Two things - one, Diesel burns, or our engines wouldn't run. Two, a neighbor - an old farmer - burns piles of trees that he's cleared by pouring a couple of quarts of Diesel on the pile, and setting it on fire with one of those long lighters.
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 9:06 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I now remember an instance in which diesel fuel did burn. There was a > terrible wreck just outside of DC about 20 years ago involving a Diesel > powered train on the commuter line. The tank ruptured and since it was > under pressure, the fuel burned fiercely, incinerating 10 people inside one > of the cars. It was one of the most awful accidents ever in this area. > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020, 7:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > I like this. > > > > Thanks! > > > > -D > > > > > On Mar 10, 2020, at 7:00 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > OR, with any cylindrical vessel; make a mark, fill with water to the > > mark, weigh. Empty and dry carefully, fill with unknown to line, weigh. > > Weight of unknown over weight of water= s.g. of unknown. > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Greg > > Fiorentino via Mercedes > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 3:51 PM > > > To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' > > > Cc: Greg Fiorentino > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gasoline in Diesel > > > > > > I think the best method would be to get a graduated cylinder or some > > other accurate measure and weigh a sample to get the specific gravity, > then > > check against the values for each fuel. I brew, so have the tools; plus > > former chem major and lab worker. > > > > > > Greg > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > > dan--- via Mercedes > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:21 AM > > > To: Mercedes List > > > Cc: d...@penoff.com > > > Subject: [MBZ] Gasoline in Diesel > > > > > > Buddy across the street has a late model diesel pickup truck, a Dodge, > I > > believe. He thinks his kid filled it up with gasoline, but is not sure, > and > > if so how much. > > > > > > Is there any way he can test the fuel to see if it’s got gasoline in > it, > > and/or the concentration? > > > > > > -D > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
