[at-l] Rank of fuels for alcohol stoves

[Sloetoe]

--- Mark Hudson <mvhudson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here are some candidate fuels, not meant to be an
> exhaustive (pun intended)
> list:
> 
> Denatured Alcohol 
> Isopropyl Alcohol 
> Heet (Yellow bottle)
> Heet (Red bottle)
> Gas line antifreeze (variety of makers?)

### No testing is required to answer the question of
whether a automotive product will work as a stove
fuel. Simply read the poison response portion of the
label.

*** If the label says "Caution, contains Methyl
Alcohol, ..." then it's good for stoves.

*** If the label says "Caution, contains petroleum
distillates..." then put it back on the shelf, or you
will blow up your alcohol stove.

*** It does not matter what the product is called --
whether gas line antifreeze, injector cleaner,
gasoline treatment, or whatever -- or whether they're
in blue, black, clear (with food coloring, how cheap),
red, or yellow -- you should always read the poison
control label before you buy. They are either a
methanol or petroleum based product, never both, and
the label will tell the tale.

don'tburndowntoe

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