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On 4 Apr 2003 at 22:00, Dave Hall wrote: > I've never thought of brake fluid as particularly flammable, but on a motoring > series on BBC TV some years ago they put brake fluid on a hot engine header and > it burst into flames, while gasoline didn't! I've also heard that oil thrown on a manifold will do the same thing. The explanation I've heard is that the gasoline boils off so quickly that it doesn't have a chance to catch fire. I don't totally believe that, but I don't have a better explanation either. OTOH, if you spill some motor oil, brake fluid, or antifreeze on concrete and try to set it on fire they will all be quite difficult, while gasoline is easy. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org