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Subject:Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
From:Bob Donalds
Date:Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:55:17 -0800

I did not fill the engine with colman fuel I put it the tank to get to a gas
station 3 blocks away
WOW

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?

> Bleach. They did this one on mythbusters and Bleach did something to break
> down the oil or something, but it killed the engine pretty quickly. Nitro
> as
> in Nitromethane (Model Car Fuel) is not a bad idea but might be too
> dangerous. I once put this in a weadwacker......it went really fast before
> tearing itsself to shreds. But Nitro and Sugar are seem to be hypothetical
> responses........What's Boston Bob doing filling engines with Coleman
> Stove
> Fuel!?!?!?
>
> My votes for Bleach in the oil and Coleman stove fuel in the tank.
>
> -Craig
> '85GL
>
> On Nov 29, 2007 10:08 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have to ask WHY???
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Doug
>>
>>
>> On 11/29/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly?
>> > It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia (323) engine.
>> >
>> > Don't say sugar, please.
>> >
>> > Engine-blows can be such fun!
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://www.dougalcock.com
>>