<< If there are any pyromaniacs out there who want to experiment with 50/ 50
 > glycol/water flammability, please share your results with this list,
 > Thanks.
 > Brian Trubee >>

With several thousand car accidents each day involving a pressurized 50/50
mixture, someone would have noticed by now if this coolant is in any way
flammable.

Lynn E. Hanover
lehanover@aol.com

Yes, this was beginning to dawn on me, too.  I was thinking about Reno
racers.  I have seen several blown engines (at the KC air races a few yrs
ago) and the black smoke ones were oil/fuel and at least a little fire.  The
pure white "smoke" ones were coolant (eth glycol/water, I think) and none
involved fire.  Doesn't prove it can't happen, but if it could,  seems like
it would at least occasionally.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
mechanical engineer

 
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