What? You've never used gasoline as charcoal starter? ;-)

Seriously, the amount of fuel needed for this test is pretty small. If it
flares up, you have a pretty good answer.



"Chuck Bollinger" wrote in message
news:8Ev0c.426400$I06.4802346@attbi_s01...
Steve wrote:
Ouch! To bad!

If your still not sure, then pour a little out into an open pie tin and toss
a match in to it. If it flashes right up, then it's most likely it has gas
in it.. The straight diesel will just burn like kerosene (may even put the
match out).

Steve, have you ever done this? I've seen this from a distance of 50 yards
with
the fire set by Fire Department personnel, and it was impressive. I'll tell
you
this: Anyone close enough to have "toss(ed) a match in to it" would have been
burned seriously.

Not trying to one-up, but that advice scares the Hell out of me.

Don't be fooled by this. You can sometimes, most times, toss a match
into an open can of gas and the match will go out. It is hard to get a
fire going that way.
It will flash if you have agitated the gas and there is a strong vapor
in the air above the open gas.

You could have mostly gas and it may or may not light.

regards
Gary

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:50:53 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

What? You've never used gasoline as charcoal starter? ;-)

Seriously, the amount of fuel needed for this test is pretty small. If it
flares up, you have a pretty good answer.



"Chuck Bollinger" wrote in message
news:8Ev0c.426400$I06.4802346@attbi_s01...
Steve wrote:
Ouch! To bad!

If your still not sure, then pour a little out into an open pie tin and toss
a match in to it. If it flashes right up, then it's most likely it has gas
in it.. The straight diesel will just burn like kerosene (may even put the
match out).

Steve, have you ever done this? I've seen this from a distance of 50 yards
with
the fire set by Fire Department personnel, and it was impressive. I'll tell
you
this: Anyone close enough to have "toss(ed) a match in to it" would have been
burned seriously.

Not trying to one-up, but that advice scares the Hell out of me.

I think the suggestion was to put the suspect fuel in an open
pie plate. Should be plenty enough air to allow it to flash
if sufficient gas is present. I would think that a flash test is
not necessary. At a 50/50 concentration one should be able
to smell the gas anyway. If the engine was glowing red
hot, it is pretty much toast anyway.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Gary Schafer" wrote in message
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Don't be fooled by this. You can sometimes, most times, toss a match
into an open can of gas and the match will go out. It is hard to get a
fire going that way.
It will flash if you have agitated the gas and there is a strong vapor
in the air above the open gas.

You could have mostly gas and it may or may not light.

regards
Gary

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:50:53 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

What? You've never used gasoline as charcoal starter? ;-)

Seriously, the amount of fuel needed for this test is pretty small. If
it
flares up, you have a pretty good answer.



"Chuck Bollinger" wrote in message
news:8Ev0c.426400$I06.4802346@attbi_s01...
Steve wrote:
Ouch! To bad!

If your still not sure, then pour a little out into an open pie tin
and toss
a match in to it. If it flashes right up, then it's most likely it
has gas
in it.. The straight diesel will just burn like kerosene (may even
put the
match out).

Steve, have you ever done this? I've seen this from a distance of 50
yards
with
the fire set by Fire Department personnel, and it was impressive. I'll
tell
you
this: Anyone close enough to have "toss(ed) a match in to it" would
have been
burned seriously.

Not trying to one-up, but that advice scares the Hell out of me.

I should have said "open pie plate". No restriction above area that
gas is in.

regards
Gary

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:24:40 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
wrote:

I think the suggestion was to put the suspect fuel in an open
pie plate. Should be plenty enough air to allow it to flash
if sufficient gas is present. I would think that a flash test is
not necessary. At a 50/50 concentration one should be able
to smell the gas anyway. If the engine was glowing red
hot, it is pretty much toast anyway.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Gary Schafer" wrote in message
news

Don't be fooled by this. You can sometimes, most times, toss a match
into an open can of gas and the match will go out. It is hard to get a
fire going that way.
It will flash if you have agitated the gas and there is a strong vapor
in the air above the open gas.

You could have mostly gas and it may or may not light.

regards
Gary

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:50:53 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

What? You've never used gasoline as charcoal starter? ;-)

Seriously, the amount of fuel needed for this test is pretty small. If
it
flares up, you have a pretty good answer.



"Chuck Bollinger" wrote in message
news:8Ev0c.426400$I06.4802346@attbi_s01...
Steve wrote:
Ouch! To bad!

If your still not sure, then pour a little out into an open pie tin
and toss
a match in to it. If it flashes right up, then it's most likely it
has gas
in it.. The straight diesel will just burn like kerosene (may even
put the
match out).

Steve, have you ever done this? I've seen this from a distance of 50
yards
with
the fire set by Fire Department personnel, and it was impressive. I'll
tell
you
this: Anyone close enough to have "toss(ed) a match in to it" would
have been
burned seriously.

Not trying to one-up, but that advice scares the Hell out of me.