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Posted by Sherman in Idaho [24.32.202.166] on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 10:21:20 :

In Reply to: Re: I might get scolded by some..... posted by Paul (in NY) [12.64.134.201] on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 08:14:27 :

I don't mean in the parts washer tank, where anybody would be crazy to use gasoline, but when you have to clean something attached to the truck, which is parked outdoors away from everything else? I can't see using chlorinated solvents for something like that. They're expensive, carcinogenic, and bad for the environment. Gasoline's not exactly harmless, but it's not as bad and it's a lot cheaper, especially if you use your stale old gas. I agree about the danger of sparks, but it seems safe enough to me if there's nothing electrical nearby and you don't have a neighbor wandering over with a cigarette in hand to see what you're doing. I never use gasoline for anything indoors, but outside well away from everything, I'll take the risk for the sake of convenience and cheapness if nothing else. Frankly, the health hazards of TCE or Perc (cancer) scare me more.

Back when I worked at Fluke, before the ozone layer thing, we still used freon to clean electronic circuits in the factory. It was great stuff -- completely non-flammable and non-toxic. Also very expensive. They had a big fancy parts washer type freon tank with a heater and a hose and spray nozzle. One weekend one of the engineers was working on his car and realized that would be just the thing for cleaning his carburetor. It did indeed do a dandy job on the carburetor. It also ruined the whole tank of freon and required draining and carefully cleaning it all. The factory boss was livid, but I don't believe they fired the engineer for it.



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