0600
    ...turn instantly >bright yellow in the presence of hydrocarbons or carbon dioxide. Well, >three minutes and lots of pumping later, dye is still blue...
  • heater sale
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
    Thu, 12 Aug 1999 04:50:20 EDT
    ...The exhaust is carbon dioxide and h2o, and exhaust temperature is not high. For more info and literature contact the company at(360) 352...
  • Re: O2 sensor is a thermistor (longish)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
    ...The surface of the ceramic body (zirconium dioxide) is provided with electrodes made of a thin gas-permeable platinum layer. The ceramic material used...
  • Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:43:23 -0400
    ...burned oil. > > Dennis, he may have made reference to the sulfur dioxide that is in > the exhaust gas if the catalyst is poisoned. You...
  • Re: e85 RE: E85 in vanagons (was politics)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Tue, 22 May 2007 10:55:09 -0700
    ...Carbon dioxide is a by-product of combustion. Humans and all animals exhale carbon-dioxide. Plants "breathe" carbon-dioxide and "exhale" oxygen. If carbon...
  • Re: condensation, knocking was: Uh oh!
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:16:02 -0800
    ...the propane (C3H8?) turns into quite a bit of water when it burns -- the flame you see is glowing carbon/carbon dioxide and lots...
  • Vw news
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:51:32 -0700
    ...VW, the largest producer of diesel-powered cars and light trucks, is developing advanced diesel engines and fuels that emit less carbon dioxide and...
  • =?US-ASCII?Q?RE:_______Re:_Fire_Extinguishers?=
    Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
    Fri, 30 Aug 2002 10:17:14 -0700
    ...A burning magnesium strip, when thrust into a pure carbon dioxide atmosphere - one which would extinguish most flames - simply strips away the O2 molecules...
  • Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
    Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:10:34 -0800
    ...The singly most corrosive reagent in this system is ultraclean water. >Ultraclean water at elevated temperatures will dissolve Teflon, silicon >dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon...
  • Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:39:03 -0500
    ...burned oil. > > > > Dennis, he may have made reference to the sulfur dioxide that is in > > the exhaust gas if the catalyst is poisoned. You...
  • Was: Optima Batteries, now hydrogen
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 10:46:47 -0800
    ...No greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide or nitrogen oxides are formed either. It is the perfect fuel, but there is little economic incentive to...
  • Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:35:31 -0400
    ...do > little good. > > 3) Magnesium will burn in a pure carbon dioxide environment, so CO2 > extinguishers will do little good. Magnesium burns so hot...
  • Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:02:53 -0500
    ...do > little good. > > 3) Magnesium will burn in a pure carbon dioxide environment, so CO2 > extinguishers will do little good. Magnesium burns so hot...
  • Carbon Monoxide (CO) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - OFF TOPIC
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Sun, 15 Nov 1998 21:41:27 -0800
    ============================== From: "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM> Subject: Re: CO vs CO2 One's poisonous, the other's not. Per - Contrary to what the...
  • Re: SAVE THIS BUS
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 7 Apr 1995 12:07:13 GMT
    ...hydrocarbons 700 ppm max carbon monoxide 6 % max idle rpm 1100 rpm max carbon dioxide no standard, but typically under 10% oxygen no standard...
  • Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 14:22:24 -0500
    ...do >>little good. >> >>3) Magnesium will burn in a pure carbon dioxide environment, so CO2 >>extinguishers will do little good. Magnesium burns so hot...
  • Re: Carbon Monoxide (CO) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - OFF TOPIC
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Mon, 16 Nov 1998 11:03:40 -0800
    There still seems to be some confusion about all this, so I'll repeat once more: > ============================== > From: "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM> > Subject...
  • Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:45:49 -0700
    ...They give off carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, just as does gasoline. They do tend to burn cleaner than does gas, though I am...
  • Re: O2 sensors effect on power
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
    ...oxygen to the hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, oxidizing them to carbon dioxide and water. In order to have the available oxygen from the NOx...
  • Re: O2 sensors effect on power
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
    ...oxygen to the hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, oxidizing them to carbon dioxide and water. In order to have the available oxygen from the NOx...
  • Re: distilled water & wbx reliability
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:37:49 -0900
    ...Ultraclean water at elevated temperatures will dissolve Teflon, silicon dioxide, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, hafnium nitride, etc., etc. Ultraclean water is literally free of...
  • Re: heater sale
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Thu, 12 Aug 1999 07:57:15 -0400
    ...The exhaust is carbon dioxide and >h2o, and exhaust temperature is not high. For more info and literature >contact the company >at(360) 352...
  • Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:25:27 -0700
    ...When a fellow is equipped with a pump, hose, > and chlorine dioxide, a good solar rig, cold beer in the refrigerator, > and some good...
  • Re: Fryeday - Bio-Diesel Exhaust/Emissions
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:24:42 -0400
    ...rich a mixture, so that the conversion from hydrocarbon to carbon dioxide is incomplete. Proper tuning and fuel mixture are supposed to eliminate that...
  • Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:42:10 -0700
    You forgot to blame Bush! I think Jupiter or Saturn or one of those big planets have atmospheres made of carbon dioxide and suplhuric...
  • Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 7 May 2002 12:11:03 -0400
    ...nitrogen, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons and recombine them into carbon dioxide and water. >If your reading is way higher than .5 (say 1...
  • Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:36:47 -0700
    ...diesel-powered vehicles, the vehicle emissions of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen in an idle mode or loaded mode are...
  • Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:20:50 -0800
    ...do > >>little good. > >> > >>3) Magnesium will burn in a pure carbon dioxide environment, so CO2 > >>extinguishers will do little good. Magnesium burns so hot...
  • Re: A WARNING!!! (Was: Cleaning the water tank!?)(long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:49:38 -0800
    ...Chlorine Dioxide, not to be confused with bleach, has been used in Europe and the US for over 50 years for municipal water purification...
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:59:27 -0700
    ...Glass is supercooled liquid >>silicon dioxide. > > In the US sodium silicate solution is commonly called "water glass" > -- no doubt that's where "liquid glass...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 1 May 2001 07:19:29 -0700
    Tony, When hydrocarbons bond with oxygen, the byproducts are carbon dioxide and water, along with a percentage of pollutants, etc. When your exhaust is...
  • Re: catalytic heaters in campers
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 3 May 2010 17:17:32 -0500
    ...With the top up, the breathing of the stock canvas provides plenty of oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. With the top down, cracking a window...
  • Re: catalytic heaters in campers
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 3 May 2010 18:12:07 -0500
    ...With > the top up, the breathing of the stock canvas provides plenty of > oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. With the top down, cracking a window...
  • Re: catalytic heaters in campers
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 3 May 2010 19:12:42 -0500
    ...With >> the top up, the breathing of the stock canvas provides plenty of >> oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. With the top down, cracking a window...
  • Re: catalytic heaters in campers
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Mon, 3 May 2010 17:21:58 -0600
    ...It doesn't use much oxygen. >> With >> the top up, the breathing of the stock canvas provides plenty of >> oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange. With...
  • Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:29:43 -0500
    ...or one of those big > planets have atmospheres made of carbon dioxide > and suplhuric acid and temperatures over 200 F. > > It makes me wonder...
  • Re: The fuel of choice of the world?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 8 Sep 2005 12:15:07 -0700
    ...It's true that growing plants replace oxygen for carbon dioxide, that trade-off is missing from crude oil production and use, but the...