Its that time of year. Lets discuss ether.

[DMiller]

How bad is the damage?

 

[92U 3406]

I like to use ether as cleaning fluid. Because it is pretty much non toxic, it does not attack plastic like acetone in brake cleaner, it evaporates super fast, etc.

One reason to be concerned is its flammable range. Acetone, like gasoline and propane, has a flammable range in air of something like 5-15%. It has to be right to fire. Ether is something crazy like 3-50%. That must be why it is used as a starting fluid, because it will fire no matter what the concentration might be.

I always think about when I will need to start an engine or cause a spark before I go hosing ether all around.

I rebuilt the posi in one of my pickups one time and ran out of brake clean to clean out the housing. Figured ether would work. Yeah no, not a good idea. Fumes accumulated under the truck box. Lifted my head a bit as I was trying to climb out and just about passed out.

 

[Birken Vogt]

Yes, I think the same substance was used for surgery in the past. I only use it in open areas, have not had that effect where there was air circulation.

 

[Vetech63]

List of damages below...……
1. Outer plastic of trash bag on one side before I got it out of the truck. No truck damage.
2. One left handed jersey glove
3. A bit of hair on my arm and face
4. My ego
5. My pride

It only lasted a few hours though, now I'm good to go again!

 

[DIYDAVE]

 

[RZucker]

Well... Uh… Ether boo boos. I once ran a can under a Bostrom seat on a scraper, no ignition but I ran with my head out the window for a while. The other was trying to start an old 66A D9, I dropped the can while reaching over to crank the engine... it landed on the starter terminals. boom. Luckily the explosion blew the can out before it did much damage to the machine.

 

[Tenwheeler]

A lot of this sounds like story tales of horse feathers. A little snort from a can won't hurt you none. Get you some!

 

[DARO]

Wow.. that made a bang i bet

 

[Ronsii]

A lot of this sounds like story tales of horse feathers. A little snort from a can won't hurt you none. Get you some!View attachment 188726 View attachment 188727

Nice!!!

Gonna be a little harder getting that liner out

 

[Vetech63]

A lot of this sounds like story tales of horse feathers. A little snort from a can won't hurt you none. Get you some!View attachment 188726 View attachment 188727

I actually have a few customers that would have asked me if I could hone that.

 

[Ronsii]

Build it up... spray weld??? then rebore

 

[DMiller]

Is a little bit beyond Excessive ring wear there!! Sleeve.

 

[John Shipp]

Was it "addicted" to "easy start" at the end?

 

[Tenwheeler]

Actually I bought it that way. Did I do well?
It is an Isuzu in a Mustang. I drained the coolant out of the bottom of the pan and got it to run. What really surprised me came from the machine shop. Sure we can sleeve the block for the replaceable sleeve. It will be like new no problem.

 

[Welder Dave]

That's a high tech variable compression engine.