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From: Mark W on 2 Oct 2007 11:48 What is the octane rating of white spirit, please?
From: Neil - Usenet on 2 Oct 2007 12:32 "Mark W" <s@o> wrote in message news:47026835$1_4(a)mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com... > What is the octane rating of white spirit, please? > no idea, but chucked in a petrol tank of a old e-reg polo, cant tell the diference lol.
From: Burgerman on 2 Oct 2007 13:22 "Neil - Usenet" <usenet1(a)SPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:DouMi.222817$xp6.197223(a)fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk... > > "Mark W" <s@o> wrote in message > news:47026835$1_4(a)mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com... >> What is the octane rating of white spirit, please? >> > > no idea, but chucked in a petrol tank of a old e-reg polo, cant tell the > diference lol. > white spirit can be lots of things/mixtures of things. But its very low and will cause detonation in petrol engines and probably work fine in deisel engines.
From: Homer on 2 Oct 2007 13:26 "Mark W" <s@o> wrote in message news:47026835$1_4(a)mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com... > What is the octane rating of white spirit, please? Not a lot, around 10 I think. It has quite a low self combustion temperature.
From: Jamesy on 2 Oct 2007 14:49
On 2 Oct, 16:48, "Mark W" <s@o> wrote: > What is the octane rating of white spirit, please? It means different things here and in the States...if you've heard stories of upping the octane rating of fuel, it's not OUR "white spirit"! |