uname@pyuxqq.UUCP (Admin) (04/18/84)
>> Another trick: keep an old rag under the hood in an out of the way but >> easily accesable place (I tuck it behind a battery cable where it attaches >> to the frame) for use when checking the oil. >> This seems like a good way to possibly start an engine fire - ever hear of spontaneous combustion from oil soaked rags?
ea@hogpc.UUCP (E.ARIAS) (04/18/84)
{} Re: engine oil soaked rags & spontaneous combustion. EGNINE OIL IS NON-FLAMABLE
wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/18/84)
[] I don't believe I read that. Engine oil, non-flammable? I challange whoever said that to soak a rag in engine oil, put it in a safe place, and put a match to it. Sure, it won't explode like gasoline, but it sure as hell will burn nicely.