JH>Used to use 30 30 in the aircooled VW and/or the lawn mower. Why? Because th
JH>engine tolerances were loose to accomodate for the expansion of a hot air
JH>cooled engine during heating and cooling. VW had more problems when their
JH>aircooled engines got bigger and ran hotter. They kept playing with alloy
JH>combinations that would allow the engine the ability to expand and contract.
JH>So... they played with the ratio of aluminum, silicon and magnesium.  It was
JH>well known that if your Porsche 914 engine caught fire, then you should aban
JH>the car and and just watch as the magnesium did it's fireworks display and m
JH>like the wicked witch in the wizard of oz. Nothing you could do about it.

Ibn fact as I recal lputting Water on a Magnesium fire actially made it
worse as the fire burned so hot that the instant flashing of the water
to steam provided more oxygen for the fire.
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