Howard wrote:

Paul:
    The potential danger of oxygen and fuels was pointed out to me by a
member of the Plugs UP list..... quite rightly....

I should not have mentioned this procedure which I have used many times
because somebody inevitably will simply put a hose from the tank to the
carburetor and create a disaster......

I should clarify by explaining that I feed regulated oxygen from a small
welding tip which simply enriches the oxygen content of the air enough to
assist combustion.    Pure oxygen with lots of fuel is the makings of a
disaster.    Oxygen from the torch as I use it in this context is only a
very small percentage of the total air charge drawn in.

    I apologise for even mentioning this.....  the possibility of someone
misusing this technique had not occurred to me.   It works very well......
but stupidity can kill people.

                             H.W.

 
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