Hi Michael, Thanks for the advice on alkaline radiator flush and the French/Latin lesson!
Charlie S '89 Spider > Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:29:03 -0400 > From: Michael Tiefenback <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #2726 > > The typically alkaline radiator flushes "saponify" oils into > water-soluble soaps. Any typically alkaline radiator flush should clean > out any oil residue. That is their purpose in life. It is generally > the same reaction by which animal fats are turned into soap using lye > from wood ashes. Saponify comes from a French/Latin root related to > "soap." > > Michael Tiefenback -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
