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Does Varsol ever go bad?
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Does Varsol ever go bad?
by Stan D » Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:42 pm
I have a 1 gallon glass jug about 2/3 full of varsol. I inherited it, so I have no clue as to how old it is. I've had it about 5-6 years Anybody know?
Einstein, when describing radio said "Wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in NY and he meows in LA. And radio works the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by larry » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:18 pm
I've never heard of it.
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by Stan D » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:47 pm
Never heard of Varsol, or of it going bad?
Einstein, when describing radio said "Wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in NY and he meows in LA. And radio works the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by larry » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:08 am
Doh! Varsol.Larry Rarus
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by Stan D » Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:44 am
Great solvent. They don't seem to make it anymore, which may be why you don't know about it. Here's everything I can find on it. Everything but the answer to my question!
http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/Chem- ... tsservices
http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/Chem- ... tsservices
Einstein, when describing radio said "Wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in NY and he meows in LA. And radio works the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by Crawlernut » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:27 pm
Stan, I would bet its still good. Probably not much in it to go bad, except evaporating. Try it out on a gummed up sediment bowl to see if it still has its poop. Jim.
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Re: Does Varsol ever go bad?
by Stan D » Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:29 pm
Well, I did, just for the heck of it, and it does indeed seem to still have it's poop. It did a decent job of cleaning out crank case sludge from an engine that's probably sat for 20 years.
Einstein, when describing radio said "Wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in NY and he meows in LA. And radio works the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
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