RE: Cleaning parts

["TJ" <tj@domain.elided>]

Stoddard solvent is still available here in the Bay Area, and we're
pretty damn green here.  If you're in the area, you can get it at Valley
Oil, in Mountain View.  If you're down south, I would call an industrial
oil supply house to see if they sell it.

It's some derivation of refinement of regular old dino juice, so there
is nothing terribly horrible about it as far as the environment is
concerned.

TJ

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On Behalf
Of
> Jon Pike
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:54 PM
> To: Ed Lutz
> Cc: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: Re: Cleaning parts
> 
> Ed Lutz wrote:
> 
> >I use a tank from Harbor Freight and it works fine with petro based
> >cleaners. in fact, I had a water based cleaner in it and the thing
> >rusted. Now its just got kerosene in it which works but stinks and
> >isn't the best thing to be using. Try stodard solvent, its better to
> >work with and cleans great. Do though be sure the tank you buy can
use
> >a petro based solvent, maybe Harbor Freight changed suppliers or
> >something.
> >
> >Ed
> >Loveland, CO.
> >1974 Spider with a 1750 under the hood
> >
> >
> 
> Hi Ed..
> 
> OK,  how long ago did you buy the cleaner at Harbor?  Does it look
like
> the current large (20gal)
> model?  I read some documentation on it that said if you use petroleum
> based solvents,  the pump
> "may" wear out prematurely..  I think the smaller model said more
> strongly not to use them.
> 
> Not sure if they are giving you a fair warning,  or only some hand
> waving to discourage use of
> petro solvents..   I can imagine the pump could be built for water
duty,
>  and the rubber seals might
> melt slowly (or quickly) depending on the solvent..  makes me wonder
how
> easy it might be to
> cut gaskets/buy O-rings of more resistant stuff..
> 
> You are the second guy to mention this Stoddard stuff..  Where can you
> find it?  I'm hoping they
> don't have some law banning it's sale in CA...
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