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[Tews19]

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[Rgconner]

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[scunny]

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[Coyote13]

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[Tews19]

Sorry all, I asked a question and decided it was dumb and tried to delete... It won't let me

[ekpent]

If thats the case now you HAVE to divulge the question 

[Coyote13]

Agreed, let's hear it Tews!

[Tews19]

Is it alright to spray brake cleaner on the engine while running to check for a head gasket leak? If so would this cause it to die once it is sprayed? I thought it would cause damage and one would use wd-40 to check for leaks..

[Tugboat]

It was an oil question, wasn't it?!?

[ekpent]

Break cleaner evaporates and disappears so quick anyway,warm engine would be even faster,not the best. Also probably a lot higher risk of a fire flash.

[dave500]

use soapy water itll bubble and show easier,brake cleaner wont hurt,those brake cleaners are mostly non flammable these days.

[xsmooth69x]

^_^

[Goldbug]

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

Don't know if the heat will be there to cause the reaction but I wouldn't spray brake cleaner on a hot anything.

[ekpent]

Good job on posting that--He sure had a bad day at work---sad.

[Rgconner]

http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

Don't know if the heat will be there to cause the reaction but I wouldn't spray brake cleaner on a hot anything.

The critical part is the argon gas. Any Noble gas, a hydrocarbon, chlorine and high heat.

An example is a HCFC or CFC (I.e. Freon, R-22, etc) which will make phosgene if burned.
They used to detect leaks this way, a torch and a phosgene detector and run it over the HVAC lines.

[heffay]

OOOF... what I thought was going to be a joke thread, actually turned into a real eye-opener!  Thanks for that.

I ended up in the hospital once after water-proofing some riding gear indoors.  It was a stupid mistake, I thought I had enough ventilation.  Woke up in the middle of the night, wishing I was dead from the chest pain while trying to breath through the silicone, which evidently, is bad for you... go figure!

[Goldbug]

The critical part is the argon gas.

Right, I realized that after I posted. I guess it's more of a reminder to people about what they're welding (and there's all sorts of stuff that is not good to weld, at least without cleaning), rather than just spraying on a hot engine. Still scary stuff.

[754]

You cant make people to aware of those dangers..
 Sometimes you do those things without thinking, and the results can be Catastrophic...
 I heard cutting copper with a plasma indoors is very dangerous, anyone know if that is true..??