ABOUT THE 1957 PLYMOUTH THAT WAS BURIED HAS BEEN UNEARTHED.THERE ALSO WAS GASOLINE STORED WITH SAME.IF THE TANK WAS NOT DRY OF GAS AND CARBURATOR AS WELL AS GAS STORED IT ALL IS NOW TURPINTINE THATS WHY IT WOULD NOT START
2007-06-15 18:02:16 · 4 answers · asked by baldeaglewings 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
When gasoline drys in a tank or fuel system it leaves behind a hard substance most mechanics call "varnish", not turpentine.
2007-06-16 03:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Hondu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh?
Turpentine is made from the distilled resin (sap) of pine trees.
Gasoline is made from petroleum or coal (Fischer-Tropsch process.)
Would be a neat trick of chemistry where that Plymouth Belvidere was buried.
Another 'Mystery Spot' found.
2007-06-16 01:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your right, but there is an additive you can put into the gasoline to retard the change. Also, only unlleaded changes to turpintine.
2007-06-16 01:05:52 · answer #3 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. But I bet that sitting in three feet of water was a big part of why it didn't start...
2007-06-16 10:47:46 · answer #4 · answered by anywherebuttexas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋