Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:02:41 -0500
Reply-To: DCHAS-L Discussion List <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU>
Sender: DCHAS-L Discussion List <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU>
From: William Hirzy <whirzy**At_Symbol_Here**AMERICAN.EDU>
Subject: Re: Ether - Motor Priming Grade
In-Reply-To: <1620d.f894644.3894bf14**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com>


Not an option....lived in a third floor apartment in the inner 
city...happiness was a warm battery and 10 mL of diethyl ether.

J. William Hirzy, Ph.D.
Chemist In Residence
Phone: 202-885-1780


ACTSNYC**At_Symbol_Here**CS.COM 
Sent by: DCHAS-L Discussion List 
01/29/2010 09:08 PM
Please respond to
DCHAS-L Discussion List 

To
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
cc

Subject
Re: [DCHAS-L] Ether - Motor Priming Grade





Back in the day, when I worked in the lab and had access and drove a 1959 
Volvo in the frigid midwestern winter, parking on the street, I would take 
the battery out, bring it inside to keep warm for the next morning, then 
re-install it, pour about 10 mL of diethyl ether onto the strangely 
vertical carbeurator air filter, and that baby fired right up every 
day--no problem

Does this mean you didnt have what all the rest of us had:  an electric 
wire and plug hanging out the front grill connected to a block warmer?  Of 
course and extension cord reaching to the street could be a problem.

Monona


Not an option....lived in a third floor apartment in the inner city...happiness was a warm battery and 10 mL of diethyl ether.

J. William Hirzy, Ph.D.
Chemist In Residence
Phone: 202-885-1780


ACTSNYC**At_Symbol_Here**CS.COM
Sent by: DCHAS-L Discussion List <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU>

01/29/2010 09:08 PM
Please respond to
DCHAS-L Discussion List <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU>

To
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
cc
Subject
Re: [DCHAS-L] Ether - Motor Priming Grade


Back in the day, when I worked in the lab and had access and drove a 1959 Volvo in the frigid midwestern winter, parking on the street, I would take the battery out, bring it inside to keep warm for the next morning, then re-install it, pour about 10 mL of diethyl ether onto the strangely vertical carbeurator air filter, and that baby fired right up every day--no problem

Does this mean you didnt have what all the rest of us had:  an electric wire and plug hanging out the front grill connected to a block warmer?  Of course and extension cord reaching to the street could be a problem.

Monona

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post



The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.