Or just buy the darn Penzzoil Rescue (Non-Volitile, safe to =

store inside your vehicle) that this post started with....

Thanks,
C=
hris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:01:27 -08=
00
>From: Michael Snow <mwsnow@COX.NET>  =

>Subject: Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van =

(Was: Mercedes gas =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0can for spare =
tire)  =

>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Let each van owner be the judge of w=
hat constitutes an =

appropriate fuel
>for his/her van.  With all the moaning about how shor=
t-lived =

and
>expensive Vanagon engines tend to be, I would think that =

buying a
>container to carry a LESS EXPENSIVE fuel like, uh, unleaded
gasoline
>would be a better option than putting something else =

designed for
>burning in camp stoves into your expensive engine.  I'm n=
ot =

talking
>about an EMERGENCY here.  We are planning this IN ADVANCE.  =

Why not PLAN
>to use the CORRECT fuel.  Carrying Coleman fuel or white =
gas =

for the
>specific purpose of emergency fuel reserve is about as =

ridiculous
>purposely purchasing and carrying the wrong size spare in
case you have
>a flat tire!
>
>Coleman fuel is not white gas.
>Colem=
an fuel is not unleaded pump gasoline.
>White gas is not unleaded pump =
gasoline.
>
>Coleman fuel =3D 100% Naptha
>White gas =3D gasoline wit=
h NO additives of any kind
>Unleaded pump gasoline =3D chemical cocktai=
l designed =

specifically for
>your engine.
>
>FWIW, I wouldn't have ANY volatile =
liquid fuel in the =

passenger
>compartment of the van.
>
>Make your informed choice.  Buy=
 engines and fuel as required!
>
>Mike Snow
>Thankful (400 miles on a=
 full 16 gal. tank) diesel owner.
>
>
>
>Ben McCafferty wrote:
>> H=
ey Michael,
>> Your weblink says that Coleman fuel is less volatile tha=
n =

white gas or
>> unleaded, so wouldn't it be acceptable in a car, just l=
ess =

power?  Seems
>> like it is essentially a very low-octane gasoline?
>>=
 bmc  :)
>> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a =

shovel...."