Flow Bench?

[steve ravet]

Garfield wrote:
> 
> Well, yeah, for God's sake, DON'T use raw gasoline; it'll get all over
> the place!! One itinerant spark and you're melba (as in toast). A buddy
> of mine used water, and got measurement results that would seem to
> indicate he's close (hi Henry), and his comment the first time he did
> some flow balancing/testing was, "jeez, if I'd used gas, I wouldn't be
> here now". But don't 'they' make a test fluid with exactamundo
> density/viscosity that's not "blowup-able". I thot sure I'd seen
> "injector testing fluid" adverts somewhere. Dang, the brain falls mainly
> on the plane. I can't remember where it was available; I just looked in
> Summit & PerfParts, and didn't see it thar. Anybody?

Thot I mentioned this...  

SAE J1832 recommends N-hexane, which might be hard to obtain.  According
to JGD, mineral spirits is nearly the same density and viscosity as gas,
but less flammable.  And available by the gallon at the hardware store. 
You can use gasoline, just do it outside or someplace with good
ventilation, and have a fire extinguisher handy.  Not near the bench,
since you won't be able to get it if it catches fire.  Keep the
extinguisher by the door or someplace.  Have a simple method of killing
power to the bench, like an extension cord that plugs in someplace else.

--steve


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Steve Ravet
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