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just recently i had gas running full stream from my petcock on to my hot front pipe and it didn't ignite.apparently you need a spark for that.i was surprised it didn't light.
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I "have heard" that it is not so much the liquid gas but the gasoline fumes that ignite easily. This, "they say", is why it is "safe" to toss a lit cigarette but into a can of gasoline.
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1st December 2020
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As a former manager of a lab that did flammability testing on gases and liquids, I can tell you what you heard was absolutely true. A puddle of gas is much harder to ignite than vapors, due to the local oxygen levels in each scenario. Anyway, my leak was little more than causing some minor paint bubbles at the weld. My original question was with the brand I was dealing with. Didnt want to weld the leak up because I didnt want to repaint the tank. I, also, dont really want large chunks of delaminated epoxy floating around in my tank.
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1st December 2020
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Solids do not burn
Liquids do not burn
ONLY gasses burn
The FLASH point is when the liquid or solid releases enough VAPOR that should an ignition source be introduced the vapor will ignitie
Contrary to popular belief the FLASH point and IGNITION point are not the same.
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1st December 2020
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firewood is pretty solid.and is surely burns?
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2nd December 2020
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brucstoudt
firewood is pretty solid.and is surely burns?
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Not until it off gasses |
2nd December 2020
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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High school physics.....
only a gas will burn
you cannot compress a liquid
you only smell particulate.....
remember this next time your buddy cuts a bad one
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2nd December 2020
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Master Mechanic
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 253 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1971
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tank sealer
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Originally Posted by wolfryder
caswell is what i have used and it works great
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+1 caswell was used in this 1916 restoration
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